Macromedia Flash Fundamentals

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Macromedia Flash Fundamentals

• Presented by
• Western Washington University
• Academic Technology User Services

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Objectives

• To know
• Have a basic knowledge of Flash
• How to create a beginning Flash File
• How to use the tools and timeline in Flash

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Introductions

• Instructors
• Susan Brown
• David Hamiter
• Participants---please share your
• Name
• Department
• Flash Experience

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Work Area

• Menu Bar
• Tools Pallet
• Stage
• Timeline Pallet
• Color Mixer Pallet
• Other Pallets

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Tool Pallet

• Tools
• Views
• Colors
• Options

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Properties Pallet

• Changes with object
• Allows you to customize objects

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Palettes

• Window menu
• Palette keyboard shortcuts
• Tab Hides palettes

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Timeline Pallet

• Frames per second
• Frames, Key Frames (insert and modify menu)
• F6
• Layers (new, delete, lock, hide, order)

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Resources

• Flash Tutorial Movies
• Intro to Macromedia Flash MX
• http//www.macromedia.com/support/flash/getting_st
  arted/mickeylive/concept1.html
• Components in Macromedia Flash MX
• http//www.macromedia.com/support/flash/getting_st
  arted/mickeylive/concept2.html