Flash Basics

1. Introduction to Flash



The Stage – This is where everything in the frame is shown – the content of the frame. This is where everything happens

Tools Bar – This is where all the basic tools for drawing and editing on the stage are.

The Timeline – This is where you make things happen to the objects on the stage. It is made up of frames, of which there are two types. KeyFrames are where significant events occur, where as nothing tends to happen in a normal frame. (Frames turn grey when the have something in.) It also uses layers which allow more than one thing to happen at once.

Panels – These are where advanced options and effects are performed.

Properties Panel – This is where all the properties of objects can be changed. For example, if text is selected then the font, colour and size can be changed here. This is where most basic options and effects are performed.

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Selection Tool – Used to select objects on the stage.

Lasso Tool – Cuts through fills in the shape as drawn.

Line Tool ­– Draws Straight Lines.

Text Tool – Inserts Text.

Shape Tools – Draw basic circles, ellipses, squares rectangles and other polygons.

Pencil Tool – Draws lines.

Paintbrush Tool – Creates Fills of any shape.

Transform Tools – Change the shape of an object, or the fill.

Fill Tools – Ink Bottle – Creates a line around any selected fill.
Paint Bucket – Creates a fill within any selected lines.

Eyedropper – Select any colour already displayed in the screen.

Eraser – Erases fills.

View Tools – Changes what is shown on the stage (Zoom Tool and Hand Tool)

Colour Tools – Change the colour of fills, lines and new objects.

Additional Options – Gives extra ways to customize how tools work.

Experiment with these tools and see how it works...

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2- Frames
These are movie frames through which contain a little picture.When these pictures are put together, the objects move.According to our settings...

In Flash, the frames are found in the timeline at the top of the screen. They are numbered every five frames, so u can find ur way around.
Look at the diagram-to get the better idea..




Have a quick look at each of these...
Frame – Animation is all about frames.

KeyFrame – this is where important events in the timeline occur. For example, if you wanted to make a circle change to a square, you’d put a circle in one KeyFrame and a square in the other and use a tween on the frames between them.

Layers – We'll stop by these later...

The Indicator – This tells you which frame you are looking at.

Actions – These frames have an Actionscript code embedded to make the movie do interesting things.

Named KeyFrames – These are just as they appear. A name is given to distinguish the frame when pieces of Actionscript refer to it. But these really aren’t important. It’s just another useless feature of Flash that we won’t be dealing with. Hard luck.

Use F6 to insert a new KeyFrame, or F7 to insert a blank KeyFrame. Just click and drag frames to make them longer or shorter.

Just draw an object...
...press F6 to add a new KeyFrame...
... and then move the object to create movement.

Do this a few times and you should see your shape move! Use Enter to see your creation move...

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