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Table of Contents
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Introduction
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1
Getting Started with Flash CS5
1
Preparing to Install Flash
2
Installing Flash
3
Starting Flash
4 New!
Viewing the Flash Window
6
Creating a Project Plan
8
Building a Flash Project
10
Creating a New Document
12
Creating a New Document from a Template
13 New!
Opening an Existing Document
14
Changing Document Properties
16
Working with Document Windows 1
8
Saving a Document
20 New!
Saving a Document in Different Formats
22
Getting Help While You Work
24 New!
Getting Online Updates and Support
26 New!
Finishing Up
28
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Working Within the Flash Environment
29
Examining the Flash Window
30
Using the Timeline
32 New!
Working with Layers
34
Viewing Layers
36
Organizing Layers
38
Changing Layer Properties
40
Using Guide Layers
41
Working with Frames
42
Working with Scenes
44
Using the Edit Bar
46
Using the Main Toolbar
48
Resizing Panels
49
Using the Tools Panel
50
Working with Panels
52
Docking and Undocking Panels
54
Grouping and Ungrouping Panels
55
Creating a Workspace
56
Creating Keyboard Shortcuts
58
Setting General Preferences
60
Setting Text Preferences
62 New!
Setting Clipboard Preferences
63
Setting Warning Preferences
64 New!
Working with Page Setup in Macintosh
66
Working with Page Setup in Windows
68
Printing a Document in Macintosh
70
Printing a Document in Windows
72
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Creating Graphics
73
Working with Object Drawing
74
Drawing with the Line Tool
75
Drawing with the Pencil Tool
76
Drawing Shapes with the Rectangle and Oval Tools
78
Using the Polystar Tool
80
Understanding Selections
81
Selecting Strokes with the Selection Tool
82
Selecting Strokes and Fills with the Selection Tool
84
Making Selections with the Lasso Tool
85
Zooming In and Out with the Magnifying Glass
86
Moving Around with the Hand Tool
88 New!
Displaying Rulers
89
Using Grids and Guides
90
Modifying Grid and Guide Settings
92
Using Snap Align
94
Changing Stroke and Fill Colors
96
Creating Custom Colors
98 New!
Adding Colors Using the Kuler Panel
100
Editing Strokes with the Ink Bottle
102
Editing Fills with the Paint Bucket
103
Editing Strokes and Fills with the Eyedropper
104
Creating Gradients
105 New!
Using the Fill Lock
106
Using Paint Brush Modes
107
Using the Spray Brush Tool
108
Using the Deco Tool
109 New!
Drawing with the Pen Tool
110
Drawing Curves with the Pen Tool
112
Modifying Shapes with the Selection Tool
114
Modifying Shapes with the Subselection Tool
116
Using the Free Transform Tool
118
Using Transform Options for Shapes
120
Transforming Gradient Fills
121
Moving and Rotating Objects in 3D Space
122
Changing the Perspective Angle in 3D Space
124
Adjusting the Vanishing Point in 3D Space
125
Cutting and Pasting Graphics Between Layers
126
Working with Graphics on Different Layers
128
Distributing Graphics to Layers
129
Changing Drawing Settings
130
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Working with Groups, Symbols, and Instances
131
Creating Groups
132
Arranging Multiple Groups
133
Opening the Library Panel
134
Working with the Library Panel
136
Creating Symbols
138
Editing in Symbol Mode
140
Creating Instances
142
Changing Symbol and Instance Type
144
Swapping Symbol Instances
146
Using Graphic Symbols
148
Using Button Symbols
150
Enabling and Disabling Buttons
152
Creating Invisible Buttons
153
Using Movie Clip Symbols
154
Breaking Symbols Apart
155
Modifying Instance Properties
156
Modifying Instance Color Styles and Blends
158
Using Advanced Color Options
160
Using 9-Slice Scaling on a Movie Clip Symbol
161
Setting Highlight Color Preferences
162
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Working with Text
163
Creating Classic Static Text
164
Creating TLF Text
165 New!
Linking Text Together
166 New!
Changing Font Type, Style, Size, and Color
168 New!
Modifying Tracking and Kerning
170 New!
Changing Text Alignment
172 New!
Creating Text Columns
174 New!
Changing Text Direction
175 New!
Changing Text Orientation
176 New!
Changing Advanced Text Options
178 New!
Using Break Apart to Modify Characters
180
Using Anti-Alias Text
182 New!
Using Font Mapping
183
Setting Device Fonts Versus Embedded Fonts
184 New!
Creating Dynamic Text and Input Text
186
Checking Spelling
188
Using Find and Replace
190
Using Cascading Style Sheets with HTML
191
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Importing Graphics
193
Understanding Vector and Bitmap Graphics
194
Examining Import File Formats
195 New!
Setting Illustrator Import Preferences
196
Setting Photoshop Import Preferences
198
Importing Photoshop and Illustrator Files
200
Importing Bitmaps
202
Importing Fireworks PNG Files
204
Importing Multiple Files
206
Copying Images from Other Programs
207
Editing Bitmaps in an Outside Editor
208 New!
Setting Bitmap Compression
210
Using Break Apart to Create Fill Patterns
211
Modifying a Bitmap Fill
212
Editing a Bitmap with the Magic Wand
214
Using Trace Bitmap to Create Vector Shapes
216
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Creating Frame-by-Frame Animation
217
Understanding Frame-by-Frame Animation
218
Creating Keyframes
220
Converting Frames to Keyframes
222
Using Frame-Based Versus Span-Based Selection
223
Clearing Keyframes Versus Removing Frames
224
Editing Keyframes
226
Creating a Simple Frame-by-Frame Animation
228
Playing an Animation
230
Using Onion Skinning
232
Modifying Onion Skin Markers
234
Editing Multiple Frames
236
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Animating with Motion Tweening
237
Understanding Motion Tweening
238
Applying Motion Tween Presets
240
Creating a Motion Tween
242
Adjusting Motion Tween Properties
243
Editing Motion Tween Properties with the Motion Editor
244
Adding Color Effects and Filters
246
Working with Property Keyframes
248
Editing the Path of a Motion Tween
249
Copying Motion as ActionScript
250
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Animating with Classic Tweening
251
Working with Classic Tweening
252
Understanding Frame and Instance Properties
253
Creating a Classic Tween
254
Adjusting Classic Tween Properties
256
Copying and Pasting a Tween
258
Changing the Length of a Tween
260
Changing the Frame Rate
262
Reversing Frames
263
Adding and Removing Keyframes from a Classic Tween
264
Scaling and Rotating a Classic Tween
266
Adding Color Effects to a Classic Tween
268
Creating a Classic Motion Guide Layer
269
Animating Along a Classic Motion Guide
270
Orienting Objects to a Classic Motion Path
271
Easing In and Out of a Classic Tween
272
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Animating with Shape Tweening
273
Using Shape Tweening
274
Creating a Shape Tween Form
276
Adding and Removing Keyframes from a Shape Tween
278
Changing Shape Positions with Shape Tweening
280
Changing Shape Position and Form Simultaneously
282
Adjusting Shape Tween Properties
284
Changing Shape Tweening Color and Alpha Options
285
Using Shape Hints
286
Creating Animation Using ActionScript
288
Using Inverse Kinematics
289
Adding Bones to an Armature
290
Editing Armatures and Bones
292 New!
Binding Bones
294
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Creating Masks
295
Understanding Masks
296
Creating a Mask Layer
298
Drawing a Mask
300
Activating a Mask
301
Editing a Mask
302
Removing a Mask
303
Adding Layers to a Mask
304
Animating a Mask Layer
306
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Working with Sounds
307
Importing Audio
308
Using Audio on the Timeline
310
Loading a Sound from a Shared Library
312
Using Audio with ActionScript
314
Loading a Streaming MP3 File
316
Syncing Sounds to the Timeline
318
Adding Effects and Looping Sounds
319
Publishing Documents Containing Audio
320
Editing Sounds
322
Editing Sounds Using Soundbooth
323
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Working with Video
325
Using the Video Import Wizard
326 New!
Working with Video on the Stage
328 New!
Working with Video on the Timeline
330
Using Movie Clips with Video Files
331
Adding Cue Points to a Video
332 New!
Using Video with ActionScript
334
Controlling Video Through Movie Clips
336
Using the FLV Playback Component
338
Working with the Video Encoder
340
Working with Alpha Channel Masks
342
Exporting as a QuickTime Video
344
Exporting as a FLV File
346
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Using Basic ActionScripts
347
Viewing the Actions Panel
348
Setting ActionScript Preferences
349 New!
Understanding Properties and Methods
350
Applying Properties and Methods to an Object
351
Using Dot Syntax
352
Understanding Data Types
353
Using Functions
354
Using Conditional Statements
355
Attaching a Mouse Event to a Button
356
Working with Frame Events
357
Working with Clip Events
358
Attaching a Clip Event to a Movie Clip
359
Working with Loops
360
Using For Loops
361
Working with ActionScript Behaviors
362
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Working with ActionScript 3.0
363
Using Object-Oriented Programming
364
Enabling Flash to Execute Solutions Faster with AVM 2.0
365
Using ActionScript 3.0
366
Changing ActionScript 3.0 Settings
368
Inserting Code with Code Hints
370 New!
Inserting and Creating Code Snippets
372 New!
Developing Solutions Built with the DOM3 Event Model
374
Working with Classes
375
Working with Objects and Classes
376
Using Namespaces in your Projects
378
Controlling Data
380
Manipulating XML with E4X
381
Using Regular Expressions
382
Controlling Text
383
Drawing with the Shape Class
384
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Developing iPhone Applications
385
Becoming an Apple Certified Developer
386 New!
Registering an iPhone and Other Apple Testing Devices
388 New!
Creating App ID's
389 New!
Creating a Developers Provisioning Profiles
390 New!
Creating and Publishing an iPhone App
392 New!
Controlling the Accelerometer
394 New!
Saving Images to the Camera Roll
395 New!
Understanding the Limits of Flash
396 New!
Identifying Devices to Deploy an Ad Hoc App
397 New!
Creating an Ad Hoc Distribution Profile
398 New!
Packaging an Ad Hoc App
399 New!
Packaging an App for the iTunes App Store
400 New!
Using iTunes Connect to Publish an App
402 New!
Using Screen Orientation in an App
406 New!
Using Geolocation in an App
407 New!
Using Multitouch in an App
408 New!
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Debugging a Movie
409
Debugging Concepts
410
Debugging with the ActionScript Editor
412 New!
Using the Movie Explorer
414
Debugging for ActionScript 3.0
416
Resolving Compiler Errors
418 New!
Debugging for ActionScript 2.0
420
Viewing Variables
421
Adding Variables to the Watch List
422
Viewing Properties
423
Setting Breakpoints
424
Stepping Through Code
425
Debugging Manually
426
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Adding and Modifying Components
427
Understanding Basic Components
428 New!
Using the Component Inspector
430 New!
Adding a Text Input
432
Adding a Combo Text Box
434
Adding a Check Box
436
Adding a Radio Button
438
Adding a Text Area
440
Adding a Button
442
Adding a List
444
Adding a Label
446
Adding a Data Grid
448
Using a Local Data Provider
450
Adding a Loader
451
Adding a Numeric Stepper
452
Adding a Progress Bar
454
Adding a Scroll Pane
456
Creating Bindings
458
Modifying Bindings
460
Modifying Schema
462
Modifying Component Attributes
463
Using Components to Build a Form
464
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Automating Your Work
465
Examining the History Panel
466
Using the History Panel
467
Working with Object-Level Undo Mode
468
Undoing and Redoing Steps
470
Replaying Steps
472
Saving Steps and Using Commands
474
Copying Steps Between Documents
476
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Publishing a Movie
477
Publishing Considerations
478
Modifying Publish Settings
479
Specifying Flash Options
480
Specifying Adobe AIR Options
482 New!
Inserting File Information
484
Specifying HTML Options
486 New!
Specifying GIF Options
488
Specifying PNG Options
490
Specifying JPEG Options
492
Creating a Windows or Macintosh Projector
493
Creating a Publishing Profile
494
Editing Profile Properties
495
Exporting and Importing a Profile
496
Duplicating a Profile
498
Previewing a Movie
499
Testing a Movie
500 New!
Using the Bandwidth Profiler
501
Exporting a Movie to Different Formats
502
Printing from the Flash Player
504
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Working with Projects and Other Programs
505
Working with Adobe Flash Builder
506 New!
Exchanging Content with Adobe FXG
508 New!
Creating an Adobe AIR Application
510 New!
Creating Content for a Mobile Device
512
Mapping MIDI Sounds on a Mobile Device
514
Creating and Managing a Project
516
Managing Project Files
518
Testing a Project
520
Sending a Document Using E-mail
521
Exploring CS Live Services
522 New!
Sharing My Screen
523 New!
Use Adobe Extension Manager
524
New Features
525 New!
Adobe Certified Expert
529
Index
535
About the Authors
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Steve Johnson
has written more than 20 books on a variety of computer software, including Microsoft Office XP, Windows XP, and Macromedia Director MX and Fireworks. In 1991, after working for Apple Computer and Microsoft, Steve founded Perspection, Inc., a software training company committed to providing performance-based training to help people effectively and efficiently use computer technology. Since 1991, Perspection has written more than 100 computer books that have sold more than five million copies.
