Flash Fundamentals: Animated Symbols
Symbols have their own Timelines, which, like the main Timeline can be used to animate content.  This chapter discusses the process of creating animated Symbols.  The majority of animation can be done within Symbols themselves rather than on the main Timeline.

 

OBJECTIVES
Upon completing this section, you should be able to:

  1. Understand the Production Procedure for creating Animated Symbols
  2. Create Animated Symbols
  3. Understand how to use Animated Instances on the Main Timeline
  4. Create Nested Symbols
  5. Edit Symbols on the Main Stage
  6. Understand Graphic and Movie Clip Behavior