Because my brain is filled with movie quotes from Star Wars, Aliens, Ghost Busters, etc I find it difficult to remember the things that are actually useful, like the syntax for how to embed and use a sound file in a Flex project. So here are a few of my most commonly revisited sites.

I do remember my shortcuts because I use them every day – like my movie quotes. :-) I thought it might be nice to share.

Favorite Flex Builder Shortcuts

• Ctrl + k = move to the next occurrence of the selected text
• Ctrl + Shift + k = move to the previous occurrence of the selected text
• Alt + up/down arrow = move current line, or selected lines, of code up or down in the editor
• Ctrl + q = Jump to last edit point
• Ctrl + Shift + Enter = new line above
• Ctrl + o = search for properties and methods by typing their name. Great for finding something in a large file
• Alt + arrow-left or arrow-right = move through open tabs
• Ctrl + Tab = Switch between last two viewed tabs ( even if they are not next to each other )
• F3 = go to type declaration. Same as Ctrl + mouse-click
• Ctrl + m = toggle min/max of the current tab
• Ctrl + j = search as you type. At first it won’t seem that anythings happening. But just type something and you’ll start searching. Hit ESC to cancel

Favorite compiler options

• Framework caching = -static-rsls=false
• Locate services file ( AMFPHP/CF/etc ) = -services “services-config.xml”
• Keep the code = keep-generated-actionscript=true|false

Misc Adobe LiveDocs pages of note

• About the application compiler options
• Flex Compiler Command-Line Options
• About metadata tags
• Syntax for embedding assets

Other Eclipse shortcuts
10 Eclipse Navigation Shortcuts Every Java Programmer Should Know

Embeding files example
And of course here’s how to embed and use a sound file, such as the Star Trek: TNG open door sound:
[Embed('assets/sounds/ST_doorbell.mp3')] private var sound:Class;
private var enterSound:SoundAsset = new sound() as SoundAsset;