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Macromedia Flash 4 is a great tool to use in designing and developing a website. To get started, simply click one of the topics below.

Basic Concepts
  What is Flash? (02:47)
  Flash Interface (04:21)
  Frames (01:33)
  Symbols (01:22)
  Action Scripting (01:56)
  Scenes (01:19)
  Movies (01:03)
  Publish (01:01)
  Visit my web site (00:21)
Basic Functions
  Setting up (01:28)
  Frame Rate (00:43)
  Views (00:50)
  Speed vs Quality (00:53)
  Using the Grid/Rulers (01:03)
Drawing Toolbox
  Arrow Tool (01:15)
  Lasso Tool (01:28)
  Line Tool (02:00)
  Text Tool (01:53)
  Oval Tool (00:52)
  Rectangle Tool (00:53)
  Pencil Tool (01:23)
  Brush tool (02:43)
  Ink Bottle Tool (00:39)
  Paint Bucket (00:55)
  Eyedropper Tool (00:51)
  Eraser Tool (01:14)
  Hand Tool (00:24)
Colors & Fills
  Solid Colors (02:23)
  Gradients (03:13)
  Lock Gradient (01:01)
  Transform Gradient (01:44)
  Alpha Settings (02:35)
Originating Shapes
  Initial Shape (02:55)
  Editing & Optimization (02:39)
  Lines To Fill (00:39)
  Expand Shape (00:43)
  Soften Edges (00:49)
  Grouping (01:15)
  Scale & Rotate (02:02)
  Importing Graphics (01:27)
  Illustrator & Freehand (01:53)
Bitmaps
  Bitmap vs Vector (01:29)
  Import Bitmaps (00:50)
  Tiled background (02:32)
  Trace Bitmap (03:14)
  Alpha Channels (01:35)
Functionality
  Send to Back (02:20)
  Lock (00:47)
  Flipping (00:25)
  Remove Transform (00:42)
  Remove Colours (00:11)
  Edit Centre (01:18)
  Align (03:47)
  Typesetting (02:07)
Animating
  Layers (05:50)
  Frames (01:47)
  Keyframes (04:02)
  Motion Tween (01:55)
  Tween Scaling (01:47)
  Tween Rotation (00:50)
  Shape Tween (02:45)
  Motion Guides (06:18)
  Easing In/Out (01:07)
  Guide Layer (00:57)
  Masking (05:18)
  Shape Hints (02:29)
  Onion Skinning (02:13)
  Frame Display (00:57)
Symbols
  Why use Symbols? (00:45)
  Creating Symbols (04:43)
  The Library (02:29)
  Editing Symbols (01:40)
  Animation Effects (03:30)
  Movie Clip Symbol (04:46)
  Unlink an Instance (00:50)
  Open as Liary (00:54)
Scenes
  Scenes (02:08)
  Copy & Paste Frames (01:57)
  Paste in Place (01:32)
Interactivity
  Actions (01:26)
  Create Frame Action (03:33)
  Create Buttons (06:05)
  Button Actions (02:42)
  Test Movie/Scene (01:26)
  Load Movie (04:19)
  Unload Movie (02:26)
  Tell Target (03:20)
  Get URL (01:48)
  If Frame Is Loaded (03:09)
  Button Movie Clip (01:21)
Action Scripting
  Action Script Overview (01:31)
  Variables (03:16)
  If statements (02:48)
  Else/Else If (01:54)
  Trace/Comment (02:19)
  Error trapping (03:05)
  Loops (06:05)
  Set Property (03:30)
  Call statement (03:49)
  Text Fields (03:07)
  Drag Movie Clip (04:16)
Using Sound
  Sound (00:59)
  Import Sound (01:48)
  Keyframe Sound (01:45)
  Editing Sound (02:15)
  Looping (01:07)
  Button Sound (01:16)
  Stop All Sounds (01:59)
  Remove Sound (00:43)
  Hit Sounds (02:11)
  Streaming vs Event Sound (01:51)
Web Optimize
  Optimize Flash (03:01)
  Test Streaming (01:31)
  Bandwidth Profiler (01:37)
Publishing
  Publish Overview (01:25)
  Formats (01:31)
  Publish Flash (05:10)
  Publish HTML (02:59)
  Publish Projector (01:22)
  Publish QuickTime (00:20)
  Publish (03:11)
  Export Sequence (01:34)
  Export Image (00:32)
Banner Ad
  Create Background (03:59)
  Import Illustrator (01:57)
  New Symbol Instance (01:52)
  White-out (02:29)
  Add New Scene (01:39)
  Text Morph (02:03)
  Payoff Scene (04:30)
Drop Down Menu
  Getting Started (00:50)
  Movie Clip (04:12)
  Menu Contents (04:41)
  Retracting the Menu (04:44)
Flash Form
  Text Fields (05:36)
  Create Checkbox (05:12)
  Reset Button (03:53)
  Send Button (01:19)
  Recipient & Redirect (01:58)
  Form as Clip or (00:36)
Movie Pause
  Set Variable (03:25)
  If loop (02:28)
  Dupe the Loop (01:27)
  Extend pause (00:47)
Sound On/Off switch
  Single Scene (01:18)
  Sound in Movie Clip (04:08)
  On/off Button (02:08)
  Using Tell Target (03:07)
Multiple Choice Buttons
  Name Instances (03:15)
  Script Combi-Buttons (04:11)
  Process Variables (02:36)
  Label Frames (02:22)
Drop Target
  Name Instances (01:23)
  Droptarget Action (02:07)
  Remove from stage (01:02)

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Tutorial Information

Title: Macromedia Flash 4
Author: Ian (Yan) Cowles
SKU: 33091
ISBN: 1889347833
Release Date: 1999-10-12
Duration: 7 hrs / 159 lessons
Work Files: Yes
Captions: No
Compatibility: Vista/XP/2000, OS X, Linux
QuickTime 7, Flash 8

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