www.it-ebooks.info www.it-ebooks.info Adobe® Flash® Professional CS6 Digital Classroom www.it-ebooks.info FLCS6_04Pass.indb i 5/7/12 1:31 PM www.it-ebooks.info FLCS6_04Pass.indb i 5/7/12 1:31 PM Adobe® Flash® Professional CS6 Digital Classroom Fred Gerantabee and the AGI Creative Team www.it-ebooks.info FLCS6_04Pass.indb i 5/7/12 1:31 PM Adobe® Flash® Professional CS6 Digital Classroom Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 10475 Crosspoint Blvd. Indianapolis, IN 46256 Copyright © 2012 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada ISBN: 978-1-118-12408-6 Manufactured in the United States of America 10987654321 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 646-8600. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Depart- ment, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, (201) 748-6011, fax (201) 748-6088, or online at http://www.wiley.com/go/permissions. Limit of Liability/Disclaimer of Warranty: The publisher and the author make no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this work and specif cally disclaim all warranties, including without limitation warranties of f tness for a particular purpose. No warranty may be created or extended by sales or promotional materials. The advice and strategies contained herein may not be suitable for every situation. This work is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional services. If professional assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought. Neither the publisher nor the author shall be liable for damages arising herefrom. The fact that an organization or website is referred to in this work as a citation and/or a potential source of further information does not mean that the author or the publisher endorses the information the organiza- tion or website may provide or recommendations it may make. Further, readers should be aware that Internet websites listed in this work may have changed or disappeared between when this work was written and when it is read. For general information on our other products and services or to obtain technical support, please contact our Customer Care Department within the U.S. at (877) 762-2974, outside the U.S. at (317) 572- 3993 or fax (317) 572-4002. Wiley publishes in a variety of print and electronic formats and by print-on-demand. Some material included with standard print versions of this book may not be included in e-books or in print-on-demand. If this book refers to media such as a CD or DVD that is not included in the version you purchased, you may download this material after registering your book at www.digitalclassroombooks.com/CS6/Flash. For more information about Wiley products, visit www.wiley.com. Please report any errors by sending a message to About the Authors Fred Gerantabee is an award winning interactive designer, web developer and author based in New York City. He is a subject matter expert in Flash and ActionScript, standards-based web development and various scripting languages and platforms. Fred has worked with the AGI team for several years as a contributor to the Digital Classroom series, training events and currently leads the technology initia- tives at Grey Worldwide in NYC. Fred is the author of several books in the Digital Classroom series on Flash and Dreamweaver, and co-author with AGI instructors Jennifer Smith and Christopher Smith of the Creative Suite 6 Design Premium for Dummies, also published by Wiley. Greg Heald has 20 years of design and production experience in both Web and print environments. He has served as a contributing author or editor on a number of books on Dreamweaver, Flash, InDesign, and Acrobat. Greg has contributed to the development of Adobe’s certif cation exams, and as Training Manager for American Graphics Institute, he oversees the delivery of professional develop- ment training programs for individuals and organizations. Greg holds a degree in Advertising Design from the acclaimed College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University. Jeremy Osborn is the Content Director at American Graphics Institute. He has more than 15 years of experience in web and graphic design, f lmmaking, writing, and publication development for both print and digital media. He has contributed to several of the Digital Classroom book series. Jeremy holds a MS in Management from the Marlboro College Graduate Center and a BFA in Film/TV from the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU. The AGI Creative Team is composed of Adobe Certif ed Experts and experienced instructors from American Graphics Institute (AGI). The AGI Creative Team has authored more than 25 Digital Classroom books, and previously created many of Adobe’s of cial training guides. They work with many of the world’s most prominent companies, helping them use creative software to communicate more ef ec- tively and creatively. They work with design, creative, and marketing teams around the world, deliver- ing private customized training programs, and teach regularly scheduled classes at AGI’s locations. The Digital Classroom authors are available for professional development sessions at companies, schools and universities. More information at agitraining.com. www.it-ebooks.info FLCS6_04Pass.indb v 5/7/12 1:31 PM Acknowledgments Thanks to our many friends at Adobe Systems, Inc. who made this book possible and assisted with questions and feedback during the writing process. To the many clients of AGI who have helped us better understand how they use Flash and provided us with many of the tips and suggestions found in this book. A special thanks to the instructional team at AGI for their input and assistance in the review process and for making this book such a team ef ort. Thanks to the following photographers for the use of their images: Lesson 12: Shayna Zaid & The Catch photo by Jamie Santamour; Leslie Graves photo by Calvin Williams; Christopher Heinz photo by Calvin Williams; Shayna Zaid photo by William Kates; Oscar Rodriguez/Nakatomi Plaza photo by Dave Sanders; Emek Rave photo by Holly Danger.. www.it-ebooks.info FLCS6_04Pass.indb vi 5/7/12 1:31 PM Credits Additional Writing Vice President and Executive Group Greg Heald, Jeremy Osborn Publisher Richard Swadley President, American Graphics Institute and Digital Classroom Series Publisher Vice President and Executive Publisher Christopher Smith Barry Pruett Executive Editor Senior Project Coordinator Jody Lefevere Katherine Crocker Technical Editors Project Manager Sean McKnight, Haziel Olivera Cheri White Editor Graphics and Production Specialist Karla E. Melendez Jason Miranda, Spoke & Wheel Editorial Director Media Development Project Supervisor Robyn Siesky Chris Leavey Business Manager Proofreading Amy Knies Jay Donahue, Barn Owl Publishing Senior Marketing Manager Indexing Sandy Smith Michael Ferreira www.it-ebooks.info FLCS6_04Pass.indb vi 5/7/12 1:31 PM www.it-ebooks.info FLCS6_04Pass.indb vi 5/7/12 1:31 PM