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Save filter settings as preset libraries that you can easily apply to movie clip and text objects, Share your filter presets with other users by providing them with the filter configuration file, You can find the configuration file is an XML file  saved in the Flash Pro Configuration folder in the following location: Windows XP: [...]

First thing is to select the object to apply a filter preset to, and  then select the Filter tab. Second thing is to click the Add Filter button  and then select Presets. Third thing is to select the filter preset to apply from the list of available presets at the bottom of the preset menu. [...]

Steps to do. Select the object that you want to copy a filter from, and go tothe Filters panel. Select the filter desired to copy, then click the Clipboard button  and choose Copy Selected from the open pop-up menu. If you want to copy all filters, choose Copy All. Select the object that you want [...]

Step 1 Select what you want a  (text, button, or movie clip object to apply a filter to)  or remove a filter from what you have selected. Step 2 In the Filters section of the Property inspector, you need to do: To add a filter click the Add Filter button  and select a filter.Test  the [...]

The Adjust Color filter allows you to finely control the color attributes of the selected object, including contrast, brightness, saturation, and hue. Select an object to adjust the color for. In the Filters section of the Property inspector, click the Add Filter button , and select Adjust Color. Enter values for the color attributes. The attributes [...]

Select an object/text to apply a drop shadow to, and select Filters. Click the Add Filter button , and select drop shadow.To set the width and height of the drop shadow, set the Blur X and Y values. To open the Color Picker and set the drop shadow, click the Color control. To set the sharpness [...]

Adding a gradient bevel produces a raised look that makes an object appear to be raised above the background, with a gradient color across the surface of the bevel. The gradient bevel filter requires one color in the middle of the gradient with an alpha value of 0. Select an object to apply a gradient [...]

You can import a video file that is stored locally on your computer, and then upload the video file to a server after importing it to your FLA file. In Flash, when you import video for progressive download, you are really adding only a reference to the video file. Flash uses the reference to find [...]

There are several ways to run scripts. The most common ways are explained in this section. How To run a script that you are currently viewing or editing: Right-click (Command-click on the Macintosh) and choose Run Script. Click the Run Script icon on the Script window toolbar. This option lets you run a script before [...]

You can have JSFL scripts available within the Flash authoring environment by storing them in one of several folders within the Configuration folder. By default, the Configuration folder is in the following location: Windows® Vista™ and Windows® 7™:boot drive\Users\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Adobe\Flash CS5\language\Configuration\ Windows XP:boot drive\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Adobe\Flash CS5\language\Configuration\ Mac OS® X:Macintosh HD/Users/username/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Flash CS5/language/Configuration/ [...]

You can use Adobe Flash CS5 Professional or your preferred text editor to write and edit Flash JavaScript (JSFL) files. If you use Flash, these files have a .jsfl extension by default. To write a script, select File > New > Flash JavaScript File. You can also create a JSFL file by selecting commands in the History [...]

When you edit a symbol, Flash updates all the instances of that symbol in your document. Edit the symbol in the following ways: In context with the other objects on the Stage by using the Edit In Place command. Other objects are dimmed to distinguish them from the symbol you are editing. The name of [...]

You can create a symbol from selected objects on the Stage, create an empty symbol and make or import the content in symbol-editing mode, and create font symbols in Flash. Symbols can contain all the functionality that Flash can create, including animation. Using symbols that contain animation lets you create Flash applications with a lot [...]

Beginning in Flash Professional CS5, you can add text to a FLA file using a new text engine called the Text Layout Framework (TLF). TLF supports a wider array of rich text layout features and fine control of text attributes. TLF text allows greater control of text than the previous text engine, now called Classic [...]

To function properly, all TLF text objects rely on a specific TLF ActionScript library, also called a Runtime Shared Library or RSL. During authoring, Flash provides the library. At runtime, after you have uploaded your published SWF file to a web server, the library is provided in the following ways: The local computer. Flash Player [...]

You can make a TLF text container scrollable by adding a UIScrollBar component to the text container. The text container must have the following settings: The Text Type must be set to Editable. The Container and Flow Behavior must be set to Multiline or Multiline No Wrap. Make a TLF text container scrollable: Drag an [...]

To work with properties that apply to Asian text, enable the Asian Text options by doing one of the following: Choose Show Asian Options from the panel options menu in the Property inspector while TLF text is selected on the Stage. Select Show Asian Text Options in the Text section of Preferences (Edit > Preferences). [...]

The container and Flow section of the TLF Text Property inspector controls options that affect the entire text container. These proeprties include: Behavior This option controls how the container expands as the amount of text increases. Behavior has these options: Single Line Multiline: This option is only available when the selected text is area text. [...]

To set paragraph styles, you work with the Paragraph and Advanced Paragraph sections of the Text Property inspector. The Paragraph section includes the following text properties: Align This property can be used with horizontal or vertical text. Align to Start aligns the text along the starting edge of the container (the left side for left-to-right [...]

Character styles are attributes that apply to a single character or a set of characters, rather than to whole paragraphs or text containers. To set character styles, you work with the Character and Advanced Character sections of the Text Property inspector. The Character section of the Property inspector includes the following text properties: Family The [...]