An HTML instruction that has been placed between angle brackets is called a "tag". If a word is to be displayed in a certain way it is placed "between the tags". So for example, if a word is to be displayed as bold, the HTML way of expressing it would be as follows: <b> something [...]
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3.1 Using HTML tables for layout
June 30th, 2009 No Comments
Note: Using tables for layout is considered rather "old fashioned". These days, many people prefer to use CSS to determine layout. However, understanding tables will help you understand the bigger picture of using HTML. You might have noticed that the HTML pages you have produced so far all share the same layout: the content tends [...]
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Some Basic Animation tips and tricks
June 26th, 2009 No Comments
Making a shape rotate around a point other than it's own centre. As in – I want the arm to wave, not dislocate its armpit! Select the shape with the Free Transform tool Move that little white dot you see – that is the axis that the shape rotates around Checking the position of a [...]
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2.7 How to create a Classic Tween
June 25th, 2009 No Comments
To create a classic tween you draw the first and last frames of your animation on the timeline, and then let Flash insert the steps of animation in between. Select a blank keyframe,("frame 1" in this example) and draw the first shape. Turn this shape into a symbol by going Modify > Convert to Symbol. [...]
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