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Macromedia Flash 5
Foundation Level Training Course

Courseware Training Manual

1. INTRODUCTION TO FLASH 5

WHAT IS FLASH?

Macromedia Flash 5
Content
Delivery
Macromedia website

FLASH FILE TYPES

FLA files
SWF files
HTML files
Projector files

MOVIE PROPERTIES

Using the Movie Properties window
To change Frame Rate
To change Dimensions
To change Match
To change Background Color
To change Ruler Units

2. FLASH INTERFACE

THE AUTHORING ENVIRONMENT

Screens
The Stage
The Work Area
The Timeline
Frames
Layers
Scenes
Panels

TOOLBARS

Using Toolbars
Using the Toolbox (Tools)
Using the Main (Standard)
Using the Status Bar
Using the Controller
Using the Launcher Bar

THE TIMELINE

Using the Timeline
Movie Timing
Movie Content
Movie Frames
Movie Layers

PANELS

Using Panels
Info Panel
Fill Panel
Stroke Panel
Transform Panel
Align Panel
Mixer Panel
Swatches Panel
Character Panel
Paragraph Panel
Text Options Panel
Instance Panel
Effect Panel
Clip Parameters Panel
Frame Panel
Sound Panel
Scene Panel
Generator Panel
Using Panel Sets

FRAMES

Using Frames
Current Frame
The Playhead
To insert a Frame
To delete a Frame
Keyframes
To insert a Keyframe
To clear a Keyframe
Frame Rate

LAYERS

Using Layers
Active Layer
To insert a Layer
To delete a Layer
To move a Layer
To name a Layer
Layer Modes
To change Layer Modes

SCENES

Using Scenes
Current Scene
To insert a Scene
To duplicate a Scene
To delete a Scene
To name a Scene

THE MOVIE EXPLORER

Using the Movie Explorer

3. TOOLS

TOOLBOX

Using the Toolbox
Tools Section
View Section
Colors Section
Options Section
Selecting Tools

ARROW TOOL

Using the Arrow Tool
To move an object
To bend an object
To stretch an object
Using the Snap to Objects Option
Using the Smooth Option
Using the Straighten Option
Using the Rotate Option
Using the Scale Option

LASSO TOOL

Using the Lasso Tool
Using the Magic Wand Option
Using the Magic Wand Properties Option
Using the Polygon Mode Option

OVAL TOOL

Using the Oval Tool

RECTANGLE TOOL

Using the Rectangle Tool
Using the Round Rectangle Radius Option

LINE TOOL

Using the Line Tool
Using the Stroke Panel
To change the line style
To change the line width
To change the line color

PENCIL TOOL

Using the Pencil Tool
Using the Pencil Mode Option
To straighten the line
To smooth the line
To draw basic line

BRUSH TOOL

Using the Brush Tool
Using the Brush Mode Option
To Paint Normal
To Paint Fills
To Paint Behind
To Paint Selection
To Paint Inside
Using the Brush Size Option
Using the Brush Shape Option
Using the Lock Fill Option

PEN TOOL

Using the Pen Tool
Working with Bezier Curves

TEXT TOOL

Using the Text Tool
Using the Character Panel

INK BOTTLE TOOL

Using the Ink Bottle Tool

PAINT BUCKET TOOL

Using the Paint Bucket Tool
Using the Gap Size Option
To fill enclosed shapes only
To fill shapes with small gaps
To fill shapes with medium gaps
To fill shapes with large gaps
Using the Lock Fill Option
Using the Transform Fill Option

SUBSELECT TOOL

Using the Subselect Tool
To modify Bezier Curves
To modify curves in shapes

DROPPER TOOL

Using the Dropper Tool

ERASER TOOL

Using the Eraser Tool
Using the Eraser Mode Option
Using the Faucet Option
Using the Eraser Shape Option

HAND TOOL

Using the Hand Tool

ZOOM TOOL

Using the Zoom Tool
Using the Enlarge Option
Using the Reduce Option

COLORS

Using the Stroke Color
Using the Fill Color
Using the Default Colors
Using the No Color
Using the Swap Colors

4. DRAWING AND PAINTING

LINES

Drawing Lines
To draw lines using the Line Tool
To draw lines using the Pencil Tool
To draw lines using the Pen Tool

FILLS

Painting Fills
To paint fills using the Brush Tool
To paint fills using the Paint Bucket Tool
To paint fills using the Pen Tool

SHAPES

Drawing Shapes
To draw shapes using the Oval Tool
To draw shapes using the Rectangle Tool

SELECTING SHAPES

Selecting Shapes
To select shapes using the Arrow Tool
To select shapes using the Lasso Tool
To select stroke attributes using the Dropper Tool
To select fill attributes using the Dropper Tool

MODIFYING SHAPES

To modify shapes using the Arrow Tool
To modify strokes using the Dropper Tool
To modify fills using the Dropper Tool
To modify fills using the Paint Bucket Tool
To modify lines using the Ink Bottle Tool
To smooth shapes
To straighten shapes
To draw perfect shapes

5. COLOR

CUSTOM COLORS

Color Modes used in Flash
Creating Custom Colors
Using the Mixer Panel
To change the Stroke Color
To change the Fill Color
To set the Default Colors
To set to No Color
To Swap Colors
To set the RED value of the color
To set the GREEN value of the color
To set the BLUE value of the color
To set the Alpha value of the color
Using the Color Selector
Using the Color Picker
Hue
Saturation
Luminance
To add a Custom Color
To select a new color from the Swatches

GRADIENT COLOR

Simple Gradient
Complex Gradient
Linear Gradient
Radial Gradient
To create a Custom Gradient
To modify a Gradient

6. TEXT

CREATING TEXT

To create text using the Text Tool
Text Blocks
Text Margins
Using the Character Panel
To change Font
To change text size
To change text style to Bold
To change text style to Italic
To change text color
To change text tracking
To change text kerning
To change text Baseline Shift
To change URL link
Using the Paragraph Panel
To align a paragraph
To change paragraph margins
To change paragraph indent
To change line spacing
Using the Text Options Panel

FONT TYPES

True Type fonts
Postscript Type 1 fonts
Bitmap fonts
Device Fonts
Embedding Fonts
Converting Fonts to Symbols

7. GRAPHICS

VECTOR GRAPHICS

Using Vector Graphics
Vector File Formats
Advantages
Disadvantages

RASTER GRAPHICS

Using Raster Graphics
Raster File Formats
Advantages
Disadvantages

IMPORTING VECTOR GRAPHICS

Importing Vector files
Importing FreeHand files
Importing Illustrator files
Importing Flash Player files

IMPORTING RASTER GRAPHICS

Importing Raster files
Library and Imported Bitmaps
Adjusting Bitmap Properties

8. OBJECTS

GROUPING OBJECTS

To group multiple objects
To ungroup multiple objects
To edit grouped objects
To edit nested groups

TRANSFORMING OBJECTS

Using the Transform Menu
To scale an object
To rotate an object
To scale and rotate an object
To rotate an object 90? clockwise
To rotate an object 90? counter-clockwise
To flip an object vertically
To flip an object horizontally
To remove transformation
To edit the center of an object
Using the Transform Panel

ARRANGING OBJECTS

Stacking Order
Using the Arrange Menu
To bring an object to front
To bring an object forward
To send an object backward
To send an object to back
To lock an object
To unlock all objects

ALIGNING OBJECTS

Using the Align Panel
Alignment Options
Distribution Options
Size Matching Options
Spacing Options
Align / Distribute to Stage Option
RULERS
Using Rulers
Zero Point
GRID
Using the Grid
To snap to grid
To edit the grid
GUIDES
Using Guides
To lock guides
To snap to guides
To edit guides

9. SYMBOLS

SYMBOL TYPES

Using Symbols
Using Instances
Editing Symbols

CREATING SYMBOLS

Converting an existing object to a Symbol
Creating a new Symbol from scratch

LIBRARY

Using the Library
Preview Window
Symbols List
New Symbol
New Folder
Properties
Delete
Modifying Symbol in the Library

10. PUBLISHING

PUBLISHING OPTIONS

Using the Publish Settings window
To preview the movie
To publish the movie

FORMATS OPTIONS

Setting Formats options

FLASH OPTIONS

Setting Flash options

HTML OPTIONS

Setting HTML options

PROJECTOR

To create a Projector
Using a Projector file

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Macromedia Flash 5Foundation Level Training Course