Adobe® Flash® CS6: Part 1
Course Description Overview
The tools available in Adobe® Flash® CS6 can be used to create and manipulate a variety of graphics and animations ranging from simple designs to complex animated sequences. In this course, you will learn to navigate the Flash CS6 interface, and gain knowledge in using the tools and features necessary for drawing graphics and creating a website that contains an animated introduction.
This course also is designed to cover the Flash CS6 Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) and Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) certification exam objectives.
In this course, you will be introduced to the Adobe Flash CS6 application and interface and develop an animated website.
You will:
- Get oriented with Flash.
- Plan a Flash project.
- Create illustrations in Flash.
- Organize objects contained within a Flash project.
- Import assets into a Flash project.
- Create animations in Flash.
- Add basic ActionScript to a Flash project.
The target student for this course is a designer or developer who is new to Flash. The student may be a graphic designer, website developer, multimedia designer, or game designer. This course, combined with the United States Career Campus Adobe® Flash® CS6: Part 2 course, covers the Adobe Rich Media Communication using Adobe Flash CS6 objectives, and is intended to help prepare students to take the Adobe Certified Associate exam.
Each student and instructor computer require the following:
- Each computer (students and instructor) will require Flash® Professional CS6.
- Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 3 or Windows 7 (Windows 7 recommended)
- Apple® QuickTime® 7.6.6 software required for multimedia features
- Java™ Runtime Environment 1.6 (included)
Instructor Software
The instructor computer (but not student computers) will require Microsoft® PowerPoint® to present the course slides.
For this course, you will need one computer for each student and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware configurations:
- Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® 64 processor
- 2 GB of RAM (3 GB recommended)
- 3.5 GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation
- 1,024 x 768 display (higher resolution recommended, if available)
- DVD-ROM drive
- Broadband Internet connection required for software activation and access to online services
Instructor Hardware
Additionally, the instructor will require a projection system to display the instructor's computer screen.
Lesson 1: Getting Started with Dreamweaver
Topic A: Web Basics
Topic B: The Dreamweaver Interface
Topic C: The Elements of Web Design
Topic D: Dreamweaver Help
Lesson 2: Creating a Website
Topic A: Plan the Website Project
Topic B: Use Design Tools to Plan the Website
Topic C: Set Up the Website in Dreamweaver
Lesson 3: Creating Web Pages
Topic A: Create Web Page Documents
Topic B: Add Head and Text Components to the Page
Topic C: Add Lists and Quotations
Topic D: Set Page Properties
Lesson 4: Using CSS
Topic A: Create Styles and Selectors with CSS
Topic B: Use CSS to Format a Web Page
Lesson 5: Inserting Images
Topic A: Insert Images
Topic B: Manage Image Properties with CSS
Lesson 6: Inserting Tables and Importing Content
Topic A: Table Tags and Properties
Topic B: Import External Data
Lesson 7: Creating Reusable Site Assets
Topic A: Create Reusable Site Assets
Topic B: Modify and Update Library Items
Topic C: Create and Use Page Templates
Lesson 8: Linking Web Pages
Topic A: Create Common Hyperlinks to Site Pages
Topic B: Create Links to Page Locations
Topic C: Create Email Links
Topic D: Image Maps and Linking
Topic E: Navigation and Rollovers
Lesson 9: Sending the Website to the Web Server
Topic A: Validate the Website
Topic B: Upload Files to the Web Server