Sometimes it’s not good enough to just move forward on a timeline. Sometimes you just have to move backwards. And when you do, this code is all you need.

I’ve been using this to create a Flash versions of Powerpoint slides. I created this code because I wanted to enable the functionality of moving forwards and backwards on the timeline. It also needed to be easily enabled by other people in the office who aren’t Actionscript savy. All they need is this code on the main timeline and then place a “freeze();” on any keyframe where you need to stop the animation.

SWF example (note: you have to click on the SWF to give it focus for the keyboard input.)

Download FLA (zip)

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