Macromedia Flash MX for Windows and Macintosh

Title:

Personal Author:

Ulrich, Katherine

Series:

Visual quickstart guide

Publication Information:

Berkeley, Calif. : Peachpit Press, 2002

ISBN:

9780201794816

Subject Term:

Flash (Computer file)

Computer animation

Multimedia systems

Web sites -- Design

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Covers topics ranging from the basics of vector animation to sophisticated interaction and transition effects. This book provides coverage of all of the program's features which include a revamped interface, enhanced integration with Macromedia ColdFusion, dual authoring modes for designers and developers, and more.

Author Notes

Katherine Ulrich is a writer and editor specializing in graphics, publishing, and multimedia software. Her career includes a 12-year stint at Macworld magazine, where, as a developmental editor, Katherine helped to develop and direct Macworld's how-to sections. She is the author of all previous editions of this book.

Introduction	p. xiii
What Makes Flash a Special Web-Design Tool?	p. xiv
About Flash	p. xv
Flash MX: What's New?	p. xvii
How to Use This Book	p. xx
System Requirements	p. xxi
About Flash Player	p. xxii
Chapter 1 The Flash Authoring Tool	p. 1
Understanding Flash Basics	p. 2
Touring the Flash Authoring Environment	p. 6
About the Timeline	p. 7
About the Stage	p. 10
Using Grids	p. 15
Using Rulers and Guides	p. 17
Working with Snapping	p. 19
About the Toolbox	p. 22
Viewing Graphics at Various Magnifications	p. 25
About Panels	p. 27
Working with Grouped Panels	p. 29
Using Custom Panel Sets	p. 31
About the Property Inspector	p. 33
Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts	p. 36
Chapter 2 Creating Simple Graphics	p. 41
Touring the Toolbox	p. 42
Using the Line Tool	p. 43
Setting Stroke Attributes	p. 44
Setting Fill Attributes	p. 49
Using the Oval and Rectangle Tools	p. 50
Using the Pencil Tool with Assistance	p. 54
Controlling the Amount of Assistance	p. 56
Using the Pencil Tool Without Assistance	p. 57
Using the Pen Tool: Straight Lines	p. 58
Using the Pen Tool: Curved Line Segments	p. 61
Using the Paint Bucket	p. 63
Using the Brush Tool in Normal Mode	p. 65
Using the Text Tool	p. 68
Working with Vertical Text	p. 70
Setting Text Attributes via Menu	p. 73
Setting Character Attributes via the Property Inspector	p. 74
Setting Paragraph Attributes	p. 80
Breaking Apart Text	p. 83
Chapter 3 Modifying Simple Graphics	p. 85
Setting Selection Preferences	p. 86
Selecting Lines with the Arrow Tool	p. 87
Selecting Fills with the Arrow Tool	p. 89
Using a Selection Rectangle	p. 90
Using the Lasso Tool	p. 91
Selecting Partial Elements	p. 93
Deselecting Elements	p. 95
Repositioning Elements Manually	p. 96
Repositioning Elements Numerically	p. 98
Basic Editing Tasks: Cut, Copy, Paste	p. 100
Editing Existing Elements with Assistance	p. 102
Moving End Points with the Arrow Tool	p. 104
Moving Points with the Subselection Tool	p. 105
Reshaping Lines	p. 107
Reshaping Curves with the Arrow Tool	p. 108
Reshaping Curves with the Subselection Tool	p. 110
Converting, Removing, and Adding Points	p. 112
Reshaping Fills	p. 115
Changing the Size of Graphic Elements	p. 117
Reorienting Graphic Elements	p. 122
Distorting Graphic Elements	p. 127
Changing the Envelope of Selected Elements	p. 131
Modifying Strokes	p. 134
Using the Eraser Tool in Normal Mode	p. 138
Using the Faucet Modifier	p. 139
Modifying Fill Colors	p. 140
Creating Solid Colors: Color Mixer Panel	p. 142
Creating Solid Colors: Color Picker	p. 146
Creating New Gradients	p. 150
Creating Color Sets	p. 155
Putting Gradients to Work	p. 159
Modifying Applied Gradients	p. 162
Applying Attributes of One Graphic Element to Another	p. 165
Converting Lines to Fills	p. 167
Chapter 4 Complex Graphics on a Single Layer	p. 171
When Lines Intersect Lines	p. 172
When Lines and Fills Interact	p. 173
When Shapes Interact	p. 175
Understanding Grouping	p. 177
Working with Grouped Elements	p. 178
Controlling the Stacking Order	p. 181
Editing Groups	p. 184
Aligning Elements	p. 186
Using the Complex Paint Modes with the Brush	p. 189
Applying Gradients to Multipart Shapes	p. 194
Using the Eraser Tool with Multiple Shapes	p. 196
Chapter 5 Graphics on Multiple Layers	p. 199
Touring the Timeline's Layer Features	p. 200
Creating and Deleting Layers	p. 201
Creating and Deleting Layer Folders	p. 203
Controlling Layers and Folders	p. 205
Setting Layer Properties via the Timeline	p. 210
Controlling Layer Visibility in the Timeline	p. 214
Controlling the Stacking Order of Layers	p. 215
Organizing Layers in Folders	p. 216
Working with Graphics on Different Layers	p. 219
Cutting and Pasting Between Layers	p. 221
Distributing Graphic Elements to Layers	p. 224
Working with Guide Layers	p. 225
Working with Mask Layers	p. 227
Chapter 6 Saving and Reusing Graphic Elements	p. 233
Understanding the Library Window	p. 234
Understanding Library-Window Views	p. 236
Understanding Library Hierarchy	p. 237
Converting Graphics to Symbols	p. 240
Creating New Symbols from Scratch	p. 243
Using Symbol Instances	p. 246
Modifying Symbol Instances	p. 248
Swapping One Symbol Instance for Another	p. 251
Editing Master Symbols	p. 253
Duplicating Master Symbols	p. 256
Deleting Master Symbols	p. 257
Converting Symbol Instances to Graphics	p. 259
Copying Symbols Between Movies	p. 260
Creating Shared Libraries	p. 262
Using Font Symbols	p. 270
Chapter 7 Using Non-Flash Graphics	p. 273
Importing Non-Flash Graphics	p. 274
Using the Clipboard to Import Graphics	p. 279
Turning Bitmaps into Vector Graphics	p. 281
Editing Bitmaps with Flash's Tools	p. 283
Using Bitmaps As Fills	p. 286
Modifying Bitmap Fills	p. 288
Chapter 8 Frame-by-Frame Animations	p. 291
Using the Timeline	p. 292
Creating Keyframes	p. 295
Creating In-Between Frames	p. 300
Selecting Frames	p. 302
Manipulating Frames in One Layer	p. 305
Removing Frames	p. 310
Making a Simple Frame-by-Frame Animation	p. 314
Previewing the Action	p. 317
Smoothing the Animation by Adding Keyframes	p. 320
Using Onion Skinning	p. 323
Editing Multiple Frames	p. 326
Understanding Frame Rate	p. 328
Varying the Speed of Animations	p. 329
Chapter 9 Animation with Motion Tweening	p. 331
Creating a Bouncing Ball with Motion Tweening	p. 332
Setting the Tween Property	p. 336
Ending a Motion Tween	p. 339
Adding Keyframes to Motion Tweens	p. 340
Animating Color Effects	p. 341
Animating Graphics That Change Size	p. 342
Rotating and Spinning Graphics	p. 344
Moving Graphics in Straight Lines	p. 347
Moving Graphics Along a Path	p. 349
Orienting Graphics to a Motion Path	p. 353
Changing Tween Speed	p. 356
Chapter 10 Animation with Shape Tweening	p. 359
Creating a Bouncing Ball with Shape Tweening	p. 360
Morphing Simple Lines and Fills	p. 364
Shape-Tweening Multiple Shapes	p. 367
Transforming a Simple Shape into a Complex Shape	p. 369
Creating Shapes That Move As They Change	p. 373
Chapter 11 More-Complex Animation Tasks	p. 375
Understanding Scenes	p. 376
Manipulating Frames in Multiple Layers	p. 380
Animating Multiple Motion Tweens	p. 383
Animating Shape Tweens in Multiple-Shape Graphics	p. 389
Reversing Frames	p. 391
Combining Tweening with Frame-by-Frame Techniques	p. 393
Saving Animations As Graphic Symbols	p. 395
Using Animated Graphic Symbols	p. 398
Saving Animations As Movie-Clip Symbols	p. 400
Using Movie-Clip Symbols	p. 402
Using Animated Masks	p. 404
Chapter 12 Interactivity with Simple Frame Actions	p. 409
Touring the Actions Panel	p. 410
Choosing a Scripting Mode	p. 413
Customizing the Actions Panel	p. 415
Organizing Actions	p. 418
Choosing Actions	p. 419
Adding Actions to a Frame	p. 424
Editing the Script	p. 427
Assigning Frame Labels and Comments	p. 429
Creating Named Anchors	p. 431
Controlling Movie Playback	p. 432
Previewing Actions in Action	p. 436
Chapter 13 Interactivity with Objects	p. 437
Previewing Button and Movie-Clip Actions in Test Mode	p. 438
Creating a Basic Rollover Button	p. 440
Previewing Buttons in Movie-Editing Mode	p. 445
Creating Buttons That Change Shape	p. 446
Creating a Fully Animated Button	p. 449
Adding Actions to Buttons	p. 451
Choosing a Button's Event Handler	p. 456
Using Multiple Mouse Event Handlers	p. 460
Triggering Button Actions from the Keyboard	p. 463
Creating an Invisible Button	p. 465
Creating a Button with Multiple Hot Spots	p. 467
Adding Actions to Movie Clips	p. 470
Making Movie Clips Act Like Buttons	p. 472
Chapter 14 Adding Sound and Video	p. 475
Using Sounds in Flash	p. 476
Importing Sounds	p. 477
Organizing Sounds	p. 478
Adjusting Sound-Layer Height	p. 479
Adding Sounds to Frames	p. 480
Adding Sounds to Buttons	p. 483
Using Event Sounds	p. 485
Using Start Sounds	p. 489
Using Streaming Sounds	p. 490
Stopping Sounds	p. 493
Looping Sounds	p. 495
Editing Sounds	p. 496
Importing Video	p. 500
Using Embedded Video Clips in Your Movie	p. 506
Updating Video Clips	p. 509
Chapter 15 Introducing Complex Interactivity	p. 511
Changing the Properties of Objects	p. 512
Creating Scriptable Text Objects	p. 515
Manipulating Variables	p. 519
Creating an Invisible Variable	p. 521
Using Conditional Actions	p. 523
Loading New Files	p. 528
Controlling Nested Timelines	p. 533
Using fscommand	p. 541
Using Components	p. 544
Using the Movie Explorer	p. 552
Chapter 16 Delivering Movies to Your Audience	p. 555
Preparing Your Movie for Optimal Playback	p. 556
Publishing and Exporting	p. 560
Working with Flash Player Settings	p. 563
Publishing HTML for Flash Player Files	p. 568
Controlling Movie Placement in the Browser	p. 571
Using HTML for Alternative Images	p. 576
Using Other Publish Settings	p. 581
Creating Projectors	p. 583
Setting MIME Types on Your Server	p. 584
Exporting Flash to Other Formats	p. 585
Printing from Flash	p. 587
Printing from Flash Player	p. 589
Appendix A Keyboard Shortcuts	p. 593
Shortcuts for Commands	p. 593
Shortcuts for Accessing Tools and Manipulating Elements	p. 597
Index	p. 599

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