Adobe 38039481 User Guide - Page 402

FLASH CS3 396 User Guide Display hidden characters Characters such as spaces, tabs, and line breaks are hidden in ActionScript code. You may need to display these characters; for example, you must find and remove double-byte spaces that are not part of a string value, because they cause compiler errors. • From the panel menu (at the upper-right corner of the Actions panel), Select Hidden Characters. • Press Control+Shift+8 (Windows) or Command+Shift+8 (Macintosh). The following symbols are used to display hidden characters. Hidden character Single-byte space Double-byte space Tab line break Symbol . l >> Find text in a script The Find tool lets you find and replace text strings in your scripts. Note: To search through text in every script in a Flash document, use the Movie Explorer. See also "Use the Movie Explorer" on page 42 Find text 1 In the Actions panel or Script window, click Find (Macintosh). 2 Enter the search string. 3 Click Find Next. or press Control+F (Windows) or Command+F Find and replace text in a script 1 In the Actions panel or Script window, click Find (Macintosh). or press Control+F (Windows) or Command+F 2 Enter the search string. 3 In the Replace box, enter the new string. 4 Click Find Next. 5 To replace the string, click Replace; to replace all occurrences of the string, click Replace All. Repeat a search in the Actions panel ❖ From the panel menu (at the upper-right corner of the Actions panel), select Find Again. Repeat a search in the Script window ❖ Select Edit > Find Again.