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Macromedia Flash MX for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide
By Katherine  Ulrich
Publisher	: Peachpit Press
Pub Date	: May 21, 2002
ISBN	: 0-201-79481-0
Pages	: 624

		Copyright
		Thank You:
		INTRODUCTION
			What Makes Flash a Special Web-Design Tool?
			About Flash
			Flash MX: What's New?
			How to Use This Book
			System Requirements
			About Flash Player
		Chapter 1.   The Flash Authoring Tool
			Understanding Flash Basics
			Touring the Flash Authoring Environment
			About the Timeline
			About the Stage
			Using Grids
			Using Rulers and Guides
			Working with Snapping
			About the Toolbox
			Viewing Graphics at Various Magnifications
			About Panels
			Working with Grouped Panels
			Using Custom Panel Sets
			About the Property Inspector
			Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts
		Chapter 2.   Creating Simple Graphics
			Touring the Toolbox
			Using the Line Tool
			Setting Stroke Attributes
			Setting Fill Attributes
			Using the Oval and Rectangle Tools
			Using the Pencil Tool with Assistance
			Controlling the Amount of Assistance
			Using the Pencil Tool Without Assistance
			Using the Pen Tool: Straight Lines
			Using the Pen Tool: Curved Line Segments
			Using the Paint Bucket
			Using the Brush Tool in Normal Mode
			Using the Text Tool
			Working with Vertical Text
			Setting Text Attributes via Menu
			Setting Character Attributes via the Property Inspector
			Setting Paragraph Attributes
			Breaking Apart Text
		Chapter 3.   Modifying Simple Graphics
			Setting Selection Preferences
			Selecting Lines with the Arrow Tool
			Selecting Fills with the Arrow Tool
			Using a Selection Rectangle
			Using the Lasso Tool
			Selecting Partial Elements
			Deselecting Elements
			Repositioning Elements Manually
			Repositioning Elements Numerically
			Basic Editing Tasks: Cut, Copy, Paste
			Editing Existing Elements with Assistance
			Moving End Points with the Arrow Tool
			Moving Points with the Subselection Tool
			Reshaping Lines
			Reshaping Curves with the Arrow Tool
			Reshaping Curves with the Subselection Tool
			Converting, Removing, and Adding Points
			Reshaping Fills
			Changing the Size of Graphic Elements
			Reorienting Graphic Elements
			Distorting Graphic Elements
			Changing the Envelope of Selected Elements
			Modifying Strokes
			Using the Eraser Tool in Normal Mode
			Using the Faucet Modifier
			Modifying Fill Colors
			Creating Solid Colors: Color Mixer Panel
			Creating Solid Colors: Color Picker
			Creating New Gradients
			Creating Color Sets
			Putting Gradients to Work
			Modifying Applied Gradients
			Applying Attributes of One Graphic Element to Another
			Converting Lines to Fills
		Chapter 4.   Complex Graphics on a Single Layer
			When Lines Intersect Lines
			When Lines and Fills Interact
			When Shapes Interact
			Understanding Grouping
			Working with Grouped Elements
			Controlling the Stacking Order
			Editing Groups
			Aligning Elements
			Using the Complex Paint Modes with the Brush
			Applying Gradients to Multipart Shapes
			Using the Eraser Tool with Multiple Shapes
		Chapter 5.   Graphics on Multiple Layers
			Touring the Timeline's Layer Features
			Creating and Deleting Layers
			Creating and Deleting Layer Folders
			Controlling Layers and Folders
			Setting Layer Properties via the Timeline
			Controlling Layer Visibility in the Timeline
			Controlling the Stacking Order of Layers
			Organizing Layers in Folders
			Working with Graphics on Different Layers
			Cutting and Pasting Between Layers
			Distributing Graphic Elements to Layers
			Working with Guide Layers
			Working with Mask Layers
		Chapter 6.   Saving and Reusing Graphic Elements
			Understanding the Library Window
			Understanding Library-Window Views
			Understanding Library Hierarchy
			Converting Graphics to Symbols
			Creating New Symbols from Scratch
			Using Symbol Instances
			Modifying Symbol Instances
			Swapping One Symbol Instance for Another
			Editing Master Symbols
			Duplicating Master Symbols
			Deleting Master Symbols
			Converting Symbol Instances to Graphics
			Copying Symbols Between Movies
			Creating Shared Libraries
			Using Font Symbols
		Chapter 7.   Using Non-Flash Graphics
			Importing Non-Flash Graphics
			Using the Clipboard to Import Graphics
			Turning Bitmaps into Vector Graphics
			Editing Bitmaps with Flash's Tools
			Using Bitmaps As Fills
			Modifying Bitmap Fills
		Chapter 8.   Frame-by-Frame Animations
			Using the Timeline
			Creating Keyframes
			Creating In-Between Frames
			Selecting Frames
			Manipulating Frames in One Layer
			Removing Frames
			Making a Simple Frame-by-Frame Animation
			Previewing the Action
			Smoothing the Animation by Adding Keyframes
			Using Onion Skinning
			Editing Multiple Frames
			Understanding Frame Rate
			Varying the Speed of Animations
		Chapter 9.   Animation with Motion Tweening
			Creating a Bouncing Ball with Motion Tweening
			Setting the Tween Property
			Ending a Motion Tween
			Adding Keyframes to Motion Tweens
			Animating Color Effects
			Animating Graphics That Change Size
			Rotating and Spinning Graphics
			Moving Graphics in Straight Lines
			Moving Graphics Along a Path
			Orienting Graphics to a Motion Path
			Changing Tween Speed
		Chapter 10.   Animation with Shape Tweening
			Creating a Bouncing Ball with Shape Tweening
			Morphing Simple Lines and Fills
			Shape-Tweening Multiple Shapes
			Transforming a Simple Shape into a Complex Shape
			Creating Shapes That Move As They Change
		Chapter 11.   More-Complex Animation Tasks
			Understanding Scenes
			Manipulating Frames in Multiple Layers
			Animating Multiple Motion Tweens
			Animating Shape Tweens in Multiple-Shape Graphics
			Reversing Frames
			Combining Tweening with Frame-by-Frame Techniques
			Saving Animations As Graphic Symbols
			Using Animated Graphic Symbols
			Saving Animations As Movie-Clip Symbols
			Using Movie-Clip Symbols
			Using Animated Masks
		Chapter 12.   Interactivity with Simple Frame Actions
			Touring the Actions Panel
			Choosing a Scripting Mode
			Customizing the Actions Panel
			Organizing Actions
			Choosing Actions
			Adding Actions to a Frame
			Editing the Script
			Assigning Frame Labels and Comments
			Creating Named Anchors
			Controlling Movie Playback
			Previewing Actions in Action
		Chapter 13.   Interactivity with Objects
			Previewing Button and Movie-Clip Actions in Test Mode
			Creating a Basic Rollover Button
			Previewing Buttons in Movie-Editing Mode
			Creating Buttons That Change Shape
			Creating a Fully Animated Button
			Adding Actions to Buttons
			Choosing a Button's Event Handler
			Using Multiple Mouse Event Handlers
			Triggering Button Actions from the Keyboard
			Creating an Invisible Button
			Creating a Button with Multiple Hot Spots
			Adding Actions to Movie Clips
			Making Movie Clips Act Like Buttons
		Chapter 14.   Adding Sound and Video
			Using Sounds in Flash
			Importing Sounds
			Organizing Sounds
			Adjusting Sound-Layer Height
			Adding Sounds to Frames
			Adding Sounds to Buttons
			Using Event Sounds
			Using Start Sounds
			Using Streaming Sounds
			Stopping Sounds
			Looping Sounds
			Editing Sounds
			Importing Video
			Using Embedded Video Clips in Your Movie
			Updating Video Clips
		Chapter 15.   Introducing Complex Interactivity
			Changing the Properties of Objects
			Creating Scriptable Text Objects
			Manipulating Variables
			Creating an Invisible Variable
			Using Conditional Actions
			Loading New Files
			Controlling Nested Timelines
			Using fscommand
			Using Components
			Using the Movie Explorer
		Chapter 16.   Delivering Movies to Your Audience
			Preparing Your Movie for Optimal Playback
			Publishing and Exporting
			Working with Flash Player Settings
			Publishing HTML for Flash Player Files
			Controlling Movie Placement in the Browser
			Using HTML for Alternative Images
			Using Other Publish Settings
			Creating Projectors
			Setting MIME Types on Your Server
			Exporting Flash to Other Formats
			Printing from Flash
			Printing from Flash Player
		Appendix A.   Keyboard Shortcuts
			Shortcuts for Commands
			Shortcuts for Accessing Tools and Manipulating Elements

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