Course Content

Introduction to Flash

Creating a New Flash File, Exploring Flash Interfaces, Working with Workspace, Creating a New Workspace, Navigating to a Different Workspace, Managing the Workspace, Setting the Stage, Saving the Flash File,

Getting Started with Drawing Tools

Exploring Drawing Modes in Flash, Using Merge Drawing Mode, Using Object Drawing Mode, Working with Drawing Tools in Flash, Using the Pen Tool, Using the Text Tool, Using the Line Tool, Using the Rectangle Tool, Using the Pencil Tool, Using the Brush Tool, Using the DecoTool, Using the Bone Tool, Using the Paint Bucket Tool, Using the Eyedropper Tool, Using the Eraser Tool, Using Colors in Flash, Creating Gradients, Using Opacity of Gradients, Creating Custom Colors, Saving Custom Colors, Adding Filters

Working with Objects and Text

Selecting Objects in Flash, Using Selection Tool, Using Lasso Tool, Moving an Object, Copying an Object, Deleting an Object, Editing Objects, Reshaping Shape and Outline of an Object, Apart a Group and an Object, Transforming Objects, Transforming an Object Freely, Distorting an Object, Modifying an Object with Envelope Modifier, Scaling an Object, Rotating and Skewing an Object, Flipping an Object, Restoring a Transformed Object, Working with Text in Flash, Creating a Static Text Field, Creating a Dynamic Text Field, Creating an Input Text Field, Editing Text Field, Scrolling the Text, Breaking Apart the Text.

Working with TIMELINE

Working with Frames and Keyframes,, Changing the Length of a Frame Sequence, Working with Layers and Layer Folders, Creating a Layer, Locking and Unlocking a Layer, Hiding a Layer, Creating a Layer Folder, Renaming a Layer or a Layer Folder, Copying and Pasting a Layer' s Content,Deleting a Layer.

Using Symbols, Instances, and the Library

Exploring the Types of Symbols, Creating Symbols, Creating Symbols from Existing Objects, Creating New Symbols, Converting an Animation to a Movie Clip Symbol, Duplicating a Symbol, Modifying Symbols, Editing in the Symbol-editing Mode, Edit in Place, Edit in a New Window, Working with Instances, Inserting Instances, About the LIBRARY Panel in Flash, Using the Common Libraries of Flash, Creating Your Own Library,Using Symbols from Other Flash File

Working with Sounds and Video

Working with Sounds in Flash, Importing a Sound File, Adding Sound to the TIMELINE, Adding Sound to a Button, Editing Sounds, Working with Video in Flash, Importing a Video File, Editing a Video File

Creating Animation

Understanding the Tweened Animation, Creating Motion Tweens, Setting the property of a Tweening Object with the Properties Panel,Adding an Additional Tween to an Existing Tween Layer, Editing the Motion Path of a Motion Tween, Motion Presets in Flash, Previewing a Motion Preset, Saving a Tween as a Custom Motion Preset, Creating a Preview for a Custom Preset, Deleting a Motion Preset, Understanding Classic Tween, Creating a Classic Tween, Creating Classic Tween Motion Along a Path, Frame-by-frame Animation, Creating Frame-by-frame Animations,Using Onion Skinning, Shape Tweening in Flash, Creating a Shape Tween, Shape Hints in Flash, UsingShapeHintstoControlChanges, Understanding Mask Layers, Creating a Mask Layer.

Course Content:

Introduction to Flash

Creating a New Flash File, Exploring Flash Interfaces, Working with Workspace, Creating a New Workspace, Navigating to a Different Workspace, Managing the Workspace, Setting the Stage, Saving the Flash File,

Getting Started with Drawing Tools

Exploring Drawing Modes in Flash, Using Merge Drawing Mode, Using Object Drawing Mode, Working with Drawing Tools in Flash, Using the Pen Tool, Using the Text Tool, Using the Line Tool, Using the Rectangle Tool, Using the Pencil Tool, Using the Brush Tool, Using the DecoTool, Using the Bone Tool, Using the Paint Bucket Tool, Using the Eyedropper Tool, Using the Eraser Tool, Using Colors in Flash, Creating Gradients, Using Opacity of Gradients, Creating Custom Colors, Saving Custom Colors, Adding Filters

Working with Objects and Text

Selecting Objects in Flash, Using Selection Tool, Using Lasso Tool, Moving an Object, Copying an Object, Deleting an Object, Editing Objects, Reshaping Shape and Outline of an Object, Apart a Group and an Object, Transforming Objects, Transforming an Object Freely, Distorting an Object, Modifying an Object with Envelope Modifier, Scaling an Object, Rotating and Skewing an Object, Flipping an Object, Restoring a Transformed Object, Working with Text in Flash, Creating a Static Text Field, Creating a Dynamic Text Field, Creating an Input Text Field, Editing Text Field, Scrolling the Text, Breaking Apart the Text.

Working with TIMELINE

Working with Frames and Keyframes,, Changing the Length of a Frame Sequence, Working with Layers and Layer Folders, Creating a Layer, Locking and Unlocking a Layer, Hiding a Layer, Creating a Layer Folder, Renaming a Layer or a Layer Folder, Copying and Pasting a Layer' s Content,Deleting a Layer.

Using Symbols, Instances, and the Library

Exploring the Types of Symbols, Creating Symbols, Creating Symbols from Existing Objects, Creating New Symbols, Converting an Animation to a Movie Clip Symbol, Duplicating a Symbol, Modifying Symbols, Editing in the Symbol-editing Mode, Edit in Place, Edit in a New Window, Working with Instances, Inserting Instances, About the LIBRARY Panel in Flash, Using the Common Libraries of Flash, Creating Your Own Library,Using Symbols from Other Flash File

Working with Sounds and Video

Working with Sounds in Flash, Importing a Sound File, Adding Sound to the TIMELINE, Adding Sound to a Button, Editing Sounds, Working with Video in Flash, Importing a Video File, Editing a Video File

Creating Animation

Understanding the Tweened Animation, Creating Motion Tweens, Setting the property of a Tweening Object with the Properties Panel,Adding an Additional Tween to an Existing Tween Layer, Editing the Motion Path of a Motion Tween, Motion Presets in Flash, Previewing a Motion Preset, Saving a Tween as a Custom Motion Preset, Creating a Preview for a Custom Preset, Deleting a Motion Preset, Understanding Classic Tween, Creating a Classic Tween, Creating Classic Tween Motion Along a Path, Frame-by-frame Animation, Creating Frame-by-frame Animations,Using Onion Skinning, Shape Tweening in Flash, Creating a Shape Tween, Shape Hints in Flash, UsingShapeHintstoControlChanges, Understanding Mask Layers, Creating a Mask Layer.

Working with advanced Animation

Understanding Bones, Adding Bones to Symbols, Adding Bones to Shapes, Animating an Armature, Animating an Armature in the Timeline, Animating an Armature in Runtime, Converting an Armature into a Movie Clip or Graphic Symbol, Exploring 3D Animation, Using 3D Rotation Tool,Using 3D Translation Tool

Working with Action Script

About ActionScript, ActionScript Versions, Working with ActionScript, ACTIONS Panel Overview, Displaying the ACTIONS Panel, Script Pane, Panel Menu, Actions Toolbox, Script Navigator, Resizing the Actions Toolbox or Script Pane, About the Script Assist Mode, Adding ActionScript to Frames, Using ActionScript with Buttons, Using ActionScript with a Movie Clip, Creating Animated Masks with Movie Clips,Dragging Movie Clips

Publishing and Exporting the Flash Files

Understanding Publishing, Working with Publish Settings,Working with Publish Profiles, Exporting SWF Files from Flash File, Understanding Export File Formats, Exporting the Flash Files