Flash 8 Professional:
Basic (ACE Edition)

Topic-Level Outline

             Days:           1

Prerequisites:           Windows XP: Basic, or equivalent experience

             Unit 1 :           Getting started

           Topic A: 0   Flash overview

           A-1:           Discussing Flash concepts and applications

           A-2:           Viewing Flash files

           Topic B: 0   The Flash interface

           B-1:           Exploring Flash elements

           B-2:           Changing elements on the Stage

           Topic C: 0   Getting help

             C-1:             Using Flash Help

             Unit 2 :           Basic objects

           Topic A: 0   New file settings

           A-1:           Setting Stage properties

           Topic B: 0   Library items

           B-1:           Importing images

           Topic C: 0   Text

           C-1:           Creating an expanding-width text block

           C-2:           Creating a fixed-width text block

           C-3:           Formatting text

           C-4:           Toggling between text block types

           Topic D: 0   Basic shapes

           D-1:           Drawing objects

           D-2:           Formatting drawing objects

           D-3:           Working with shapes

           D-4:           Combining shapes

           D-5:           Combining drawing objects

           Topic E: 0   Freeform drawing and editing

             E-1:             Creating freeform shapes

             E-2:             Moving and reshaping with the Selection tool

             E-3:             Reshaping with the Subselection tool

             E-4:             Exploring marquee and lasso selections

             Unit 3 :           The Timeline

           Topic A: 0   Layers

           A-1:           Creating layers

           A-2:           Moving items to new layers

           A-3:           Arranging and grouping layers

           Topic B: 0   Timeline basics

             B-1:             Adjusting a layer’s duration

             Unit 4 :           Formatting objects

           Topic A: 0   Custom colors and gradients

           A-1:           Creating custom color swatches

           A-2:           Creating and applying gradients

           Topic B: 0   Soft edges

             B-1:             Applying filters

             B-2:             Softening fill edges

             Unit 5 :           Timeline animation

           Topic A: 0   Frame-by-frame animation

           A-1:           Creating frame-by-frame animation

           Topic B: 0   Motion tweening

           B-1:           Creating a tweened animation

           B-2:           Animating an alpha value

           Topic C: 0   Movie clip animation

             C-1:             Creating a looping animation

             Unit 6 :           Interactive components

           Topic A: 0   Buttons

           A-1:           Creating a button symbol

           A-2:           Adding a movie clip to a button state

           A-3:           Creating an invisible button

           Topic B: 0   ActionScript fundamentals

           B-1:           Discussing ActionScript

           B-2:           Applying basic ActionScript commands

           Topic C: 0   Scripting sound control

             C-1:             Adding audio with ActionScript

             C-2:             Controlling audio with ActionScript

             Unit 7 :           Publishing

           Topic A: 0   Accessibility

           A-1:           Creating accessible Flash content

           A-2:           Setting the tab index

           Topic B: 0   Testing

           B-1:           Testing document download performance

           Topic C: 0   Publishing

                        C-1:                        Publishing a SWF file