Operation Manual

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USING ILLUSTRATOR

Web graphics

Last updated 11/8/2011

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“Flash export options” on page 288

“About symbols” on page 101

Create Flash animations

There are many ways to create Flash animations in Illustrator. One of the easiest is to place each animation frame on

a separate Illustrator layer, and select the AI Layers To SWF Frames option when you export the artwork.

For a video on exporting SWF files from Illustrator, see www.adobe.com/go/vid0214. For a video on creating mobile

content in Illustrator, see www.adobe.com/go/vid0207. You can also go to Adobe Studio (http://studio.adobe.com) for

tips and tutorials on creating Flash animations.

1 Create the artwork you want to animate. Use symbols to reduce the file size of the animation and simplify your

work.

2 Create a separate layer for each frame in the animation.

You can do this by pasting the base artwork into a new layer and then editing the artwork. Or, you can use the Release

To Layers command to automatically generate layers consisting of objects that build up cumulatively.

3 Make sure the layers are in the order in which you want to display them as animation frames.

4 Do one of the following:

• Choose File > Export, choose Flash (SWF) for the format, and click Export. In the SWF Options dialog box, select

AI Layers To SWF Frames for Export As. Set additional animation options, and click

OK.

• Choose File > Save For Web & Devices. Choose SWF from the Optimized File Format menu. From the Type Of

Export menu, choose AI Layers To SWF Frames. Set additional options, and click Save.