Introduction to Adobe Flash CS4 Professional

Overview/Description
Adobe Flash Professional CS4 is one of the most popular interactive multimedia development tools on the market, providing design professionals with the ability to create engaging experiences, ranging from instructional media and games to entire web sites. Flash Professional CS4 includes an updated interface that is consistent with the user-interface (UI) design of other Adobe Creative Suite products such as Adobe Photoshop. This course demonstrates how to get started in Flash Professional CS4, providing a comprehensive introduction to the updated Flash environment. It introduces the learner to methods of creating graphics, explains how to plan Flash projects, and demonstrates how to use the core interface regions – the stage, timeline, and layers.

Target Audience
This course targets a range of in-training or established IT professionals needing to learn how to use Flash without any prior experience with the product. Learners are expected to have basic computing and word-processing skills, familiarity with web terminology and Internet navigation, and experience working in a Microsoft Windows or Apple Macintosh environment.

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
2.0

Lesson Objectives

Introduction to Adobe Flash CS4 Professional

recognize how to create a new Flash project

recognize the functions of the key elements of the Flash CS4 interface

recognize how to work with panels in Flash CS4

recognize how to work with different workspaces in Flash CS4

customize the workspace in Flash CS4

recognize the steps involved in planning a Flash project

distinguish between bitmap and vector graphics

recognize when to use the Object or Merge Drawing modes in Flash CS4

choose the appropriate tool from the Tools panel in Flash CS4

work with the Timeline and layers in Flash CS4

recognize how to work with layers in Flash CS4

use the Timeline and manipulate layers in Flash CS4