How to find variables in an fla file?

Question

Hello all,
I purchased a flash web template that is very complex, and
have been learning flash more earnestly from it. I only know how to
find actionscripts by clicking on frames in symbols with an "a" One
such frame makes refences to _root.READ = 1 (another 2, 3, etc).
Unfortunately I cannot find what "READ" is. Can someone help me
with how is "best" to find variable declarations in a complex fla
file with no familiarity with its creation?
The specific coade I am looking at references a pop-up
window:
on (release) {
_root.popup_pressed = 1;
_root.scrHEIGHT = 555;
_root.scroller.scroller.gotoAndStop(2);
_root.TM_title = "Advertising and Marketing";
_root.READ = 1;
_root.scroller.gotoAndPlay("s1");
All the best!
Michael

Answer 1

Thank you. I am also not savvy with flash (yet), and after I
posted this I noticed an unexpanded list in the action pane which
shows variables (left bottom corner). This alone was a big help. I
also discovered the "Movie Explorer" and typing "READ" into that
only gives me "Scene1" (the top level clip).
I wanted to ask a follow-up question to your posting. I
thought that only frames marked with "a" had actionscript code in
them, but from your reply it seems that variables can be declared
in ANY frame? So, to find the variable "READ" I need to click on
each frame to find it?
Best regards,
Michael