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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 |
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Class July 21 | Using Object Drawing Model Import Graphics Convert Bitmaps into Vector Graphics Select Objects with
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 |
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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 |
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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 | 438-47 448-59 460-65 |
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Class August 2 | Draw Instances w/Deco Tool Intro to Animation Intro to Frames Set Movie Dimensions and Frame Rate | 466-75 |
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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 |
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Class August 9 | Move Movie Clips in 3D Rotate Objects in a 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |