Resize flash menu -short term memory fizzle

I remember when I was a boy, say in Flash MX or something. I got the entire clip to resize and it would make the content in my html page resize. And it was bad.

Now that I am a man with Flash CS3, and using Actionscript 2, I would like to resize my flash movie intentionally, letting the user choose how many rows they would like displayed. This would shift the content on the html page downward with each click, expanding the swf.

Now that I want it, I cannot remember how I did it when I didn’t want it. Anyone help?