Summary

• Before you can start to create an interface in Flash, you need to have a plan for your Flash movie timeline. Create an organizational chart outlining the sections of the presentation.

• Determine your Flash movie properties (frame size, frame rate, and background color) before you undergo production in Flash.

• If you don't have final art for a Flash production, you can still create a functional proto-type of the presentation using placeholder graphics. When the final artwork is ready, replace the placeholder graphics with the final artwork.

• You can create simple slide shows or product catalogs using sequential keyframes and buttons with nextFrame() and prevFrame() actions.

• The Hit area of a text-based Button symbol should always be defined with a solid shape.

• You can achieve basic text scrolling by adding the TextArea component to your Flash movie.

• You can apply time-based alpha and blur effects to artwork with the custom BlurFader component.

• You can add accessibility information to Flash movies. Windows-based screen readers designed to work with Flash Player 6 or higher, such as GW Micro's Window-Eyes, can read this information.