1. Adobe Flash Professional CS5 – Illustrated
Unit B: Creating Graphics and Text

2. Objectives Understand vector and bitmap graphics Create a new document
Set tool options and create a shape
Reshape an object
Select and modify a shape
Copy and transform an object
Use design panels
Create text
Modify text
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3. Understanding Vector and Bitmap Graphics
Comparing vector and bitmap images
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4. Understanding Vector and Bitmap Graphics
Bitmap images
For static design elements or limited animation
No anchor points
Vector graphics
Often used in Flash
Create with drawing tools on Tools panel
Can edit anchor points
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5. Understanding Vector and Bitmap Graphics
Vector graphics
Display image as a matrix of dots (pixels) on a grid
Consist of a finite number of pixels
Resolution-dependent
Resizing affects image quality
Mathematically calculated
Composed of anchor points and straight or curved line segments (collectively form a path)
Appear smooth; appropriate for illustrations
Resolution-independent
Offer more flexibility than bitmap images
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6. Understanding Vector and Bitmap Graphics
Resolution
Degree of clarity, detail, and sharpness of displayed or printed image
Expressed by number of pixels per square inch (the higher the better)
Flash drawing modes
Merge Drawing mode (default)
Assumes that objects’ paths combine
Object Drawing mode
Treats object as a whole
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7. Understanding Vector and Bitmap Graphics
Comparing objects in Merge Drawing and Object Drawing modes
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8. Creating a New Document
Several methods to precisely measure and position objects on the Stage
Display rulers
Create guides
Display a grid
All through the View menu
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9. Creating a New Document
Document Settings dialog box OR use Properties panel
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10. Creating a New Document
Viewing the grid
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11. Creating a New Document
Grid dialog box OR Choose Snapping from View menu
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12. Setting Tool Options and Creating a Shape
Tools panel is separated into sections, each containing related tools
Examples: drawing, view, and selection
Many tools have tool options at the bottom of the Tools panel
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13. Setting Tool Options and Creating a Shape
Drawing and painting tools
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14. Aligning Objects on the Stage
Snap Align
Snap to Grid
Snap to Guides
Snap to Objects
Snap to Pixels
Viewing rulers, guides, and alignment lines
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15. Setting Tool Options and Creating a Shape
Select colors for strokes and fills using color pop-up window
Setting stroke color by clicking a color swatch
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16. Setting Tool Options and Creating a Shape
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17. Reshaping an Object Selection Tool Zoom Tool Guide layer
Manipulates shape directly by dragging object’s border into a different contour
Zoom Tool
Adjusts the view
Guide layer
Contains a shape you can use to
Trace or align objects
Create a motion path for animated objects
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18. Reshaping an Object Modifying a shape
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19. Reshaping an Object Creating a curve
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20. Understanding Primitive Tools
Shapes drawn with primitive tools are separate objects
Can edit settings and reset the shape to default settings
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21. Selecting and Modifying a Shape
Selection tools
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22. Selecting and Modifying a Shape
Selecting a fill
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23. Selecting and Modifying a Shape
Selecting part of a stroke
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24. Copying and Transforming an Object
Transform an object by:
Scaling
Rotating
Skewing
Distorting
Different ways to copy an object from outside or within the program
Reconfigure objects using options for the Free Transform Tool
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25. Copying and Transforming an Object
Options for the Free Transform Tool
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26. Copying and Transforming an Object
Copying and pasting a selection
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27. Copying and Transforming an Object
Positioning the rotate pointer Hold SHIFT for 45-degree increments
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28. Copying and Transforming an Object
Paste and drag options from Edit menu
Paste in Center
Paste in Place
Paste Special
Duplicate
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29. Using Design Panels Info panel
Shows information based on where pointer is on the Stage
Align panel
Sizes, aligns, or distributes multiple objects to Stage or each other
Transform panel
Performs functions of the Free Transform Tool
Color panel
Contains features for adjusting object’s stroke and fill colors
Swatches panel
Contains colors from active color palette, or set, of available colors
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30. Using Design Panels Perform specific design functions
Click a command on Window menu to open panels
Frequently used panels
Dock in an existing panel group
Create a new panel group
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31. Using Design Panels Viewing the Info and Align panels
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32. Using Design Panels Skewing an object using the Transform panel
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33. Using Design Panels Viewing the Color panel and Swatches panel
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34. Creating Text Using the Text Tool
Text block
Object containing text that can be moved and modified
Modifiable text attributes: font, size, style, color, alignment, orientation, and spacing
Variable-width text
Text block expands as you type
Fixed-width text
Width is limited by size of text block
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35. Creating Text Creating a fixed-width text box
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36. Creating Text Viewing fixed-width text
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37. Creating Text Creating variable-width text
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38. Modifying Text Use features on Properties panel
Character and Paragraphs sections
Font attributes, indent, margins, text orientation
Options section
Link to a Web site
Filters section
Drop shadow, bevel, glow
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39. Modifying Text Editing text attributes
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40. Modifying Text Sampling a color
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41. Modifying Text Aligning text
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