Chapter 6. Getting Started with Flash

Guiding Questions

  • What are the primary elements of the Flash interface?

  • How can you set Flash's document properties?

  • What is the Flash stage?

  • How do Flash's drawing tools work?

  • What is the Property Inspector?

  • What is Flash's Timeline?

  • How do you navigate Flash's Timeline?

Chapter Overview

In this chapter, you will be introduced to the Flash interface.

Basic Flash Interface

Before we start, here's a quick introduction to the Flash interface.

Unified Screen

Unified Screen

The Menu Bar is the primary interface with Flash. All of the functions in Flash are available through the Menu Bar. It is worthwhile to explore each Menu Bar option to ...

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