Flash Tools

        In my blog, I’ll use version of Adobe Flash CS3 for drawing. If you use other version of Adobe Flash such as Adobe Flash CS4 or above, Macromedia Flash 8 or Macromedia Flash MX. It may have some different tools, but it will resemble with this version. I’ll try to add pictures for explain you to understanding each tool.  First when you open the program, it will show you like home page. Program will ask you what you want to do, you can choose to open your recent work or create new file.

Tips : If you check the "Don't show again" box at the bottom left of this page, it will not show this page again in the future.

       Try to create new file, but you may choose action script version for use with your work. You can choose action script 2 or action script 3 as you like, I’ll not talk about action script at this time. However, I recommend you to choose action script 2 with your work, because it widely used in many places and easy for develop. When new file was created, you should see the page like this.

       The important section is stage, tools and color. The properties, timeline and library window are for advance use. The stage use for working, you must draw everything on this section. Tools use for choose tool that you want to use. Timeline section most use for make animation. Properties is option for customize your work. Color window use for choose color, and library window use for keep any object into it and you can pick object inside it out to use. Furthermore, there’re many windows that you can open for use it, you can find it under menu "window" on the top bar of program. Every window and section you can set the position of it as you please (by drag and drop your mouse). Now, let’s begin to the tool bar, I’ll tell you the brief of it.


        Look at the tool bar you may see 4 parts of it. First part use for select, next use for drawing. Third, use for decorate and last is the other. You can see some options in the last part for customize your picture.
        Next article I'll talk about each tool of this tool box section, hope it will helpful for you. :)