Flash: the Basics

1. Workshop: open activity16
2. Create a new layer then make sure the other layers are locked.
3. Go to Frame 9, which is right after your graphic has animated in, and press "F6" to add a keyframe. Type the first letter in your banner.
4. Select Frame 10, press "F6" then add the second letter in your banner.
5. Repeat this process until all letters in your banner are added.
6. With Flash CS3, you have the option to add filters to your banner - check it out!
7. Save file as activity16.fla

EXTRA! EXTRA! - Explore how you can make the first part of your banner come in a little more slowly than the last word. Make the last word come in excitedly, quickly! You can do that by adding frames (F5) to each letter in the first word (i.e. each letter has 3 frames), but keeping only one frame per letter for the last word!

1. Workshop: continue working with activity16.fla
2. Create a new layer, naming it "line", then make sure the other layers are locked.
3. See which frame your banner ended, then select the frame on your "line" layer, that is positioned where your banner ends - press F6
4. Select the pencil tool, choose color, line style and width of line. Now draw a line under the word you want to emphasize.
5. Save file as activity16.fla

Animation Basics: creating a Shape Tween (activity 16f)

1. Workshop: continue working with activity16.fla
2. Place another key frame (F6) five frames from where you first drew the line.
3. Select any frame that is in the middle of where you first drew your line and where you just placed the second key frame. In the "Properties Panel" select "Tween" > "Shape"
4. Save file as activity16.fla

NOTE: - You may not see any difference between the first time you drew your line and how your line looks when your movie is played! Here's a quick way to fix that!