Flash CS5: Basic

Topic-Level Outline

Days:  1

          Prerequisites: Windows XP: Basic, Windows Vista: Basic, Windows 7: Basic, or equivalent experience

                         Unit 1 :  Getting started

Topic A: 0  Flash overview

A-1:                               Discussing Flash concepts and applications

A-2:                               Viewing Flash files

Topic B: 0  The Flash interface

B-1:                               Exploring Flash elements

B-2:                               Changing elements on the Stage

Topic C: 0  Getting help

C-1:                         Using Flash Help

                         Unit 2 :  Basic objects

Topic A: 0  New file settings

A-1:                               Setting XMP metadata and Stage properties

Topic B: 0  Library items

B-1:                               Importing images

Topic C: 0  Using text

C-1:                               Creating an expanding-width text block

C-2:                               Creating a fixed-width text block

C-3:                               Formatting text

C-4:                               Toggling between text block types

Topic D: 0  Basic shapes

D-1:                               Drawing objects

D-2:                               Formatting drawing objects

D-3:                               Working with shapes

D-4:                               Combining shapes

D-5:                               Combining drawing objects

D-6:                               Creating Primitive Object shapes

Topic E: 0  Freeform drawing and editing

E-1:                         Creating freeform shapes

E-2:                         Moving and reshaping with the Selection tool

E-3:                         Reshaping with the Subselection tool

E-4:                         Exploring marquee and lasso selections

                         Unit 3 :  Using the Timeline

Topic A: 0  Layers

A-1:                               Creating layers

A-2:                               Moving items to other layers

A-3:                               Arranging and grouping layers

Topic B: 0  Timeline basics

B-1:                         Adjusting a layer’s duration

                         Unit 4 :  Formatting objects

Topic A: 0  Custom colors and gradients

A-1:                               Creating custom color swatches

A-2:                               Creating and applying gradients

Topic B: 0  Soft edges

B-1:                         Applying filters

B-2:                         Softening fill edges

                         Unit 5 :  Timeline animation and interactive buttons

Topic A: 0  Frame-by-frame animation

A-1:                               Creating frame-by-frame animation

Topic B: 0  Motion tweening

B-1:                               Creating a classic tween

B-2:                               Animating an alpha value

B-3:                               Creating a motion tween

B-4:                               Editing a motion path

B-5:                               Using the Motion Editor to scale an animation

Topic C: 0  Movie clip animation

C-1:                               Creating a looping animation

Topic D: 0  Interactive buttons

                         D-1:                         Creating a button symbol

D-2:                         Adding sound to a button

D-3:                         Adding a movie clip to a button state

                         Unit 6 :  Publishing your applications

Topic A: 0  Accessibility

A-1:                               Creating accessible Flash content

A-2:                               Setting the tab index

Topic B: 0  Testing

B-1:                               Testing document download performance

Topic C: 0  Publishing

C-1:              Publishing a SWF file

              Appendix A :  ACA exam objectives map

Topic A: 0  Comprehensive exam objectives