Flash is a drawing and animation package designed
to work with vector graphics. It creates animations which can include sounds,
music and interactivity, and which are optimised for use on the web. Hence, the
files it produces are small and designed for streaming. Furthermore, all the
elements which form part of a flash movie are embedded within the movie. This
means that, unlike a standard web page which relies on the fonts and resources
on the client machine, as long as the user has the flash player installed, the
movie will play exactly as you design it.
The default file extension for a
Flash file is .fla. Flash movie files can also be published in .htm, .swf,
.jpg, .exe, .png or as a projector file.
Layout:
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Toolbox:
The toolbox contains all tools necessary for drawing, viewing,
coloring and modifying your objects. Each tool in the toolbox comes with a
specific set of options to modify that tool. The diagram below outlines the
grouping of tools.
