1. Chapter 1 Getting Started

   1. Drawing Your First Box

   2. Filling Shapes With Color

   3. Creating Reusable Graphics

2. Chapter 2 Creating Layouts Quickly

   1. Know Your History Panel

   2. Alignment For Unlicensed Chiropractors

   3. Behind every good Symbol Is A Good Editor

3. Chapter 3 Your First Animation

   1. Customizing Movie Properties

   2. Customizing Multiple Boxes

   3. Animation

   4. Preparing Text For Animation

   5. Publishing Your Movie

4. Chapter 4 Interactivity and Movie Clips

   1. Drawing A cartoon Character

   2. Controlling the Character With Actionscript

   3. Controlling Movie Clips

5. Chapter 5 Using Images and Video

   1. Working With Other Software

   2. Importing, Compressing, and Using Video

6. Chapter 6 Building an animated Ad

   1. Revealing objects Over Time

   2. Animated Transitions

   3. Timeline Effects

7. Chapter 7 Effects and beyond

   1. Text Effects

   2. Motion Effects

   3. Actionscript Effects

8. Chapter 8 Buttons and Interactivity

   1. Buttons As Symbols

   2. Creating A Quiz

   3. More Fun With Buttons

9. Chapter 9 Sound, Transitions, and Streaming Video

   1. Manipulating Artwork

   2. Streaming Video With Actionscript

   3. Transitions and Sound

10. Chapter 10 Loading Assets On the Fly

    1. Using Actionscript To Modularize Content

    2. A Preloader Component

11. Chapter 11 Building a Reusable Ad Template

    1. Using External Text and Css

    2. Using Components

    3. Put the Movie Online

12. Chapter 12 Flash For Handhelds and Cd-rom

    1. Flash On the Run: Flashing Your Devices

    2. Flash On Cd-rom

13. Chapter 13 Get out Of the Box

    1. The Recap

    2. Resources

14. Chapter A Workflow and Workspace Tips

    1. Preferences

    2. Keyboard Shortcuts

    3. Panel Layout

    4. Miscellaneous Tips

    5. Conclusion

1. Colophon

Our look is the result of reader comments, our own experimentation, and feedback from distribution channels. Distinctive covers complement our distinctive approach to technical topics, breathing personality and life into potentially dry subjects. Emily Quill was the production editor and proofreader for Flash Out of the Box. Norma Emory was the copyeditor. Rick Schlott and Emily Quill did the typesetting and page makeup. Sanders Kleinfeld and Claire Cloutier provided quality control. Julie Hawks wrote the index.

Ellie Volckhausen designed the cover of this book using Adobe Photoshop CS and Adobe InDesign CS, and produced the cover layout with InDesign CS using Adobe Rotis Sans and Adobe Helvetica Condensed fonts. The cover illustration was drawn by Dan Masi and is copyright © Mayzee Illustration. David Futato designed the CD label using InDesign CS.

David Futato designed and implemented the interior layout using Adobe InDesign CS. This book was converted from Microsoft Word to InDesign by Julie Hawks. The fonts are Linotype Birka and Adobe Helvetica and Helvetica Condensed; the code font is TheSans Mono Condensed from LucasFont. The illustrations and screenshots that appear in the book were produced by Robert Romano and Jessamyn Read using Macromedia Freehand MX and Adobe Photoshop CS.