Flash® Professional CS5 Bible -- About the Author -- Credits -- Preface -- How to Get the Most Out of This Book -- Icons: What Do They Mean? -- How This Book Is Organized -- Part I: An Introduction to Flash Web Production -- Part II: Mastering the Flash Environment -- Part III: Creating Animation and Effects -- Part IV: Integrating Media Files with Flash -- Part V: Adding Basic Interactivity to Flash Movies -- Part VI: Distributing Flash Movies -- Getting in Touch -- Adobe Wants to Help You -- Acknowledgments -- Contents at a Glance -- Contents -- Part I: An Introduction to Flash Web Production -- Chapter 1: Understanding the Adobe Flash CS5 Blueprint -- The Key Is Integration -- The Many Worlds of Flash CS5 -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Exploring Web Technologies -- Contextualizing Flash in the Internet Evolution -- Exploring Companion Technologies -- Recognizing Project Potential -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Planning Flash Projects -- Workflow Basics -- Using the Project Panel in Flash CS5 -- Summary -- Part II: Mastering the Flash Environment -- Chapter 4: Interface Fundamentals -- Getting Started -- Managing Windows and Panels -- The Tools Panel -- The Document Window -- The Timeline Window -- Printing -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Drawing in Flash -- Using Geometric Shape Tools -- Using Drawing Tools -- Creating Precise Lines and Bezier Curves with the Pen Tool -- Using Fill and Stroke Controls -- Optimizing Drawings -- Putting Selection Tools to Work -- Designing and Aligning Elements -- The Edit Menu -- Creating Patterns with Symbols Using the Spray Brush Tool and the Deco Tool -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Symbols, Instances, and the Library -- Understanding the Document Library -- Defining Content Types -- Editing Symbols -- Modifying Instance Properties -- Building Nested Symbol Structures -- 9-Slice Scaling for Movie Clip Backgrounds.

Using the Movie Explorer -- Using Authortime Shared Libraries -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Applying Color -- Introducing Color Basics -- Working in the Swatches Panel -- Using the Color Panel -- Working with Droppers, Paint Buckets, and Ink Bottles -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Working with Text -- Considering Typography -- Text Field Types in Flash -- The Text Tool and the Properties Panel -- Font Export and Display -- Font Symbols and Shared Font Libraries -- Modifying Text -- Summary -- Chapter 9: Modifying Graphics -- Sampling and Switching Fills and Strokes -- Transforming Gradients and Bitmap Fills -- Gradient Transform Used for Lighting Effects -- Applying Modify Shape Menu Commands -- Free Transform Commands and Options -- Manipulating Symbols in 3D Space -- Modifying Item Types -- Working with Drawing Objects and Combine Object Commands -- Working with Compound Shapes -- Editing with Find and Replace -- Using the History Panel -- Summary -- Part III: Creating Animation and Effects -- Chapter 10: Timeline Animation and the Motion Editor -- Basic Methods of Flash Animation -- Frame-by-Frame Animation -- Modifying Multiframe Sequences -- Using Tweens for Animation -- Adjusting Easing and Tween Properties with the Motion Editor -- Integrating Multiple Animation Sequences -- Reusing and Modifying Tweened Symbol Instances -- Creating IK Armatures with the Bone Tool and Bind Tool -- Summary -- Chapter 11: Applying Filters, Blends, Guides, and Masks -- Applying Filters in Flash -- Controlling Color: Properties versus Filters -- Layering Graphics with Blend Modes -- Working with Special Layer Types: Guides and Masks -- Using Distribute to Layers -- Summary -- Part IV: Integrating Media Files with Flash -- Chapter 12: Adding Sound -- Identifying Sound File Import and Export Formats -- Importing Sounds into Flash -- Assigning a Sound to a Button.

Adding Sound to the Timeline -- Organizing Sounds on the Timeline -- Synchronizing Audio to Animations -- Stopping Sounds -- Editing Audio in Flash -- Sound Optimization Overview -- Publish Settings for Audio -- Fine-Tuning Sound Settings in the Library -- Final Sound Advice and Pointers -- Summary -- Chapter 13: Importing Artwork -- Defining Vectors and Bitmaps -- Knowing the File Formats for Import to Flash -- Preparing Bitmaps -- Preserving Bitmap Quality -- Importing and Copying Bitmaps -- Setting Bitmap Properties -- Using the Bitmap Buttons in the Properties Panel -- Making Sense of Bitmap Compression -- Converting Rasters to Vectors -- Using External Vector Graphics -- Importing Vector Artwork -- Optimizing Vectors -- Working with XFL: The New Flash Format -- Summary -- Chapter 14: Displaying Video -- Integrating Video: The Solutions -- Importing the Video -- Adding Cue Points -- Working with Video Alpha Channels -- Summary -- Part V: Adding Basic Interactivity to Flash Movies -- Chapter 15: Understanding Actions and Event Handlers -- Actions and Event Handlers -- Your First Five Actions -- Making Actions Happen with Event Handlers -- Creating Invisible Buttons and Using navigateToURL -- Summary -- Chapter 16: Building Timelines and Interactions -- A Brief History of Movie Clips: The Key to Self-Contained Playback -- Targets and Paths Explained -- Targeting Movie Clips in Flash CS5 -- Summary -- Chapter 17: Making Your First Flash CS5 Project -- The Main Timeline As the Site Layout -- Adding Navigation Elements to the Main Timeline -- Text Scrolling with the TextArea Component -- Using the Custom BlurFader Component -- Making the Movie Accessible -- Summary -- Part VI: Distributing Flash Movies -- Chapter 18: Publishing Flash Movies -- Testing Flash Movies -- Publishing Your Flash Movies -- Publish Settings.

Publish Preview and Publish Commands -- Using Publish Profiles -- Summary -- Chapter 19: Integrating Flash Content with Web Pages -- Writing Markup for Flash Movies -- Detecting the Flash Player -- Using Flash Movies with JavaScript and DHTML -- Summary -- Chapter 20: Using the Flash Player and Projector -- Using the Stand-Alone Flash Player and Projector -- Stand-Alone Limitations and Solutions -- Using the Flash Player Plug-In for Web Browsers -- Using the Settings in Flash Player 6 and Later -- Player Utilities -- Summary -- Chapter 21: Creating Adobe AIR Applications Using Flash CS5 -- Understanding Adobe AIR -- Publishing and Sharing AIR Applications -- Summary -- Chapter 22: Using Flash to Create iPhone Applications -- Understanding Flash on the iPhone -- Preparing to Develop iPhone Apps -- Building a Flash iPhone Application -- Summary -- Part VII: Appendixes -- Appendix A: Using the CD-ROM -- Reviewing Example .swf and .fla Files -- Installing and Using Plug-Ins and Applications -- Source Files and Applications -- Troubleshooting -- Customer Care -- Appendix B: Guest Experts' Information -- Appendix C: Digital Audio Basics -- Understanding the Basics of Sampling and Quality -- Getting Tips on Production -- Appendix D: Digital Video Basics -- Garbage In, Garbage Out: Controlling Video Quality -- Editing Footage -- Choosing an Import Format -- Index.