Chapter 1: Introduction to Flash 5 • What is Flash • Digital Image Types: Vector and Bitmap • Internet Image Standards • Plug-ins: Extending the Capability of Web Browsing • Production Issues
Chapter 2: The Flash Environment • The Flash Workspace • Customizing the Flash Workspace • Prefrences
Chapter 3: Flash Fundamentals: The Drawing Tools • Shapes in FLash • Shape Fundamentals • The Line Tool • The Pen Tool • The Oval Tool • The Rectangle Tool • The Pencil Tool • The Brush Tool • The Ink Bottle Tool • The Paint Bucket Tool • The Dropper Tool • The Eraser Tool • The Zoom Tool • The Hand Tool
Chapter 4: Flash Fundamentals: Color • Color in Flash • Creating Custom Colors and Gradients • Using the Default, No Color, and Swap Controls • Managing Color Sets
Chapter 5: Flash Fundamentals: Using Text • Typographic Terminology • The Text Tool • The Character Panel • The Paragraph Panel • The Texxt Options • Dynamic Text • Input Text • Using Text Block Handles • The Grouped State
Chapter 6: Flash Fundamentals: Using Selections • Selection Tools • The Lasso Tool • The Arrow Tool • Modifying Shapes with the Arrow Tool • Using Shapes to Create Other Shapes • Grouping Shapes • Using the Subselect Tool • Changing Color with Selections
Chapter 7: Flash Fundamentals: Symbols • Symbols • The Instance • The Library • Using Instances • Instance Properties • Another Great advantage of Symbols
Chapter 8: Using External Image Media • Bitmaps in Flash • Importing Bitmaps into Flash • Editing Bitmaps • Using Bitmaps as Fills • Converting Bitmaps to Shapes(Vectors) • Importing Vector Images
Chapter 9: Flash Fundamentals: Animation Overview • Animation Basics • Narrative Concepts • Perspective • Camera Movement • Editing
Chapter 10: Flash Fundamentals: Using Timeline • The Timeline • Creating Animations with the Timeline • Movie Properties • Frame-by-Frame Animation
Chapter 11: Flash Fundamentals: Motion Tweening • Motion Tweening • Using Guides • Using Edit Multiple Frames • Using Rotation in Motion Tweening
Chapter 12: Flash Fundamentals: Shape Tweening • Shape Tweening • Blend Type • Using Shape Hints • Removing Shape Hints
Chapter 13: Flash Fundamentals: Using Mask in Animations • Mask in Animation • Using Mask in Flash
Chapter 14: Flash Fundamentals: Animated Symbols • Animated Symbols • Creating Animated Symbols • The Align Panel • Viewing Animated Instances • Advanced Animation: The Parent/Child Method • Editing Symbols on the Main Stage • Symbol Behavior: Graphic or Movie Clip
Chapter 15: Flash Fundamentals: Buttons • Designing a Button: Button States • Planning the Button • Creating a Button • The Button timeline
Chapter 16: Flash Fundamentals: Interactivity with ActionScript • ActionScript: The Flash Programming language • Frame Actions and the Timeline • Using Object Actions: Buttons • The Go To Action • Interactive Structure Review
Chapter 17: Controlling Timelines with ActionScript • Using Multiple Movie Clip Instances • Sequencing: Using Multiple Timelines • Object Oriented Programming • Objects in Flash • Object Hierarchy • Sequencing Animation with ActionScript • Controlling Movie Clips with Buttons • The Multiple Timeline Advantage
Chapter 18: Interactivity: Linking to HTML • The Get URL Action • Path to the Web File • Linking to Email
Chapter 19: Using Sound • Sound in Animation • Importing Sound • Setting Compression • Using Sound in Flash • The Sound Panel • The Flash Sound Library
Chapter 20: Creating Preloaders • The Preloader • Preloader ActionScript
Chapter 21: Publishing Flash Movies • Publishing a Flash Movie • Publishing to the Internet: Publish Settings • Flash • HTML • Publishing to the Internet • Using Dreamweaver to Publish • Using Adobe's Go Live to Publish
