Previewing and testing movies

As you create a movie, you'll need to play it back to preview animation and test interactive controls. You have the following options:

To test simple animation, basic interactive controls, and sound, use the Controller or the Play command to preview the movie within the Flash authoring environment.
To test all animation and interactive controls, use the Test Movie and Test Scene commands to create Flash Player movies that play within a separate window.
To test the movie in a web browser, use the File > Publish Preview > HTML command. See Using Publish Preview.