Understanding Adobe Flash CS4

1. Lesson 1: Understanding Adobe Flash CS4.

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Lesson 1: Understanding Flash.
It’s a multimedia software used to create graphics, games, slideshows and
animations can that be viewed, played and executed in Adobe Flash Player.

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You can use Adobe flash for fun, business or education
 By using Adobe Flash, you can create:
- Slideshows.
- Ads.
- Games.
- Simple animations.
- Animated stories.
- Interactive files.
- Educational games and lessons.
- Cards

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1- Open Adobe flash CS4.
2- Click on the flash file (Action Script 3.0 ).
If you are already inside the flash file and you want to create a new flash
file, Go to file → New → Choose the file type → Ok.

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If you want to open an existed file ( a file you already created ),
Choose from the recent item list ( the flash file that you opened recently).
If the file is not on the recent item list, click on open

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Choose to flash file then click on Open
If you are already inside a flash file and you want to open an existed file.
Go to file → Open → Choose the flash file → Open.

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Before you start working in flash, it’s important to know the flash types.
The main flash file types are:
 FLA : The File you are working on, where you create the flash content.
 SWF: the flash movie or the flash content that you view using a flash
player.
 Video files (FLV, F4V and MP4):
Video file types supported by flash player.

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Works Cited
Perkins, T. (2009, June 4). Getting Started: 02 Understanding Flash file types. Retrieved from
tv.adobe: http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-flash-professional-cs4/getting-started-02-
understanding-flash-file-types/
zamzamworld. (n.d.). Retrieved December 17, 2013, from
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