Flash 8 - Getting Started with Flash

Contents......Page 3
What is Flash......Page 5
What you can do with Flash......Page 7
Making a simple Flash document......Page 8
Drawing a circle......Page 9
Creating a symbol......Page 11
Animating the circle......Page 12
Publishing the file......Page 15
New Features in Flash Basic 8 and Flash Professional 8......Page 17
New features in Flash Professional 8 only......Page 19
Installing and activating Flash......Page 20
Upgrading from Macromedia Flash Basic 8 to Macromedia Flash Professional 8......Page 21
Configuration folders installed with Flash......Page 22
Changing or removing Flash Player......Page 24
Learning Flash......Page 27
Where to start......Page 28
Get the most from the Flash documentation......Page 33
Feature information......Page 34
Tutorials and samples......Page 35
ActionScript......Page 36
Extending Flash......Page 37
Flash Lite......Page 38
Accessing additional online Flash resources......Page 39
Choosing the right help books......Page 40
Opening the Help panel......Page 42
Searching the help system......Page 43
Using context-sensitive help......Page 44
Printing the Flash documentation......Page 45
Discussing the Flash documentation with LiveDocs......Page 46
Arranging the Help panel in the Flash workspace......Page 47
Getting updates to Flash Help......Page 48
Flash Basics......Page 49
About Flash files......Page 50
Using the Start page......Page 51
Zooming......Page 52
Using the Timeline......Page 54
Changing the appearance of the Timeline......Page 55
Moving the playhead......Page 56
Changing the display of frames in the Timeline......Page 57
Using frames and keyframes......Page 58
Working with frames in the Timeline......Page 59
Using layers......Page 61
Viewing layers and layer folders......Page 62
Editing layers and layer folders......Page 64
Using guide layers......Page 66
Using the Tools panel......Page 67
Customizing the Tools panel......Page 68
Using the grid, guides, and rulers......Page 69
Using guides......Page 70
Using the grid......Page 72
About the Property inspector......Page 73
About the Actions panel......Page 74
Using panels......Page 75
Setting preferences in Flash......Page 78
Customizing keyboard shortcuts......Page 83
Accessibility in the Flash authoring environment......Page 86
Selecting panels or the Property inspector with keyboard shortcuts......Page 87
Selecting controls in a panel or the Property inspector using keyboard shortcuts......Page 88
Navigating dialog box controls using keyboard shortcuts (Windows only)......Page 90
Selecting the Stage or objects on the Stage using keyboard shortcuts......Page 91
Working with library items using keyboard shortcuts......Page 92
Tutorial: Building Your First Flash Application......Page 95
Examine the completed application......Page 96
Open the authoring document......Page 97
Create a working folder......Page 98
Open a new document......Page 99
Define document properties......Page 100
Create symbols......Page 102
Edit a symbol Timeline......Page 106
Add actions to frames......Page 108
Add labels to frames......Page 109
Add motion tweens......Page 110
Edit the main Timeline......Page 112
Create the border......Page 113
Add a symbol......Page 119
Add a text box......Page 120
Add the second text box......Page 122
Add the movie clip to the Stage......Page 123
Add a button component......Page 124
Test an ActionScript sample......Page 125
Enter ActionScript code for the slide show......Page 126
Review the ActionScript code......Page 127
Publish your document......Page 131
Flash support......Page 132
Sample applications......Page 133
Additional resources......Page 134
Tutorial: Building a Video Player (Flash Professional only)......Page 135
Run the completed application......Page 136
Open the authoring document......Page 137
Create a working folder......Page 138
Encode a video file......Page 139
Create a new Flash document......Page 140
Define document properties......Page 141
Add a media component......Page 142
Publish your document......Page 145
The next steps......Page 146
Index......Page 147