# Test movie size in flash mx 2004
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/test-movie-size-in-flash-mx-2004/58834
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [July 26, 2004, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/test-movie-size-in-flash-mx-2004/58834 "2004-07-26T15:44:01Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@depth](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/depth)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2004, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/test-movie-size-in-flash-mx-2004/58834/1 "2004-07-26T15:44:01Z")
so the new document window tabs are great. a must for any project with multiple .as files to navigate. but when i test a movie with tabs enabled, it always comes up as a full screen window (within the flash environment) instead of in a window just large enough to contain the stage dimensions.
i don’t want to see extra space around my movie when i test it, but i do want to use document tabs. is there a prefernces setting that i’ve overlooked?
thanks!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2004, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/test-movie-size-in-flash-mx-2004/58834/2 "2004-07-26T16:22:06Z")
I dont think thats possible. You can always just use publish preview which will compile the movie and then directly open it within a browser window at which point it will be actual sized.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2004, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/test-movie-size-in-flash-mx-2004/58834/3 "2004-07-27T15:26:50Z")
yeeeeah…i guess i could do that. thanks sen
-d
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2004, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/test-movie-size-in-flash-mx-2004/58834/4 "2004-07-27T15:36:10Z")
you have to have the flash file not maximized… like, the restore button in between close and minize… that will preview the swf at normal size.
:p:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2004, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/test-movie-size-in-flash-mx-2004/58834/5 "2004-07-27T15:42:25Z")
thats the problem, you dont get tabs when windows arent maximized. depth wants tabs and a normally sized swf. :-/
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2004, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/test-movie-size-in-flash-mx-2004/58834/6 "2004-07-27T15:44:03Z")
wait… tabs as in what then? ooooh… the tabs on the top…
you can just resize the swf when you ctrl+enter it…
:p:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2004, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/test-movie-size-in-flash-mx-2004/58834/7 "2004-07-27T15:48:19Z")
are you crazy??? You know how many more clicks that will take!! At least… like 1!!!
:crazy:
😉
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2004, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/test-movie-size-in-flash-mx-2004/58834/8 "2004-07-27T15:49:52Z")
haha, that sucks!
😃