Flash: the Basics

1. Workshop: open activity07.fla
2. Explore the five options for using the shape drawing tool. Begin by exploring the rectangle, oval, and polystar tools.
3. Finally, explore the rectangle and oval primitive tools.

1. Workshop: open activity08.fla
2. Explore single- and double-clicking to select color, modify lines, and change the fill of the picture.
3. Practice using the lasso tool to select the exhaust smoke, then to change the color of it.
4. Add a new outline color to the bus or the picture frame using the ink well.

1. Workshop: open activity09.fla
2. In the "Tools Panel" select the "Brush Tool (B)"
3. In the "Context Sensitive" area, select the five different brush modes to explore the different functionality of each one.
4. Next, open activity09B.fla
5. In the "Tools Panel" select the "Eraser Tool (E)"
6. In the "Context Sensitive" area, select the five different eraser modes to explore the different functionality of each one.

1. Workshop: open activity10.fla
2. Explore what happens when shapes overlap and discover how to keep objects intact by grouping an object.