WEB DESIGN TUTORIALS FLASH HELP

Questions and answers

Q: Are your flash themes multilingual?
A: Yes, but you can read further details on this page: http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/languages/flashlocalization/

Q: How is it possible to build dynamic text box in Flash?
A: Here you can see a good tutorial that illustrates this method: http://www.visualxtreme.com/flash_tut1.html

Q: Can I connect my Flash template with database in order to display some content?
A: Yes. Flash contains a built in XML parser that allows you to transfer data from your
database.

Q: Do your web themes support running video clips inside them?
A: Yes. Import your video clip (.RM file, .AVI file, etc.) to movie clip and then you can drag it anywhere in the Flash MX 2004. (note Flash MX or its older versions don’t support that video streaming)

Q: How “Skip Intro” button is added?
A: First f all, you should start with selecting a place in the Timeline, where a user will be redirected after pressing the “Skip Intro” button. Then the button can be added somewhere on the page. Now, select a new button and open the Actions panel. The next step is adding a gotoAndPlay() function called within the on (release) button event. Insert the frame number (or scene) you would like the movie to jump to. Alternatively, verify this URL: http://www.gmg.com.au/assets/tutorials/flash-mx-skip-intro/index.html

Q: What should I do if I can’t edit some text in the themes even after I locate them?
A: It means that some of the layers are locked and you need to unlock them by clicking on the “lock” button in the timeline of flash. Please see: unlock.jpg

Q: Can I use full screen to display web theme?
A: Yes. You need to adjust the Publish setting, where you can change the size of the movie as you like.

Q: How can I create a photo gallery in Flash?
A: This link can help you: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/photogallery.htm

Q: I want to use specials characters like éèà in Flash, how to display them correctly?
A: All necessary info you can find here: http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/url_encoding.htm

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Some more useful flash editing sites

NewTutorials.com

W3Schools, Introduction to Flash