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Basic Concepts
- What is Flash? Demo
- Flash Interface Demo
- Frames Demo
- Symbols Demo
- Action Scripting Demo
- Scenes Demo
- Movies Demo
- Publish Demo
- Visit my web site Demo
Basic Functions
- Setting up Demo
- Frame Rate Demo
- Views Demo
- Speed vs Quality Demo
- Using the Grid/Rulers Demo
Drawing Toolbox
- Arrow Tool Demo
- Lasso Tool Demo
- Line Tool Demo
- Text Tool Demo
- Oval Tool Demo
- Rectangle Tool Demo
- Pencil Tool Demo
- Brush tool Demo
- Ink Bottle Tool Demo
- Paint Bucket Demo
- Eyedropper Tool Demo
- Eraser Tool Demo
- Hand Tool Demo
Colors & Fills
- Solid Colors
- Gradients
- Lock Gradient
- Transform Gradient
- Alpha Settings
Originating Shapes
- Initial Shape
- Editing & Optimization
- Lines To Fill
- Expand Shape
- Soften Edges
- Grouping
- Scale & Rotate
- Importing Graphics
- Illustrator & Freehand
Bitmaps
- Bitmap vs Vector
- Import Bitmaps
- Tiled background
- Trace Bitmap
- Alpha Channels
Functionality
- Send to Back
- Lock
- Flipping
- Remove Transform
- Remove Colours
- Edit Centre
- Align
- Typesetting
Animating
- Layers
- Frames
- Keyframes
- Motion Tween
- Tween Scaling
- Tween Rotation
- Shape Tween
- Motion Guides
- Easing In/Out
- Guide Layer
- Masking
- Shape Hints
- Onion Skinning
- Frame Display
Symbols
- Why use Symbols?
- Creating Symbols
- The Library
- Editing Symbols
- Animation Effects
- Movie Clip Symbol
- Unlink an Instance
- Open as Library
Scenes
- Scenes
- Copy & Paste Frames
- Paste in Place
Interactivity
- Actions
- Create Frame Action
- Create Buttons
- Button Actions
- Test Movie/Scene
- Load Movie
- Unload Movie
- Tell Target
- Get URL
- If Frame Is Loaded
- Button Movie Clip
Action Scripting
- Action Script Overview
- Variables
- If statements
- Else/Else If
- Trace/Comment
- Error trapping
- Loops
- Set Property
- Call statement
- Text Fields
- Drag Movie Clip
Using Sound
- Sound
- Import Sound
- Keyframe Sound
- Editing Sound
- Looping
- Button Sound
- Stop All Sounds
- Remove Sound
- Hit Sounds
- Streaming vs Event Sound
Web Optimize
- Optimize Flash
- Test Streaming
- Bandwidth Profiler
Publishing
- Publish Overview
- Formats
- Publish Flash
- Publish HTML
- Publish Projector
- Publish QuickTime
- Publish
- Export Sequence
- Export Image
Banner Ad
- Create Background
- Import Illustrator
- New Symbol Instance
- White-out
- Add New Scene
- Text Morph
- Payoff Scene
Drop Down Menu
- Getting Started
- Movie Clip
- Menu Contents
- Retracting the Menu
Flash Form
- Text Fields
- Create Checkbox
- Reset Button
- Send Button
- Recipient & Redirect
- Form as Clip or
Movie Pause
- Set Variable
- If loop
- Dupe the Loop
- Extend pause
Sound On/Off switch
- Single Scene
- Sound in Movie Clip
- On/off Button
- Using Tell Target
Multiple Choice Buttons
- Name Instances
- Script Combi-Buttons
- Process Variables
- Label Frames
Drop Target
- Name Instances
- Droptarget Action
- Remove from stage
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