PC Simplicity Series
PB/262x200/IllusB&W. 64 pp.
ISBN: 9780908618514

Macromedia (now owned by Adobe Systems) Flash MX is a program designed to create professional-looking animations usually used to enhance websites. This Guide will take you through getting started and building the skills needed to use the software productively. We assume you have a reasonable knowledge of using the Windows environment.

Table of Contents

Session 1 Running the Flash program Closing a Panel Show Start Page Exiting the Program Create New Flash Document Close Timeline Panel Edit Bar Zoom Tools Toolbar Oval Tool Stroke Colour Fill Colour Subselection Tool Unselect Moving an Object Main Toolbar Undo Redo Selecting an Entire Object Creating a New Folder Saving a Page Session 2 Opening a Flash File Timeline Panel Layer Properties Insert Layer Properties Panel Stroke Thickness Zoom Brush Tool Copy & Paste Nudging Line Tool Snap to Object Hiding / Showing Layers Unlocking / Locking Layers Select All Session 3 Deleting Layers Timeline Preview Moving Layers Flash Publish Preview Moving Frames Coping & Pasting Frames

Session 4 Open File Play & Rewind Zoom Show Frame Text Tool Text Font, Size, Colour Bold Switching between views KeyFrames Background Session 5 Rulers & Ruler Units Rectangle Tool Rounded Rectangle Radius Fill Colour - Gradient Colour Mixer Panel Background Multiple Selecting Publish Preview - HTML Extend Panel URL Addressing Session 6 Line Tool/Line Style Document Width & Height Fill Style Linear Free Transform Tool Scale Pencil Tool Paint Bucket Tool Session 7 Text Options Session 8 EyeDropper Tool Matching Colours Session 9 Rotate & Skew Ink Bottle Tool Horizontal Flip Brush Mode - Paint Behind Vertical Flip Session 10 Loop Playback Session 11 New Document Pencil Tool Eraser Tool Session 12 Revision

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