Getting Acquainted

Lesson overview

Starting Flash and opening a file

Getting to know the work area

Working with the Library panel

Using the Property inspector

Using the Tools panel

Undoing steps in Flash

Previewing your movie

Publishing your movie

Using Flash Help

Using Adobe online services

Review Questions and answers

Working with Graphics

Creating rectangles

Using a gradient fill

Making selections

Drawing ovals

Creating a simple animation

Working with lines

Manipulating objects

Masking objects

Testing a movie

Review Questions and answers

Creating and Editing Symbols

Importing Illustrator files

About symbols

Converting objects to symbols

Importing bitmap images

Adding bitmaps to a movie clip symbol

Working with buttons

Adding transparency

Review Questions and answers

Working with Text

Organizing layers in a Timeline

Placing assets on layers

Using tweens to animate objects

Creating text

Animating text with masks

Using tweens to simulate a shaking motion

Review Questions and answers

Adding Animation

About animation

Setting up the project file

Animating a movie clip symbol

Working with nested symbols

Using a mask to animate a symbol

Moving objects across the Stage

Adding sound

Adding a stop action

Animating titles

Morphing objects

Fading objects in

Animating motion on a path

Review Questions and answers

Creating Interactive Files

About interactive files

Designing a layout

Creating buttons

Activating the buttons

Review Questions and answers

ActionScript Basics

Working with ActionScript 3.0

Working With Conditional Statements

Adding a stop action

Using variables

Downloading data from a URL

Working with events

Using events to script buttons

Review Questions and answers

Using Components

About components

Adding a text component

Using components to create interactivity

Review Questions and answers

Working with Sound and Video

Prepare the project file

Creating sound buttons

Creating movie thumbnail buttons

Extending the Timeline

Preparing Flash video content

Working with video that includes alpha channels

Review Questions and answers

Loading and Optimizing Flash Content

Assembling the preloader elements

Loading the movie

Animating the preloader

Changing the visibility of movie clips

Caching bitmaps

Review Questions and answers

Publishing Flash Documents

Testing a Flash document

Adding metadata

Publishing a movie for the web

Alternative publishing options