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If you're using a Macintosh operating system, browse to Macintosh HD/Users/username/
Library/Application Support/Macromedia/Flash MX 2004/language/Configuration/
HelpPanel/Help/GettingStarted/finished_files and double-click myad_finished.swf.
The completed application runs in Flash Player. The car fades out after a while.
Click the Information button to see where it links, then close the browser that opened and
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return to the SWF file.
After viewing the application, click its close box.
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Open the authoring document
It's helpful to analyze the completed authoring document, which is a FLA file, to see how the
author designed the application.
In Flash, select File > Open.
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Browse to the authoring document using one of the following paths:
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If you're using Windows 2000 or XP, browse to boot drive\Documents and Settings\
username\Local Settings\Application Data\Macromedia\Flash MX 2004\language\
Configuration\HelpPanel\Help\GettingStarted\finished_files and double-click
myad_finished.fla.
Note: If the Application Data folder is hidden, you'll need to change your Windows Explorer
settings to see the folder.
If you're using a Windows 98 operating system, browse to boot drive\Windows\ Application
Data\Macromedia\Flash MX 2004\language\Configuration\HelpPanel\
Help\GettingStarted\finished_files and double-click myad_finished.fla.
If you're using a Macintosh operating system, browse to Macintosh HD/Users/username/
Library/Application Support/Macromedia/Flash MX 2004/language/Configuration/
HelpPanel/Help/GettingStarted/finished_files and double-click myad_finished.fla
You now see the completed tutorial application in the authoring environment.
Examine the completed application
You'll become more familiar with the Flash workspace as you examine the authoring file. For
comprehensive information about the workspace, see
Workspace," on page
In this section, you'll take a look at some of the most frequently used workspace features:
The Stage is the area that represents how your published content will appear. The
myad_finished.fla file has a car, logo, button, text, and shapes assembled on the Stage.
For more information about the Stage, see
The Timeline
, above the Stage, displays a layer for the art and a layer for the effects in the
document. For more information about the Timeline, see
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"Using the Stage" on page
Chapter 3, "Getting to Know the
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"Using the Timeline" on page
Examine a completed application
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