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Flash Tutorial 4 Study Guide
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03/10/2010

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As you adjust a motion path, the target object stays attached to the path and the motion tween automatically changes based on your adjustments.
(T or F)
Definition
True
Term
You cannot modify a motion path with the Subselection tool.
(T or F)
Definition
False
Term
In creating animation using a mask layer, you can animate either the object on the mask layer or the object on the masked layer.
(T or F)
Definition
True
Term
With mask layers, you lock the layers to work with the objects on both layers and then unlock the layers to test the animation.
(T or F)
Definition
False
Term
When a mask layer is locked, the masking effect is invisible on the Stage.
(T or F)
Definition
False
Term
Text blocks can be animated using frame-by-frame or tweened animations.
(T or F)
Definition
True
Term
You cannot apply a shape tween to text.
(T or F)
Definition
False
Term
Once you convert text to fills, you can still edit the fills as text.
(T or F)
Definition
False
Term
Text can be animated in many interesting ways to create special effects.
(T or F)
Definition
True
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When animating individual letters, it is not necessary for individual letters to reside on their own layers.
(T or F)
Definition
False
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You can animate one object to move across the Stage on one layer while at the same time another object on another layer rotates and increases in size.
(T or F)
Definition
True
Term
Within the Timeline of a button symbol, you can insert instances of other symbols that in turn can contain their own animations within their own Timelines.
(T or F)
Definition
False
Term
Any modifications or animations applied to a child movie clip also affect the parent movie clips.
(T or F)
Definition
False
Term
With onion skinning, the content of the current frame appears dimmed.
(T or F)
Definition
False
Term
With inverse kinematics, when one bone moves, the other bones move in relation to it.
(T or F)
Definition
True
Term
With inverse kinematics, you specify only the start and end positions of an object by positioning its movement.
(T or F)
Definition
True
Term
Bones can be added to connect one symbol instance to another or they can be added to the interior of a shape object so you can move or animate parts of the shape without having to draw the shape multiple times.
(T or F)
Definition
True
Term
If you want to see each instance of the symbols used in a document, click the Show movie clips, buttons, and graphics button in the Movie Explorer.
(T or F)
Definition
True
Term
If you select an instance in the Movie Explorer, information about where the instance is located in your document will be displayed.
(T or F)
Definition
True
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The display options in the Movie Explorer enable you to select which elements to display in the Movie Explorer panel.
(T or F)
Definition
True
Term
Modifying the ____ enables you to animate objects in a more natural way instead of having objects move only in straight lines.
Definition
Motion Path
Term
When you create a motion tween in which an object moves from one part of the Stage to another, Flash creates a(n) ____.
Definition
Motion Path
Term
The ____ option in the Property inspector causes the object to align itself with the direction of the path.
Definition
Orient to Path
Term
The ____ option causes an animated object to align itself to the slope of the curve of the path in the guide layer.
Definition
Orient to Path
Term
To create an animation using a mask layer, you right-click the layer and then select ____ from the context menu.
Definition
Mask
Term
You can create an animation in a(n) ____ layer to show different areas of a masked layer throughout the animation.
Definition
Mask
Term
The fill of the shape on the ____ layer will reveal the content in the underlying masked layer.
Definition
Mask
Term
The mask and the masked layers must be ____ in order to preview the effects of the mask within the Flash
program window.
Definition
Locked
Term
When the mask and the masked layers are ____, the mask layer object is not visible, and only the content in
the masked layer that is behind the mask layer object becomes visible.
Definition
Locked
Term
The item marked 1 in the accompanying figure is the ____ layer.
Definition
Mask
Term
The item marked 2 in the accompanying figure is the ____ layer.
Definition
Masked
Term
When you first create a mask layer, Flash locks the ____.
Definition
Both A and B
Term
If the Text Mask layer has a padlock icon in the ____ column in the Timeline, click it to unlock the layer.
Definition
Lock/Unlock
Term
You can press the ____ keys to copy a selected object.
Definition
CTRL+C
Term
You can press the ____ keys to paste a copied object into place.
Definition
CTRL+SHIFT+V
Term
Using a(n) ____ tween you can animate a text block so that it rotates as the animation is played, for example.
Definition
Motion
Term
You can apply a ____ tween to text.
Definition
Shape
Term
To apply a shape tween to text, you convert the text to fills using the ____ command located on the Modify
menu.
Definition
Break Apart
Term
When you apply the ____ command to a text block, each of the letters in the text block becomes an individual
text block.
Definition
Break Apart
Term
You can apply the ____ command to individual letter text blocks in order to convert them to fills.
Definition
Break Apart
Term
The Break Apart command is available on the ____ menu.
Definition
Modify
Term
You can press the ____ keys to open and close the Scene panel.
Definition
Shift+F2
Term
You can press the ____ key to select the Text tool.
Definition
T
Term
You can press the ____ keys to open and close the Transform panel.
Definition
Ctrl+T
Term
To open the Transform panel, click ____ on the Application bar, and then click Transform.
Definition
Window
Term
To create most text effects, you first need to break a word into its individual ____ and then animate each letter separately.
Definition
Letters
Term
In the accompanying figure, the playhead is on Frame ____.
Definition
10
Term
The ____ command will take a group of selected objects and place each individual object on its own layer.
Definition
Distribute to Layers
Term
You select the Distribute to Layers command by clicking ____ on the menu bar, pointing to Timeline, and then clicking Distribute to Layers.
Definition
Modify
Term
You can press the Ctrl+B keys to break apart letters into individual text blocks and you can press the ____
keys to distribute selected objects to individual layers.
Definition
Ctrl+Shift+D
Term
By adding the ____ property to an object in Flash, you can create an illusion of depth where an object appears
to be closer or farther away than other objects.
Definition
Z
Term
A(n) ____ space is created by including the z-axis as a property of a movie clip instance.
Definition
3D
Term
You can apply 3D properties to ____ instances.
Definition
Movie Clip
Term
Drag the item marked ____ in the accompanying figure to change the x-axis.
Definition
1
Term
Drag the item marked ____ in the accompanying figure to change the y-axis.
Definition
2
Term
Drag the item marked ____ in the accompanying figure to change the z-axis.
Definition
3
Term
You can create complex animation effects just by adding more ____ to a document’s main Timeline.
Definition
Layers
Term
Each symbol has its own ____.
Definition
Timeline
Term
In the case of ____ symbols, their Timelines are independent of the document’s main Timeline.
Definition
Movie Clip
Term
Any modifications or animations applied to a parent movie clip also affect the ____ movie clips.
Definition
Child
Term
Nested movie clip instances are referred to as the ____ movie clips.
Definition
Child
Term
The content of ____ layers is not affected when onion skinning is turned on.
Definition
Locked
Term
The Edit Symbols button is found on the ____ bar.
Definition
Edit
Term
When working with complex animations, it is often helpful to turn on ____.
Definition
Onion Skinning
Term
The ____ button displays the frames’ content as outlines.
Definition
Onion Skin Outlines
Term
The ____ button allows you to edit all selected objects of the frames within the onion skin markers at one
time.
Definition
Edit Multiple Frames
Term
With onion skinning, the contents of the ____ appear in full color.
Definition
Current frame
Term
With ____, Flash will display the current frame plus two or more frames on the Stage at once.
Definition
Onion Skinning
Term
If several frames are visible on the Stage at the same time, this means that ____ is on.
Definition
Onion skinning
Term
____ can be especially helpful when creating a frame-by-frame animation where you need to compare the
current frame’s contents to the previous frame’s contents.
Definition
Onion Skinning
Term
The item marked 1 in the accompanying figure is used to ____.
Definition
Toggle Onion Skinning On and Off
Term
Click the item marked 3 in the accompanying figure to modify the ____ markers.
Definition
Onion Skin
Term
The items marked 2 in the accompanying figure are the ____ markers.
Definition
Onion Skin
Term
The items marked 2 in the accompanying figure indicate how many ____ appear on the Stage.
Definition
Frames
Term
With onion skinning, the ____ option sets the onion skin markers to display two frames before and after the
current frame.
Definition
Onion 2
Term
The ____ button turns the onion skin effect on and off.
Definition
Onion Skin
Term
The ____ command plays the current scene as a SWF file in a Flash player window.
Definition
Test Scene
Term
In Flash, you can use ____ to animate one or more objects in relation to each other.
Definition
Inverse kinematics
Term
The animation method used to create bone structures is called ____.
Definition
Inverse kinematics
Term
A chain of bones is called a(n) ____.
Definition
Armature
Term
In inverse kinematics, a(n) ____ is a link from one symbol instance to another or from one interior part of a
shape to another.
Definition
Bone
Term
When you add bones to a symbol instance or to a shape, the instance or shape and its armature are moved to a
new layer called a(n) ____ layer.
Definition
Pose
Term
When working with complex documents you may find it helpful to use the ____ panel.
Definition
Movie Explorer
Term
You can use the ____ to view each of the document’s elements, to search for a specific element, to find all
instances of a particular symbol, or even to print a list of the document’s elements.
Definition
Movie Explorer
Term
When you click the ____ button in the accompanying figure, the panel displays each text block with
information about the font and point size used in the text block.
Definition
Show Text
Term
If you want to see only the text blocks used in the document, click the ____ button in the accompanying figure.
Definition
Show Text
Term
If you want to see each instance of the symbols used in a document, click the ____ button in the accompanying figure.
Definition
Show movie clips, button and graphics
Term
The document’s elements include the ____ used in the document.
Definition
All of the above
Term
To open the Movie Explorer, you click the Movie Explorer command from the ____ menu.
Definition
Window
Term
You can press the ____ keys to open and close the Movie Explorer.
Definition
Alt+F3
Term
You tell Rita about a special feature that guides objects through an animation. What is the name for this
feature?
Definition
Motion Path
Term
You next explain to Rita that with motion paths, there is a place on the path that indicates where a change was
made to the path or to the target object. What do you tell her is the name for this point?
Definition
Control Point
Term
Rita asks you for more information about how motion paths work. Which of the following do you tell her you
can do to modify a motion path?
Definition
Any of the above
Term
Rita is aware that she can modify a motion path with the Selection tool. However, she is unsure about whether
or not she can use other tools. Which of the following tools (if any) can be used to modify a motion path?
Definition
Subselection Tool
Term
Rita has seen a term in connection with motion paths and she was unfamiliar with its meaning. You explain to
her that it is the term to describe the handles that are used to modify the curve of a motion path around a
control point. What is the term?
Definition
Bezier handles
Term
You recommend to Aaron that he use a type of symbol that contains instances of other symbols within its
Timeline. What is the name of this type of symbol?
Definition
Nested symbol
Term
You tell Aaron that within the Timeline of a movie clip symbol, it is possible to insert instances of other
symbols that in turn can contain their own animations within their own Timelines. What is the term used for
the symbols that are inserted?
Definition
Child movie clips
Term
In creating his animation, Aaron would like to be able to compare one frame's contents to the previous frame's
contents. You suggest that he turn on a feature that displays more than one frame at a time on the Stage. What
is the name of this feature?
Definition
Onion Skinning
Term
Now that Aaron's Flash document is becoming more complex, it is becoming increasingly difficult for him to
manage all of its elements. You recommend that he use the panel that displays all of a document's elements in
a hierarchical view and allows you to manage them. What is the name of this panel?
Definition
Movie Explorer
Term
Aaron asks you for more information about the panel that makes it easier to manage the elements of a Flash
document. Which of the following is NOT an example of a task that you can perform with this panel?
Definition
Insert an element in the Timeline of another element
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