Creating a Banner for a webpage in Flash

Open up Flash.

Go to ModifyÑMovie

In Movie Properties, change the measurements of the window to the following:

Now your document window should look like this:

Select the Text Tool in the Tool bar.

Place your cursor in the document window (the white area) and type the word TEACHING.

Select the teaching text and go back to your tool bar and change the text size to 48.

Change the color of the text to a color that you like.

In the tool bar center your text.

In the toolbar change your text font to one that you like.

Click on your Arrow Tool in the Toolbar

Using the Arrow tool click once on the word Teaching in your document window.

Now go to the Insert Menu and select Convert to Symbol.

When the Symbol properties box pops up just say OK.

The word Teaching should now have a cross hair in the center of it.  This means that it is a symbol that you can manipulate.

In the Timeline click on the gray space underneath frame 30. 

Go to INSERT---Key Frame.

A keyframe will be inserted into Frame 30 (it should have a black dot in frame 30).

Now double-click on the cross hair in the center of the word TEACHING.

A dialogue box should appear.  Click on the Color Effect Tab.

In Color Effect, use the pull-down menu to select Alpha.  Change Alpha to 0.  Close the box.

When you go back to your document window, the text will have disappeared.

In the timeline double-click on Frame 1 of Layer 1.

When the dialogue box appears select the Tweening Tab.

In the Tweening Tab, change Tweening to Motion.  Close the box.

A blue line should go between Frame 1 and 3 of Layer 1.

Now you can play your banner by going to CONTROL---Play.

Stealing Graphics

Export your Banner:

Once you have completed your Banner, you can export it to a Flash Player format.

Go to File---Export.

Select Flash Player.

Select OK.

Flash: Agenda, Create a Banner
Home Page, About Me, ePortfolio, Lesson Plans, Papers, Old Site

Daniel D. Slosberg | salinay@umich.edu
November 14, 2003
Flash: Agenda, Create a Banner
Home Page, About Me, ePortfolio, Lesson Plans, Papers, Old Site

Daniel D. Slosberg | salinay@umich.edu
November 14, 2003