Flash CS3 Practical 3

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AACS1193 WEB DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT Tutorial 3

Practical 3: Layer and timeline

Add or delete layers

1. Click the layer in the timeline that you want to appear below the new layer.

2. Click the Insert Layer button.

Layers added:

3. Click the layer you want to delete.4. Click the Delete Layer button

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A Layer (Layer 3) deleted:

Set Layer Properties

1. Click the layer for which you want to set controls.

2. Click Modify (from menu bar ).3. Click Timeline.

4. Click Layer Properties.

5. Type a distinctive name for the layer in the Name text box.

6. Change the desired layer property.

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7. Click OK.

Rename a Layer

1. Double-click the layer name.

2. Type a new name.3. Press Enter.

Hide a Layer

1. Select a layer you want to hide.

2. Click beneath the column

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Type a distinctive

name for the layer in

the Name text box.

To make the layer

visible in the Timeline,

leave the Show check

box checked.

To lock the layer

to preventchanges, select theLock check box.

You can select a layertype.

You can select a layer

height.

The layer’s

name changed.




Lock a Layer

1. Select the layer you want to lock.

2. Click the layer bullet ( change to )

Stack Layers

1. Click the layer you want to move.2. Drag the layer up or down to its new location in the stack.

3. Release the mouse button.

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The backgroundis invisible.

Click here to

hide or unhide

objects on layer.

The layer

“Love” is

now locked.

The layer in its new

position




Organize Layers into Folders

Create a Folder

1. Click the Insert Layer folder

Add a Layer to a Folder

1. Click the layer you want to move into a folder.

2. Drag the layer over the folder.3. Release the mouse button.

Rename a Folder

1. Double-click the layer folder name you want to rename.2. Type a new name.

3. Press Enter.

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New folder added




Collapse a Folder

• Click the layer folder’s Expand icon. ( Changes to )

Add Guide Layers

• There are two types of guide layers: Plain and Motion

• A plain guide layer can help in positioning an object on the Stage, but it does not

appear in the final movie.

Add a Plain Guide Layer

1. Click the layer that you want to appear below the new guide layer.

2. Click (Insert Layer)

3. Click Right-click the new layer name.

4. Click Guide (The layer becomes a guide layer, noted by its icon. You can placeobjects on the layer or use it to create a layout.)

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Add a Motion Guide Layer

1. Click the layer that you want to link to a motion guide layer.

2. Click the Add Motion Guide icon.

* Flash adds the motion guide layer to the Timeline and links it to the layer you selected.

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Create Mask layers• The mask layer is to hide various elements on underlying layers.

• Flash links masked layers to layers and exports them in the final movie file.

Add a Mask Layer

1. Click the layer to which you want to add a mask.2. Click (Insert Layer)

3. Right-click the new layer’s name.

4. Click Mask.• Flash marks the layer as a mask layer, locks it against any changes and links it to the

layer below.

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You can now

see the




Create a Mask

1. Unlock the mask layer ( changes to )

2. Draw a fill shape on the Stage over the area you want to view in the layer below.(The rectangle fill shapes are used as window-like mask.)

3. Lock the mask layer

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You can now see the

masking effect.




Customize the Timeline

Change the Timeline Position

1. Click the Panel Menu button .

2. Click Placement.3. Click a placement option.

Change Frame Size

1. Click the Panel Menu button

2. Click a frame size.

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* Large frames appear in the Timeline.

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