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Class/Assignment

Topic

Pages

Class July 19

261 pages from7/19-8/18

10 classes, 30 hrs instruction

Approx 26 pages per class

Introducing Flash

Navigating Flash Window

Create a New Flash Movie

Save a Flash Movie

Set Stage Size

Work with Panels

Switch Workspaces

View Rulers & Grids

Add Guides

Intro to Flash Objects

Using the Tools Panel

Draw Line Segments

Draw with the Pen Tool

Draw Shapes

Draw Objects w/Brush Tool

Change Colors w/Paint Bucket

& Ink Bottle Tool

350-59

360-71

372-77

Assignment

Class July 21

Using Object Drawing Model

Import Graphics

Convert Bitmaps into

Vector Graphics

Select Objects with

  • Selection Tool
  • Lasso Tool

Format Strokes

Edit Fills

Use Kuler

Turn Bitmaps into Fills

Edit Objects w/ Free Transform Tool, Pt. 1, 2

Use Eraser Tool

Work with Gradients

Transform a Gradient Fill

378-389

390-405

406-7

Assignment

Class July 26

Move and Copy Objects

Copy Attributes

Group Objects

Stack Objects

Align Objects

Undo w/the History Panel

Add Text w/Text Tool

Format Text

Align and Kern Text

Set text box margins, indents

Move, resize text boxes

Break apart text, distort text

Add and delete layers

Work w/layers on timeline

408-19

420-431

434-37

Assignment

Class July 28

Stack layers

Organize layers into folders

Add, create mask layer

Distribute objects to layers

Intro to symbols

Using the Flash Library

Create a symbol

Insert an instance

Modify an instance

Edit a symbol

Intro to Flash Buttons
Create a Button

438-47

448-59

460-65

Assignment

Class August 2

Draw Instances w/Deco Tool

Intro to Animation

Intro to Frames

Set Movie Dimensions

and Frame Rate

466-75

Assignment

Class August 4

Add Frames

Select Frames

Add Frame Labels

Delete Frames or Change Keyframe Status

Create Frame-by-Frame Animation

Preview Flash Animations

View Multiple Frames with Onion Skinning

Create Animation with a Motion Tween

Change the Path of an Animation

Create a Shape Tween

Modify Animation with the

Motion Editor

Move and Copy Frames

Create an Animated Movie Clip

Create Animated Buttons

Create a Realistic Motion with the Bone Tool

Rotate Movie Clips in 3D

476-87

488-99

500-07

Assignment

Class August 9

Move Movie Clips in 3D

Rotate Objects in a
Motion Tween

Animate Symbols Along Path

Use Roving Keyframes

Ease Animation

Motion Tween Opacity, Color, and Brightness

Reverse Frames

Copy Motion Tween Information

Save Motion as a Preset

Apply a Filter

Intro to Flash Sounds

Import a Sound File

Assign a Sound to a Frame

Assign a Sound to a Button

Create Event Sounds

Assign Start Sounds

Assign Stop Sounds

508-19

520-29

530-37

Assignment

Class August 12

Assign Streaming Sounds

Loop Sounds

Add Sound Effects

Convert Video to Flash Video

Use the FLV Component

Embed Video in a Flash File

Intro to Flash Action Script

Using the Actions Panel

Assign ActionScript to Frame

Name an Instance on the Stage

Create Variables

Trace Variables

Add Comments to Code

538-49

552-61

562-69

Assignment

Class August 16

Create a Function

Pass  Arguments to a Function

Return a Value from a Function

Make Decisions in Code

Create Event Handlers and Listeners

Stop a Movie

Go to a Specific Frame

Drag and Drop Movie Clips

Animate with ActionScript

Create Input Text Boxes

Create Dynamic Text Boxes

Read and Write Text with

ActionScript

570-80

581-91

Assignment

Class August 18

Understanding Flash Formats

Publish Movie to a SWF

Change Flash Publishing Options

Publish the Movie to a Stand-Alone Projector

Test Movie Bandwidth

Create an (X)HTML Movie in Flash

Insert a Flash Movie into Dreamweaver

594-605

606-11