Flash - Add frame to timeline, at start of timeline

Question

There must be an easier way to add frames at the start of a flash timeline?

I want to insert a few frames before frame one, but I can not find a simple way to do so in Flash CS5.

• I have tried to use insert, it will place them to the right (frame 2..).
• I have tried to drag all the frames of the movie over to the right, but it creates strange problems with the tweens (some even go away).

The only way I have found to do it, is create a new movie, insert frames, and then copy/paste the entire movie from the original flash in to this flash, is there a better way?

Answer 1

You can select multiple frames using shift and then drag them across. Empty frames will be inserted to fill the previously used up space.

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As for losing your tweens using this approach (if this is what you were doing) - just be sure that you've selected all of the frames in your timeline before doing this.