How To Make a Simple Presentation Using Flash

Step 1  

First of all, download the photos which we'll use for this lesson.

Step 2  

Create a new flash document.

Step 3  

Press Ctrl+J key on the keyboard (Document Properties) and set the width of your document to 440 pixels and the height to 237 pixels (as the dimensions of photos).

Step 4  

Select any color as background color.

Step 5  

Set your Flash movie's frame rate to 32 and click ok.

Step 6  

Choose now, file File > Import > Import to Stage (Ctrl+R) and import the first photo into a flash stage.

Step 7  

While the photo is still selected, go to the Align Panel (Shortcut key: Ctrl+K) and do the following:  

1. Make sure that the Align/Distribute to Stage button is turned on,
2. Click on the Align horizontal center button and
3. Click the Align vertical center button.  

Step 8  

While the photo is still selected, press F8 key (Convert to Symbol) to convert this photo into a Movie Clip Symbol.

Step 9  

Take now the Selection Tool (v) and double click on layer 1 to rename its name into skyline1.

Step 10  

After that,click on frame 20, 50 and 60 and press F6 key on the keyboard.

Step 11  

Go back now on the first frame, take again the Selection Tool (V) and click once on the photo to select it. Then, go to the Properties Panel (Shortcut key: Ctrl+F3) below the stage. On the right, you will see the Color menu. Select Advanced in it, click on Settings button and do the following:  

1. Go now on frame 60, take the Free Transform Tool (Q) and enlarge the photo a lot.
2. After that, take again the Selection Tool (V) and click again on the photo to select it. Then, go again to the Properties Panel (Shortcut key: Ctrl+F3) below the stage. On the right, you will see the Color menu. Select Advanced in it, click on Settings button and do the following:  

Step 12  

Right-click anywhere on the gray area between frame 1 and 20 and frame 50 and 60 on the timeline and choose Create Motion Tween from the menu that appears.

Step 13  

Create now a new layer above the layer Skyline1 and name it Skyline2.

Step 14  

After that, select layer Skyline2, click on frame 55 and Import the second photo into a flash stage (Ctrl+R).

Step 15  

While the photo is still selected, repeat previous step.

Step 16  

Click now on frame 65,100, and 110 and press F6.

Step 17  

While you're still on frame 110, repeat step 9.

Step 18  

Go back now on frame 55 and repeat again step again step 9.

Step 19  

Right-click anywhere on the gray area between frame 55 and 65 and frame 100 and 110 on the timeline and choose Create Motion Tween from the menu that appears.

Step 20  

Test your movie.