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MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-USING FLASH - User Manual

MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-USING FLASH
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Using Flash

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Summary

Working with Flash Documents

Creating or opening a document and setting properties

Learn to create new documents, open existing ones, and set document properties like size, frame rate, and background color.

Saving Flash documents

Understand how to save Flash FLA documents using Save and Save As commands, including saving as templates and reverting.

Working with Projects (Flash Professional Only)

Creating and managing projects (Flash Professional only)

Learn to use the Flash Project panel to manage multiple document files, organize them in a tree structure, and work with project settings.

Using Symbols, Instances, and Library Assets

Creating symbols

Learn how to create graphic, button, and movie clip symbols, and manage them in the library for reuse.

Working with Color, Strokes, and Fills

About the Color Mixer

Explore options for changing stroke and fill colors, creating multicolor gradients, and using RGB/HSB modes.

Working with solid colors and gradient fills in the Color Mixer

Learn to create and edit solid colors and gradient fills using the Color Mixer, including applying colors to selections.

Drawing

Working with Text

Creating text

Learn to create static, dynamic, and input text fields, and set their orientation and properties.

Using Imported Artwork

Placing artwork into Flash

Learn how to import various vector and bitmap formats onto the Stage or into the library for use in Flash documents.

Working with Graphic Objects

Using Filters and Blends (Flash Professional only)

Creating Motion

About tweened animation

Understand motion tweening and shape tweening as methods to create animation by interpolating properties between keyframes.

Working with Video

Importing video using the Video Import wizard

Master the streamlined interface of the Video Import wizard to import video clips as streamed, progressively downloaded, embedded, or linked files.

Working with Sound

Importing sounds

Learn to import sound files in WAV, AIFF, MP3, and other formats into the library for use in Flash documents.

Writing ActionScript with Script Assist

About Script Assist

Learn how Script Assist helps format scripts and avoid errors, making it easier to add simple interactivity without deep ActionScript knowledge.

Working with Screens (Flash Professional Only)

Creating Multilanguage Text

Authoring multilanguage text with the Strings panel

Utilize the Strings panel to create and update multilingual content, manage translations in XML files, and control language display.

Data Integration (Flash Professional Only)

Data binding (Flash Professional only)

Learn how data binding maps component properties, enabling dynamic data flow between UI components and external data sources.

Publishing

Publishing Flash documents

Learn to select publish file formats and settings, create publish profiles, and generate SWF, HTML, and other output files.

Exporting

Exporting Flash content and images

Learn to use Export Movie and Export Image commands to create editable content for other applications or single-format outputs.

Creating Accessible Content

Printing from SWF Files

Using the ActionScript PrintJob class

Discover how the PrintJob class improves printing functionality, allowing dynamic rendering and user printer settings configuration.

Creating E-learning Content

Configuring learning interactions

Learn to enter specific parameters for quiz interactions like Drag and Drop, Fill in the Blank, and Hot Spot to ensure proper function.

APPENDIX A Using Templates

APPENDIX B XML to UI

MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-USING FLASH Specifications

General IconGeneral
BrandMACROMEDIA
ModelFLASH 8-USING FLASH
CategorySoftware
LanguageEnglish

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