Specifications

26 Basic Tasks: Creating a banner, Part 1
In Part 1 of this tutorial, you will complete the following tasks:
Examine the completed FLA file. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Creating a new document. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Changing document properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Importing graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Introducing layers and the timeline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Test the application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
The tutorial workflow includes the following tasks:
■ “Examine the completed FLA file” on page 27 lets you view the
completed Flash document.
■ “Creating a new document” on page 29 shows you how to create a FLA
file that you’ll use to create the banner throughout the three parts of
this tutorial.
■ “Changing document properties” on page 30 shows you how to change
the dimensions of your SWF file.
■ “Importing graphics” on page 33 shows you how to import assets into
your document’s library.
■ “Introducing layers and the timeline” on page 36 shows you how to
create and manipulate layers in the main Timeline.
■ “Test the application” on page 40 shows you how to export and test
your document’s SWF file, which lets you test your progress so far.