Chapter 1: Introduction to Flash 4 • Define Flash • Understand Internet image standards • Understand the nature of Plug-ins • Understand common Internet limitations
Chapter 2: The Flash Environment • Understand the elements of the Stage • Understand the elements of the Timeline • Understand the Toolbar Understand the Menu system • Understand Flash’s Preferences
Chapter 3: Flash Fundamentals: The Drawing Tools • Understand the concept of the Shape Level in Flash • Use each of Flash’s Drawing Tools • Understand the difference between Outlines and Fills
Chapter 4: Flash Fundamentals: Selections, Text and Gradients • Use each of Flash’s Selection Tools • Use Selection Tool Modifiers • Understand Text in Flash • Understand Gradient fills and how to create new Gradients
Chapter 5: Flash Fundamentals: Symbols • Convert Shapes into Symbols • Use and understand the Library • Understand the Symbol and Instance • Relationship Modify Symbols • Modify Instances of Symbols
Chapter 6: Flash Fundamentals: Animation Techniques • Understand Animation basics • Use the Timeline • Create Frame-by-Frame Animations
Chapter 7: Tweening • Use Motion Tweening • Use Guide Layers in Animation • Use Shape Tweening • Use Mask Layers in Animation
Chapter 8: Movie Clips • Create Movie Clips • Use Multiple Timelines • Understand Parent and Child Objects • Use Movie Clips on the Stage
Chapter 9: Buttons • Understand the Button Timeline • Understand Button States • Use Movie Clips in Buttons
Chapter 10: Interactivity: Actions • Understand and use Frame Actions • Understand and use Button Actions • Use Labels on the Timeline
Chapter 11: Interactivity: Tell Target • Designate a Movie Clip with a Unique Identification • Use the Tell Target Command to control Movie Clips • Understand the hierarchical structure of Multiple Timelines • Use the Tell Target Command to structure Movies
Chapter 12: Interactivity: Flash Forms and Linking to Web Pages • Build a Form in Flash • Understand Flash in HTML • Link to Web Pages from a Flash Movie • Use Flash to activate Email
Chapter 13: Sound • Import Sound files into Flash • Set Compression for Sound • Use Sound in Flash
Chapter 14: Importing External Media • Understand how to import bitmap images • Set Bitmap Properties • Import Vector Images from other Applications
Chapter 15: Preloaders and Publishing • Create a Preloader • Use Flash to publish your movie to an HTML page • Use Dreamweaver to place Flash movies in HTML pages
