Flash Warm-Up

Part I

1. Open a new flash file. Create a square layer and draw a blue square on that layer on the left-hand side of the stage. What should you do to that square before doing anything else?

2. Place a keyframe in frame 30 and move the square to the other side of the stage. Create a tween so the square moves across the stage.

3. Place a blank keyframe in frame 60. How is this blank keyframe different from the keyframe you inserted in frame 30?

4. Copy the first frame and paste it in the blank keyframe. Add a motion tween to the last 30 frames.

5. Explain what you just accomplished.

Part II

1. Place your cursor in frame one and hold the shift key and then click in frame 60. What have you just done?

2. Right click and select Copy Frames

3. Insert a new symbol, make it a movie clip and call it moving_square.

4. Select the first frame and then right click and Paste Frames.

5. Click back to Scene 1. Create a new layer called square 2 and then drag an instance of your moving_square onto the stage next to your other square.

6. Repeat step 5 two more times.

7. Explain what you just did.

8. Show your animation to your instructor for teacher check.