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How to use  Publish Settings feature in Flash. The Publish Settings dialog box provides an option to affect the WMODE setting. The options selected in the Publish Settings will be added to the HTML source code automatically: Select the File menu select Publish Settings ( Ctrl+Shift+F12) Select the HTML (.html) option Click the HTML tab [...]

Finally, after you’ve made the appropriate changes to the flash animated header of your web design template you should publish and update it. You may want to modify the publish settings to reduce the download time or increase the image quality. To do so, please, choose “File/Publish Settings…” from top menu. In “Publish Settings” window [...]

Learn the very basics of Flash tweening. Let’s say that you want a rectangle in your Flash movie to move from the left side of the stage to the right side of the stage. Here are the steps that you need to follow to accomplish that in Flash CS3. Create a rectangle. Convert it into [...]

Create a new document and set the size to 400 x 300 (“Frame” > “Frame Size”) Set “Frame 1″ to “Stop” (“Frame” > “Frame Delay” and check “Stop”, click OK) Draw the pen cursor using the Shape tool. Select both shapes and choose “Edit” > “Convert to Sprite”. Quit the sprite with “Esc” key. Select [...]

Calling frames in dynamic movie Display frames of external swf file with gotoAndStop and gotoAndPlay commands Minimum Flash Designer version 5.0.22.5. Create main movie: Create a new document and set the size to 500 x 400 (“Frame” > “Frame Size”) Set “Frame 1″ to “Stop” (“Frame” > “Frame Delay” and check “Stop”, click OK) Draw [...]

Insert dynamic Video or Flash movie (external SWF file) Display external Flash file inside Flash Designer movie. You have to convert Video files (mpeg or avi) to SWF format before you can import them. Minimum Flash Designer version 5.0.22.5. Verify your version under Help > About. Create main movie: Create a new document and set [...]

      This tutorial demonstrates how create a Flash movie that changes its size when the user moves the mouse over it and collapses when the mouse is out of the rectangle. Launch Flash Designer and create blank animation. Set frame size (“Frame” > “Frame Size”) to 300 x 300. Make the first frame [...]