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Adobe Flash Professional CS5 allows designers and developers to integrate video, text, audio, and graphics into rich experiences that deliver superior results for interactive marketing a

Getting Started with

Flash CS5

Introduction

Flash is an application for developing rich content, user

interfaces, and Web applications Adobe Flash Professional

CS5 allows designers and developers to integrate video,

text, audio, and graphics into rich experiences that deliver

superior results for interactive marketing and presentations,

e-learning, and application user interfaces Most major

com-mercial Web sites have implemented Flash content because of

its cross-platform consistency, rich graphics capabilities, and

small file sizes

After you create and fine-tune multimedia content in

Flash, you can deliver it on the Web within a browser using

the Flash Player Flash Player is a software product

devel-oped by Adobe for browsers on the Macintosh and Windows

Flash is the world’s most pervasive software platform, used

by millions of professionals and reaching more than 97% of

Web-enabled desktops worldwide, as well as a wide range of

consumer electronic devices, such as PDAs and mobile

phones You can also deliver Flash content as a separate

application using AIR or an application on an Apple iPhone

Flash operates virtually the same on both Macintosh and

Windows versions, except for a few keyboard commands

that have equivalent functions You use the [Ctrl] and [Alt]

keys in Windows, and the A and [Option] keys on a

Macintosh computer Also, the term popup on the Macintosh

and list arrow in Windows refer to the same type of option

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Prepare to Install Flash Install and Start Flash View the Flash Window Create a Project Plan Build a Flash Project Create a New Document Create a New Document from

a Template Open an Existing Document Change Document Properties Work with Document Windows Save a Document

Save a Document in Different Formats Get Help While You Work

Get Online Updates and Support Finish Up

System Requirements

Before you can install Flash Professional CS5

and development content, you need to make

sure your computer meets the minimum

sys-tem requirements You can create Flash

con-tent on Windows and Macintosh computers

As a Flash developer, you also need to be

aware of the system requirements for viewers

of your Flash movies in a browser using the

Adobe Flash Player Web users need to

down-load and install the player in order to view

and interact with Flash content The Flash

Player is free and widely distributed over the

Web at www.adobe.com

Some Flash CS5 features require the latest

version of QuickTime During the installation,

use the Recommended installation type to

install the required components You can

obtain the latest version of QuickTime at

www.quicktime.com

For Windows Computers

You need to have a computer with the

follow-ing minimum configuration:

◆ Intel Pentium 4, Centrino, Xeon, or

Core Duo processor or equivalent

◆ 1 GB of RAM (2 GB recommended)

◆ 2.5 GB available disk space

◆ 16-bit (thousands of colors), 1024 x

768 resolution

◆ Microsoft Windows XP with Service

Pack 3 or higher; Windows Vista with

Service Pack 1, Windows 7

◆ Internet or phone connection required

For Macintosh Computers

You need to have a computer with the follow-ing minimum configuration:

◆ Multicore Intel-based Macintosh

◆ 1 GB of RAM (2 GB recommended)

◆ 2.5 GB available disk space

◆ 16-bit (thousands of colors), 1024 x

768 resolution

◆ Mac OS X 10.5.x, or later

◆ Internet or phone connection required for activation

◆ QuickTime 7.x or higher

For Viewers in a Browser

Your visitors need to have a computer with the Flash Player and the following minimum configuration:

◆ For Windows 98/Me Internet Explorer 5.5, Netscape 7.x, Mozilla 1.x, Firefox 1.x, AOL 9, or Opera 7.11

◆ For Windows 2000 Internet Explorer 5.x, Netscape 7.x, Mozilla 1.x, Firefox 1.x, CompuServe 7, AOL 9, or Opera 7.11

◆ For Windows 7/Vista/XP/Windows

2003 Server Internet Explorer 6.0, Netscape 7.x, Mozilla 1.x, CompuServe

7, Firefox 1.x, AOL 9, or Opera 7.11

◆ For Macintosh OS X 10.1.x - Mac X 10.4.x Safari 2.x, Internet Explorer 5.2, Netscape 7.x, Mozilla 1.x, Firefox 1.x, AOL for OS X, Opera 6, or Safari 1.x

Preparing to Install Flash

To perform a standard application install, insert the Adobe Flash Professional CS5 installation disc into the drive on your computer, and then follow the on-screen instructions Because the setup process is different for Macintosh OS X and Windows platforms, general steps are provided to help you get started, and the on-screen instructions will guide you through the rest Make sure to have your serial number handy because you'll be asked to enter it during the installation process If you're updating from a previous version of Flash, you'll be required to verify the older version with your serial number for the previous version

The Flash installation includes all the components you need, including the Flash Player 10, to develop Flash content The Flash Player is soft-ware installed on a user’s computer that allows them to view published Flash movies (SWFs) in a Web page or through the player

Installing Flash

Install Flash Professional CS5

Insert the Flash Professional CS5

DVD into your DVD ROM drive, or

download the software online to

your hard disk

If necessary, double-click the DVD

icon or open the folder with the

downloaded software, and then

double-click the setup icon

Follow the on-screen instructions

to install the product; the installer

asks you to read and accept a

licensing agreement, enter a serial

number, indicate the language you

want, enter or create an Adobe ID

or skip the step, and specify where

you want to install the software

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Did You Know?

Most Adobe applications can be

downloaded It's all very simple, you

go to www.adobe.com, click the

Products menu item, and then select

the application you want to purchase

You will need a credit card (of course),

and a lot of bandwidth

You can start Flash in several ways, depending on the platform you are using When you start Flash, the computer displays a splash screen and then the Flash window When you start a new Flash session or close all documents, a Welcome screen appears in the Document window, pro-viding easy access links to open a document, open a recent item, cre-ate new documents, crecre-ate new documents from templcre-ate, and display online video tutorials to help you get started You can also use links to access many Flash related Adobe Web sites, including Adobe CS Live Online Services (New !) and Adobe Flash Exchange, where you can download additional applications and information

Starting Flash

Start Flash in Windows

Click Start on the taskbar.

Point to All Programs (which

changes to Back)

Point to an Adobe Collection CS5

menu, if needed

Click Adobe Flash Professional

CS5.

If you’re starting Flash

Professional CS5 for the first time,

you might be prompted to specify

the following:

◆ Enter or create an Adobe ID to

register the product, click

Submit, and then click Done.

The Flash Professional CS5

window opens, displaying the

Welcome screen

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Welcome screen

Did You Know?

You can hide the Welcome screen On

the Welcome screen, select the Don’t

Show Again check box

You can set launch preferences to

customize how Flash starts Click the

Flash (Mac) or Edit (Win) menu, click

Preferences, click the General

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Start Flash in Macintosh

Open the Applications folder

(located on the main hard drive)

Double-click the Adobe Flash CS5

folder

Double-click the Adobe Flash CS5

application icon

If you’re starting Flash CS5 for the

first time, you might be prompted

to specify the following:

◆ Enter or create an Adobe ID to

register the product, click

Submit, and then click Done.

The Flash Professional CS5

window opens, displaying the

Welcome screen

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Shortcut for Adobe Flash CS5

Did You Know?

You can create a shortcut on the

Macintosh Drag and drop the Flash

application to the bottom of the monitor

screen, and then add it to the dock

You can work in other programs as

Flash starts up When you start Flash,

the Welcome screen no longer stays in

front, so you can work in other

pro-grams (New!) Launching Flash and Opening a Document

You can also start Flash and open a Flash document at the same time

Double-click the Flash file icon in Windows Explorer (Win) or in a Macintosh folder (Mac) You can identify a Flash document by the file icon or FLA file extension A file extension is a three-letter suffix at the end of a filename that identifies the file type for the operating sys-tem The Macintosh doesn't need to use file extensions, but added the feature to promote cross platform use In the Mac Operating System (OS) 10 or later, you have the option to show or hide file extensions When you are working on both platforms, using file extensions on the Macintosh allows Windows and Flash to recognize and open the files

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