Macromedia Flash 8 Training - FREE Tutorials

Flash Basics
Flash 8 Startup Screen
Interface Overview
Maximizing Your Workspace
File Types
Vectors vs. Bitmaps
Find and Replace

Symbols and Instances
Symbols and Instances Overview
Creating Symbols
Editing Symbols
Instance Names
9-Slice Scaling
Runtime Bitmap Caching

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Animation
Animation Overview
Keyframes and Tweening
Types of Tweening and Restrictions
Easing
Motion Guides
Shape Tweening
Shape Tweening Text
Shape Hints
Troubleshooting Tweens

Flash Movie Architecture
Scenes
Layers / Stacking and Levels
Nesting

Preferences and Customizing
General Preferences - Tuition 1
General Preferences - Tuition 2
ActionScript
Auto Format
Clipboard
Drawing - Tuition 1
Drawing - Tuition 2
Text and Warnings
Customizing Tools Panel
Keyboard Shortcuts
Rulers / Units and Document Properties
Guides
Grid
Snapping
Edit Snapping

Tools
Tools Overview
Selection Tool - Tuition 1
Selection Tool - Tuition 2
Subselection Tool
Free Transform Tool
Gradient Transform Tool
Line and Pen Tools
Lasso Tool
Lasso Tool Magic Wand Modifier
Text Tool
Oval / Rectangle and PolyStar Tools
Pencil Tool
Brush Tool
Brush Modes
Ink Bottle and Paint Bucket Tools
Eyedropper Tool
Eraser Tool
Colors
Hand and Zoom Tools

Panels
Panels Overview
Properties Panel
Info
Transform
Color Mixer
Color Swatches
History
Project
Accessibility
Movie Explorer - Tuition 1
Movie Explorer - Tuition 2

Library Panel
Library Panel Overview
Library Basics
Folders and Organization
Symbol Properties
Other Item Properties
Duplicating and Swapping

The Timeline
Timeline Overview
Layers and Layer Folders
Layer Properties and Menus
Managing Frames and Keyframes
Timeline Effects
Editing Multiple Frames

Drawing / Organizing and Compositing
Artwork Interaction
Combining Objects
Arrange Menu
Aligning and Distributing
Grouping
Blending
Blending Modes - Tuition 1
Blending Modes - Tuition 2
Color Styles Modifier
Filters
Filter Settings
Masking Basics
Creative Masking
Stroke Properties - Tuition 1
Stroke Properties - Tuition 2
Buttons
Animated Buttons

Text
Text Overview
Static Text Options
Dynamic and Input Text Options
Embedding Fonts
Spell Checking

Bitmaps
Overview and Importing
Image Quality and File Size
Modifying Bitmaps
Tracing Bitmaps

Video
Video Overview
Deployment Methods
Encoding - Tuition 1
Encoding - Tuition 2
Skinning and Playback Component

Sound
Overview / Importing and Placing
Effect Settings
Sync and Loop
Compressing Sounds - Tuition 1
Compressing Sounds - Tuition 2

ActionScript
ActionScript Overview
Actions Panel - Tuition 1
Actions Panel - Tuition 2
Debugger and Output Panels
Targeting and Instance Names - Tuition 1
Targeting and Instance Names - Tuition 2
Object Properties
Timeline Control
Variables
Conditional Statements - Tuition 1
Conditional Statements - Tuition 2
onEnterFrame - Tuition 1
onEnterFrame - Tuition 2
Button Actions - Tuition 1
Button Actions - Tuition 2
Functions
GetURL
Preloaders - Tuition 1
Preloaders - Tuition 2
Preloaders - Tuition 3

Components and Behaviors
Components Overview
Component Parameters
Behaviors

Publishing
Exporting and Formats
Flash Publish Settings
HTML Publish Settings
Bandwidth Profiler

Conclusion
Wrap-up and Resources
About The Author

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