How to work with rewind
Rewind is used to set the play head to first frame.
Picture below show the play head at 100 frame, so we can use Rewind to set it back to 1 frame
Step 1
Choose Control and then click Rewind
It will get back to frame 1 as picture below:
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How to work with Output window
In test mode, the Output window displays information to help you troubleshoot your movie. Some information, such as syntax errors, is displayed automatically.
Step 1
Choose Window and then click the Output
The output window will appear. If there are syntax errors in a script, the Output window will appears automatically.
How to using watch list
To monitor a set of critical variables in a manageable way, you can mark variables to appear in the Watch List. The Watch List displays the absolute path to the variable and the value. You can also enter a new variable value in the Watch List the same way you can in the variables tab.
Step 1
Choose Window and then select Debugger
The Watch List can display only in Variables, not in the Properties or Functions
How to work with ungroup
Step 1
Select the group that you want to ungroup
Step 2
Choose Modify and then click Ungroup
It will be ungroup as picture below:
How to work with group
To manipulate elements as a single object, you need to group them. For example, after creating a drawing such as a tree or flower, you might group the elements of the drawing so that you can easily select and move the drawing as a whole.
Step 1
Select the objects on the Stage that you want to group.
Step 2
Choose Modify and then select Group
The object will be group as picture below:
How to assign action to a button
Step 1
Select a button and choose Window and then select the Actions to open the Actions panel.
Step 2
Select the action script you want and double click to it.
Step 3
Choose Control and then click the Test Movie to test the button.
How to assign action to a frame
Step 1
Select a Keyframe in the Timeline.
Step 2
Choose Window and then click the Actions
Step 3
Select the action script you want and double click to it.
The script will assign to the frame as picture below:
How to linking text to a URL
Use the Arrow tool to select a text block on the Stage and to link all the text in the block to a URL.
Step 1
Choose Window and then click the Properties
Step 2
Enter the URL to which you want to link the text block
Step 3
Click the text will link to yahoo.
How to add sound to a button
Step 1
Select the button in the Library Panel
Step 2
Choose Edit from the options menu in the upper right corner
Step 3
Insert Keyframe to correspond to the button state to which you want to add a sound.
Step 4
Choose Window and then click the Properties
Step 5
In the Property inspector, choose a sound file from the Sound pop-up menu.
Step 6
Click the button to hear the sound
How to work with onion skinning
Flash displays one frame of the animation sequence at a time on the Stage. To help you position and edit a frame-by-frame animation, you can view two or more frames on the stage at once by use Onion Skin.
Step 1
Click the Onion Skin button.
All frames between the Start Onion Skin and End Onion Skin markers (in the Timeline header) are superimposed as one frame in the Movie window.
How to insert url
Step 1
Select a button and right click mouse to select Action
Step 2
The action panel will appear as picture below. Double click at getURL then type the www.yahoo.com to URL textbox.
Step 3
Choose Control and then click the Text Movie to test your button.
Step 4
Click to the button will get you to yahoo mail.
How to compressing sound for export.
To choose sound compression options, you use the options in the Export Settings area of the Sound Properties dialog box. The options available depend on the compression method you select. You can also use the Sound Properties dialog box to update sounds that you have modified in an external sound editor, or to test the sound.
Step 1
Select a sound in the Library Window and click the Properties icon at the bottom of the Library Window.
The sound properties dialog box will appear as picture below:
It shows the sound file type, size.
Step 2
Choose MP3 from the compression pop up list.
Step 3
When you change the Compression list box to mp3, which show the file size just 1.3kB.
Step 4
Click Update button to update the setting
Step 5
Click OK button to close the window.
How to adding sound panel to movie
The sound panel is used to let you add and edit the sound effect to the movie.
Step 1
Select the layer
Step 2
Choose Window and then click the Properties to open the sound panel
Step 3
Select the effect from the drop down list.
Left Channel/Right Channel plays sound in the left or right channel only
Fade Left to Right/Fade Right to Left shifts the sound from one channel to the other
Fade In gradually increases the amplitude of a sound over its duration
Fade Out gradually decreases the amplitude of a sound over its duration.
Left Channel/Right Channel plays sound in the left or right channel only
Fade Left to Right/Fade Right to Left shifts the sound from one channel to the other
Step 4
Choose a synchronization option from the Sync pop-up menu:
Start is the same as Event, except that if the sound is already playing, a new instance of the sound is started.
Stop silences the specified sound.
Stream synchronizes the sound for playing on a Web site. Flash forces animation to keep pace with stream sounds.
How to adding sound to movie
To adding sound to movie, first must insert sound file to flash, it support WAV and MP3 sound file type.
Step 1
Choose File and then click the Import to import sound file.
The sound will store in library as picture below:
Step 2
You can click the play button to hear the sound.
Step 3
Select the layer where you want to add sound
Step 4
Drags the sound to stage, then sound has been added which show as picture below
Step 5
Play the movie to hear the sound.
How to work with button library
The Button Library contains the button that can be used.
Step 1
Choose Window and then click the Common Libraries and select the Buttons
Step 2
The Button Library panel will appear as picture below:
Select the button you want and drag it to the stage
How to work with remove transform
When you scale, rotate, and skew instances, groups, and type with the Transform panel, Flash saves the original size and rotation values with the object. Thus, you can remove the last transformation applied and restores the original values.
Step 1
Select the object and rotate it and scale the object size
Step 2
We can restore the object by default. Choose Modify and select the Transform and then choose the Remove Transform
The transform will be removing as picture below:
How to create a simple button.
Step 1
Choose Insert and then click the New Symbol
Step 2
Select the Button from the symbol properties
Up mean the button is release, Over mean mouse over the button, Down mean click the mouse, Hit defining the area that will respond to the mouse click. This area is invisible in the movie
Step 3
Draw a rectangle to stage, then Click the second frame, labeled Over and choose Insert Keyframe
Step 4
Change the color of rectangle.
Step 5
Click the third frame, labeled Down and choose Insert Keyframe
Step 6
Resize the rectangle
Step 7
Click the labeled Hit frame, and choose Insert Keyframe
Step 8
Change the color of button
Step 9
Go to scene 1 by click the Scene 1
Step 10
Choose Window and then click the Library to show the Library Panel. The button have store in the library.
Step 11
Drag it to the stage, but it is unable to work like button. So, we choose Control and then click the Enable Simple Buttons
Step 12
Move over the button and click it to see the button work.
