Adobe Flash software is the industry-leading authoring environment for creating engaging interactive experiences. It is ideal for interactive designers, graphic designers and developers. Learn how to create and deliver rich interactive content using an industry leading software package.

Course Content

Exploring the Adobe® Flash® CS4 Environment

• Define Flash
• Explore the Flash Welcome Screen
• Explore the Flash Interface
• Explore and Customise the Panels in Flash CS4

Working with Drawing and Painting Tools

• Compare the Drawing Modes of Flash
• Use Drawing and Painting Tools
• Use the Pen Tool

Manipulating Objects

• Use the Selection Tools
• Overview of Layers
• Work with Interacting Objects
• Transform Objects

Understanding Vector and Bitmap Images

• Vector Images and Bitmap Images
• Work with Bitmap Images
• Working with Text
• Overview of Text Fields and Attributes
• Create Text Fields
• Convert Text into Shapes

Working with Symbols and Instances

• Create a Symbol
• Create a Symbol Instance

Using Animation Basics to Create Animations

• Create Animations with Frames and Keyframes
• Work with Frames
• Create a Motion Tween Animation
• Create a Shape Tween Animation

Working with Multiple Layers

• Work with Multiple Layers
• Create a Mask Layer

Using ActionScript

• Basics of ActionScript
• ActionScript Elements

Course Outcomes

After completing this course, students will know how to:

• explore the Flash environment, interface, and panels.
• use Flash drawing and painting tools.
• work with objects and images.
• import bitmap images, use compressions, and trace bitmap features.
• create and modify text and convert text to shapes.
• create and edit symbols and instances.
• become familiar with animation tools and features and create an animation.
• work with multiple layers and create a layer mask animation.
• explore the ActionScript language.

Suitable for

This course is suitable for this wanting to learn the basics of flash used in web design and creating interactive content.

Before the course

To gain the most from this class, students should be familiar with the Windows environment (XP for ILT and Vista for online), be familiar with the web and its terminologies, have a basic frame of reference for graphic and design applications, identify programs designed for graphics and web, have a desire to know the basic terminologies and components of ActionScript and its role as a Flash programming language.