Learning Resources - Page 5
September 30, 2002
Macromedia Answers Panel
The Answers Panel can be docked along with the other
panels, where it waits to serve you if you need help. A drop
down menu provides access to several different help sections,
including Getting Started, Tech Notes, Extensions, Articles,
Site of the Day, and Settings. Clicking on one of these items
will automatically update the answer panel with the latest
information. (Requires an internet connection).
New users can get up to speed quickly with the built in tutorials, lessons,
and samples.
Lessons include:
- Getting Started with Flash
- Illustrating in Flash
- Adding and Editing Text
- Creating and Editing Symbols
- Understanding Layers
- Creating Tweened Animation
- Creating Buttons
- For Director Users
- For FreeHand and Illustrator Users
- For Fireworks & Photoshop Users
Tutorials include:
- Introduction to Flash MX
- Introduction to ActionScript
- Introduction to Components
Samples:
- Game: Maze
- Game element: Scrolling background
- Feature highlight: Load images
- Feature highlight: Import video and components with Live Preview
- Feature highlight: Components, Live Preview, and Custom UI
- Feature highlight: Drawing API
- Feature highlight: Scriptable masks
- Feature highlight: Color object
- Feature highlight: Date object
- Feature highlight: getTimer
- Feature highlight: Dynamic text
- Interactive animation: Buttons
- Interactive animation: Virtual joystick
- Interactive animation: Keys
- Interactive animation: Thrust
- Interactive animation: Follow pointer or go to clicked spot
- Interactive animation: Sliders
- Basics: Radians and degrees
- Basics: Movie clip nesting
- More Samples : Additional samples can be viewed and downloaded from the Flash MX Support Center.
Publishing and Playback
Macromedia has made creating accessible content as simple as
clicking a button, by integrating the entire process into one
easy to use dialog box. Simply click the animations
and user interface elements you wish to tag, and enter the
description. With Macromedia Flash Player 6 users with disabilities
will now be able to interact with content developed with
accessibility in mind.
With Named Anchors the user can develop Flash movies that
allow viewers to use their browser forward and back buttons.
Named Anchor keyframes can be easily set up by clicking on a
keyframe, and typing a name for the keyframe and checking the
Named Anchor box in the Property Inspector.
Flash MX - Page 4
Studio MX
ActionScript Editor - Page 6
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