Adobe Flash Level 1

Course suitable for:
This programme is for you if you have developed your website and you now want to create a more interactive version by adding media adverts, animations and more. The programme is very hands-on and introduces you to the basics of creating objects and animating in Flash. You will explore the basics of Flash, including tools and features and will create different types of animations. At the end of the day, you will publish material for the web!
The Flash environment
-What is Flash? Viewing a Flash movie
-The Flash work environment; exploring the Flash work environment
Drawing and painting
-Vector versus raster graphics; comparing vector and raster images
-Basic drawing and painting tools; working with the pencil tool; drawing with the pen tool; properties of shapes; working with the brush tool; erasing objects with the eraser tool; creating fills with the paint bucket tool; modifying strokes with the ink bottle and eyedropper tools
-Creating custom colours, gradients, and line styles; creating a custom colour swatch; creating a custom gradient swatch; creating a custom line style
Manipulating objects
-Selecting objects; selecting objects with the arrow tool; selecting objects with the lasso tool
-Object interaction; working with overlapping shapes; intersecting lines; combining objects; using a line to divide a shape
-Transforming and grouping objects; transforming objects; grouping and ungrouping objects
-Bitmap images; importing and modifying bitmap graphicsWorking with text
-Text blocks; creating and editing text
-Converting text into shapes; breaking apart text
Multiple layers in a movie
-Creating and managing multiple layers; creating and deleting layers; organising layers; locking and unlocking layers; hiding layers and displaying outlines
-Mask layers; creating a mask layer
-Aligning objects
Creating animation
-Frame-by-frame animation; creating a frame-by-frame animation
-Shape-tweened animation; creating a shape-tweened animation
-Motion-tweened animation; creating motion-tweened animation
-Guide layers; creating a guide layer; orienting to a path; editing a motion guide path
-Mask animations; animating a mask layer
-Creating buttons
Publishing your Flash movie
-Selecting your publishing settings; choosing publish settings
-Previewing and publishing files; previewing and publishing your files
Review of Programme
Other Recommended Programmes
-Adobe Flash Level 2
-Adobe Fireworks Levels 1 and 2
-Adobe Dreamweaver Levels 1 and 2
-Microsoft FrontPage Levels 1 and 2