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Book 1
Flash CS3 Professional – an Introduction
Chapter 1 – Getting Started
Starting Flash CS3 Professional
Activation
Registration
Screen Components
Creating a New Blank Document
Creating New Documents Based on Templates
Opening Documents
Saving Documents
Save as Template
Revert
Customising the Interface
Zoom
Keyboard Shortcuts
Assignment 1
Chapter 2 – Drawing and Painting
The Flash Editor
Drawing Shapes
Drawing Lines
Customising Lines
Selection Techniques
Primitive Objects
Object Drawing
Grouping Objects
Selecting Colours
The Eyedropper tool
Practice Activity 1
Painting Techniques
Filling Objects
Gradients
Editing Gradients
Practice Activity 2
The Free Transform Tool
Bordering Objects
Erasing
Undo
The History Panel
Assignment 2
Chapter 3 – Working with Text
Entering Text
Customising Text
Breaking up Text
Applying Filters
Spell-Checking
Assignment 3
Chapter 4 – Using Layers
Layers—an Overview
Layers and the Timeline
Creating a New Layer
Renaming Layers
Hiding Layers
Locking Layers
Layer Housekeeping
Copying Objects Between Layers
Special Layers
Creating Guide Layers
Mask Layers
Assignment 4
Chapter 5 – Symbols and Instances
The Flash Library
Adding Symbols to the Library
Library Folders
Inserting Instances
Using the Library Between Documents
Practice Activity 3
Symbol Editing
Duplicating Symbols
Assignment 5
Key Learning Summary

Book 2
Chapter 6 – Bitmaps
Graphics Overview
Importing Bitmaps
Converting Bitmaps to Vectors
Practice Activity 5
Resizing Bitmaps
Filling with Bitmaps
Assignment 6
Chapter 7 – Animations
What is an Animation?
The Timeline
Customising the Timeline
Working with Frames
Onion Skinning
Frame Rates
Creating Simple Frame-by-Frame Animations
Practice Activity 6
Previewing Your Animation
Assignment 7
Chapter 8 – Tweening
Tweening Overview
Creating a Simple Motion Tween
Using Motion Guide Layers
Practice Activity 7
Creating a Shape Tween
Shape Hints
Practice Activity 8
Multiple Motion Tweens
Timeline Effects
Assignment 8
Chapter 9 – Buttons and Hotspots
Rollover Buttons
Creating a Button
Practice Activity 9
Creating Hotspots
Assignment 9
Chapter 10 – Sounds
Sound Guidelines
Finding Sounds
Adding Sounds to the Library
Inserting Sounds
Viewing Sound File Details
Setting an Effect
Sync Settings
Looping Sounds
Editing Sounds
Assignment 10
Chapter 11 – Exporting and Publishing Movies
Exporting Movies as Bitmaps
Exporting Movies as Projectors
Testing Your Movie
Preparing to Publish
Previewing in Your Browser
Practice Activity 10
Publishing Your Movie
Assignment 11
Glossary
Key Learning Summary

This course concludes with certification provided by the HLC
(Home Learning College)