What You Will Learn
- Preview the finished project
- Learn where to find additional help
- Customize Flash’s preferences
- Work with panels t o organize the workspace
- Create a custom keyboard shortcut set
- Modify the movie properties
- Save a movie and preview it using Test Movie
Approximate Time: 1 class period
You will complete the following lessons:
- Getting Started
- Getting Help
- Setting Preferences
- Working With Panels
- Using Keyboard Shortcuts
- Modifying the Document Properties
- Testing a Movie
Starting Files
- There are no files required for this lesson
- FlashMX Finished Example
FlashMX Basics Errata
Note: If you receive an popup which indicates the file will be saved in a newer format and will not be viewable from an older version, just click OK. The original files were created with FlashMX. We are using Studio 8.
Getting started, p. 8
Step 5: DO NOT attempt to view the ZooMX web site online. It is no longer available.
Getting Help, p. 12
Step 1: The Welcome Panel probably will not show up as students have already setup Flash on these computers and selected “Designer”.
Step 2: There is no link to “Lessons” in the Help menu of Studio 8. Do look around Help to see what’s available.
Step 3: Select Help>Getting Started with Flash.
Step 4: Skip this step. The Answers Panel is no longer available in Studio 8.
Setting Preferences, p. 15
Step 1: There are some minor differences in the Preferences Panel between MX and Studio 8. You should be able to find your way around regardless.
Step 2: The Editing tab is replaced with “Drawing” and “Text” Categories.
Step 3: When you drop the Align Panel onto the Components Panel, The Align Panel will become a “Tab” in the Components Panel rather than docked as indicated in the MX book.
Step 5: Choose Window>Workspace Layout.
Using Keyboard Shortcuts, p. 23
Step 3: Set Commands setting to Tools Panel rather than Drawing Tools.
Complete Errata in Word format (doc)
Use this document to help identify inconsistencies between the workbook (Flash MX 2004) and Studio 8.