This document provides instructions for creating a scrolling text box in Adobe Flash CS6 on a Macintosh platform. It involves several steps: creating a new ActionScript 2.0 file and saving it in a tutorial folder, importing a background picture, typing text in a text box and adjusting its formatting, placing the text box on the stage, and applying a scrolling effect by dragging a UIScrollBar component onto the text box and testing it. The document includes links to additional tutorial videos for more information on creating scrolling text boxes in Flash.

1. SGDT5014 – MULTIMEDIA IN
EDUCATION
FLASH TUTORIAL : (PHASE 1)
Prepared for : Dr. Surendran Sankaran
Prepared by : Rv. Ilammaaren

2. Adobe Flash CS6 : Macintosh Platform

3. Begin with Script Selection
• Create New : Action Script 2.0

5. Creating File & Name
• Create a Folder in preferred destination.
• Name the folder as….
‘ Tutorial Phase 1_Adding Scrolling Text Box ’
• Now save the file as…
‘Adding Scrolling Text Box ’

7. Step 3
• We will be using 2 Layers in Timeline
• The first layer is the background
• Save a picture in the created folder .
• Then Click as follows:
• File > Import > Import to Stage

10. Adjust the picture according to the scale needed
using FREE TRANSFORM TOOL (Q)

12. Select TEXT TOOL (T) and type

14. (Type this)
Adding Scrolling Text Box
1. Tutorial : Phase 1
2. Date : 17 March 2018
3. Prepared for : Dr. Surendran Sankaran
4. Prepared by : (your name)

17. Adjust your text according to your preference.
Font
Font Size
Spacing
Margins

18. Right click on the text box and
select:

19. Place the TEXT BOX into preferred area and adjust the
scale of the box
* Make sure its align with the length of the wordings. Getting it
smaller will result in cutoff during playback

21. Applying ‘Scrolling Magic’
• After setting the text box; now we are going to
apply scrolling effect instruction
• For that Click as follows:
• Window > Components
• It Should pop-up a box
select User Interface > UIScrollBar

23. Click
Drag
&
Drop
onto the TEXT BOX

26. CTRL + Enter

29. For More Tutorial
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGpuQ0ioPrM
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ay72dkbdzg

30. Thank You