Flash CS6 Tutorial – An Essential Guide For Web Developers

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: 01. Introduction

Lecture 1: Working Files – Download These First

Lecture 2: 0101 Welcome and Course Overview

Chapter 2: 02. What Is Flash?

Lecture 1: Flash's Weaknesses

Lecture 2: 0202 Flash's Strengths

Chapter 3: 03. Getting Started

Lecture 1: 0301 Viewing The Welcome Screen

Lecture 2: 0302 Creating A New Movie

Lecture 3: 0303 Creating Movies From Templates

Lecture 4: 0304 A Tour Of The Interface

Lecture 5: 0305 Touring Flash's Panels

Lecture 6: 0306 A Look At The Flash Toolbox

Lecture 7: 0307 Customizing The Interface

Lecture 8: 0308 Exploring And Saving Workspaces

Lecture 9: 0309 Setting Flash Preferences

Lecture 10: 0310 Setting The Auto-Save Option

Lecture 11: 0311 Using Auto-Recovery

Chapter 4: 04. Navigating And Working With Files

Lecture 1: 0401 Adjusting Magnification

Lecture 2: 0402 Additional Zooming Techniques

Lecture 3: 0403 Navigating Within Movies

Lecture 4: 0404 Setting Movie Properties

Lecture 5: 0405 Saving Flash Files

Chapter 5: 05. Getting Started With Flash's Drawing Tools

Lecture 1: 0501 Getting Started With The Pencil Tool

Lecture 2: 0502 Pencil Tool Options

Lecture 3: 0503 Using The Line Tool

Lecture 4: 0504 Flash's Brush Tool

Lecture 5: Understanding The Brush Tool Modes

Lecture 6: 0506 Using The Eraser Tool And Eraser Modes

Lecture 7: 0507 Drawing With The Pen Tool

Lecture 8: 0508 Drawing Straight Lines And Polygons

Lecture 9: 0509 Drawing Curves And Arcs

Lecture 10: 0510 Creating Combination Paths

Lecture 11: 0511 Manipulating Anchor Points – Part 1

Lecture 12: 0512 Manipulating Anchor Points – Part 2

Chapter 6: 06. Drawing Shapes In Flash

Lecture 1: 0601 Drawing Rectangles And Perfect Squares

Lecture 2: 0602 Setting A Corner Radius On Rectangles

Lecture 3: Drawing Ovals, Circles And Wedges

Lecture 4: Using The Rectangle Primitive Tool

Lecture 5: 0605 Using The Oval Primitive Tool

Lecture 6: 0606 Drawing Polygons And Stars

Lecture 7: 0607 Understanding The Merge Drawing Mode

Lecture 8: Understanding The Object Drawing Mode

Lecture 9: 0609 Techniques For Selecting Objects – Part 1

Lecture 10: 0610 Techniques For Selecting Objects – Part 2

Chapter 7: 07. Applying Color To Objects

Lecture 1: 0701 Using The Paint Bucket Tool

Lecture 2: 0702 Applying Outlines With The Ink Bottle

Lecture 3: 0703 Creating Custom Colors

Lecture 4: 0704 Applying Colored Transparency

Lecture 5: 0705 Creating Custom Gradients

Chapter 8: 08. Managing Objects On The Stage

Lecture 1: Positioning Objects Numerically

Lecture 2: 0802 Duplicating Movie Content

Lecture 3: 0803 Aligning Objects Together

Lecture 4: 0804 Spacing Shapes Apart

Lecture 5: 0805 Transforming Objects

Lecture 6: 0806 Combining Objects Together

Lecture 7: 0807 Grouping And Ungrouping

Lecture 8: 0808 What's Really Going On With Drawing Modes

Lecture 9: 0809 Understanding Stacking Order

Lecture 10: 0810 Creating And Managing Layers

Chapter 9: 09. Working With Text

Lecture 1: 0901 Creating Point And Paragraph Text

Lecture 2: 0902 Applying Text Formatting

Lecture 3: 0903 Creating Multiple Columns

Lecture 4: 0904 Threading Text Frames Together

Chapter 10: 10. Symbols Instances And The Library

Lecture 1: Understanding Symbols And Instances

Lecture 2: 1002 Creating Graphic Symbols

Lecture 3: 1003 Building Graphic Symbols From Scratch

Lecture 4: 1004 Creating Movie Clip Symbols

Lecture 5: 1005 Animating Within A Movie Clip

Lecture 6: 1006 Creating Button Symbols

Lecture 7: 1007 Understanding The Hit State

Lecture 8: 1008 Using The Library Panel

Lecture 9: 1009 Inserting Symbol Instances

Lecture 10: 1010 Manipulating Instances On The Stage

Lecture 11: 1011 Editing And Updating Symbols

Lecture 12: 1012 Using Other Flash File Libraries

Lecture 13: 1013 Importing Symbols From Other Flash Projects

Lecture 14: 1014 Using Flash's Common Libraries

Chapter 11: 11. Creating Animations

Lecture 1: 1101 Understanding Animation In Flash

Lecture 2: 1102 Flash's Timeline, Frames, And Key Frames

Lecture 3: 1103 Getting Started With Motion Tweened Animation

Lecture 4: 1104 Editing Tweened Animations

Lecture 5: 1105 Using Motion Presets

Lecture 6: 1106 Using The Motion Editor

Lecture 7: 1107 Frame-By-Frame Animation

Lecture 8: 1108 Using Movie Clips To Control Playback Speed

Lecture 9: 1109 Creating Classic Motion Tweening

Lecture 10: 1110 Building More Intricate Objects – Part 1

Lecture 11: 1111 Building More Intricate Objects – Part 2

Chapter 12: 12. Triggering Actions With Buttons And Frames

Lecture 1: 1201 Applying An Action To A Button

Lecture 2: 1202 Editing ActionScript Code Directly