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Adobe Edge Animate on Demand
- By Perspection Inc., Steve Johnson
- Published Dec 7, 2012 by Que.
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Description
- Copyright 2013
- Dimensions: 7-1/2" x 9-1/8"
- Edition: 1st
- eBook (Watermarked)
- ISBN-10: 0-13-296671-9
- ISBN-13: 978-0-13-296671-9
Need answers quickly? Adobe Edge Animate on Demand provides those answers in a visual step-by-step format. We will show you exactly what to do through lots of full color illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions.
Inside the Book
• Download Edge Animate and other Edge tools from the web
• Take In-App lessons to learn how to use Edge Animate
• Create animations visually on the Stage
• Quickly create shapes and add text to use in animations
• Add web fonts to create unique designs
• Insert images produced in other Adobe programs
• Create interactive animations with JavaScript/jQuery
• Use snippets to quickly insert JavaScript code
• Create symbols to reuse content in different animations
• Test content on different browsers and devices
• Add animations to existing web pages
• Work with HTML and CSS to modify and enhance web pages
• Publish to the web, other Adobe programs, and iBooks Author
Bonus Online Content
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• Workshops and related files
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Includes
• Online Workshops
• Step-by-Step Tasks in Full Color
• More than 300 of the Most Essential Edge Animate Tasks
Sample Content
Table of Contents
Introduction xiii
1 Getting Started with Edge Animate 1
Finding Out What You Can Do with Edge Animate 2
Exploring Edge Animate and Edge Tools 3
Starting Edge Animate 4
Using the Welcome Screen 6
Viewing the Edge Animate Window 8
Preparing for a Project 9
Creating a Project Plan 10
Building an Edge Animate Project 12
Creating a New Animation 14
Getting Sample Animations 15
Opening an Existing Animation 16
Working with Multiple Animations 18
Previewing an Animation in a Browser 19
Saving an Animation 20
Getting Online Support 22
Finishing Up 24
2 Working Within the Edge Animate Window 25
Examining the Edge Animate Window 26
Changing Stage Properties 28
Working with the Stage 30
Changing the Stage View 31
Using the Tools Panel 32
Using the Properties Panel 34
Using the Elements Panel 36
Using the Library Panel 38
Using the Timeline Panel 40
Working with Timeline Panel Controls 42
Using the Code Panel 44
Working with Panels 46
Docking and Undocking Panels 48
Creating and Using Workspaces 50
Defining Keyboard Shortcuts 52
Changing the Language 54
Undoing or Redoing Changes 55
3 Taking In_App Lessons 57
Starting a Lesson 58
Using the Lessons Panel 60
Taking the Quick Start Lesson 61
Taking the Create Lesson 62
Taking the Animate with Keyframes Lesson 64
Taking the Animate with the Pin Lesson 68
Taking the Resize Lesson 70
Taking the Extend Lesson 74
Taking the Reuse Lesson 78
4 Working with Shapes and Graphics 81
Understanding Vector and Bitmap Graphics 82
Gathering and Using Graphics 83
Examining Import Graphic Formats 84
Importing Graphics 85
Adding Graphics 86
Drawing Shapes 88
Using Smart Guides with Elements 90
Selecting Elements 92
Naming Element IDs or Classes 94
Changing Element Tags 95
Changing Element Display 96
Changing Element Overflow 97
Changing Element Opacity 98
Changing Element Position 99
Changing Element Size 100
Changing Element Adjustability 101
Changing Shape Corners 102
Changing Shape Borders 104
Changing Shape Background Color 106
Adding Shadows to Elements 107
Changing Cursors Over Elements 108
Modifying Image Elements 109
Transforming Element Origin 110
Rotating Elements 112
Skewing Elements 114
Scaling Elements 116
Changing Element Clipping 118
Adding Accessibility to Elements 120
5 Working with Text 121
Creating Text Boxes 122
Adding Text 123
Editing Text 124
Dictating Text 125
Inserting Special Characters 126
Examining Text Properties 127
Changing Text Properties 128
Getting Web Fonts 130
Adding Web Fonts 132
Resizing Text Boxes 134
Clipping Text 135
Transforming Text 136
Adding Shadows to Text 138
Changing Text Tag 139
Adding Links to Text 140
6 Working with Symbols and Elements 143
Creating Symbols 144
Importing Symbols 145
Exporting Symbols 146
Creating an Instance from a Symbol 147
Modifying an Instance from a Symbol 148
Editing Symbols 150
Nesting Symbols within Symbols 152
Copying or Duplicating Elements 154
Deleting Elements 156
Displaying Rulers 158
Displaying Guides 159
Using Guides with Elements 160
Aligning and Distributing Elements 162
Stacking Elements 164
Hiding and Showing Elements 165
Grouping Elements 166
Reparenting Elements 167
Locking and Unlocking Elements 168
Renaming Elements 169
7 Creating Motion Animations 171
Creating an Animation with the Pin 172 PrEx
Creating an Animation with Auto Keyframes 174 PrEx
Creating an Animation with Keyframes 176 PrEx
Creating an Animation with a Transition 178
Playing Animations 180
Making Adjustments to Animations 182
Adjusting Time in an Animation 184
Inserting Time in an Animation 185
Making a Resizable Animation 186 PrEx
Testing a Resizable Animation 190
8 Creating Interactive Animation 193
Inserting Labels 194
Inserting and Editing Triggers 196
Inserting and Editing Action Events 198
Listing of Action Events 200
Inserting Code Snippets 202
Listing of Code Snippets 203
Working with JavaScript Code 204
Using Show and Hide Element Snippets 206
Using Element Text Snippets 208
Using the Open URL Snippet 210
Using Get Symbol Snippets 212
Using Create and Delete Symbol Snippets 214
Creating a Rollover Button 216 PrEx
Creating a Shopping Cart Button 218 PrEx
Embedding and Playing a Video 220 PrEx
Adding and Playing a Sound 221 PrEx
Swapping Images in a Photo Gallery 222 PrEx
9 Publishing Animations 223
Publishing Considerations 224
Publishing a Composition 225
Publishing for the Web 226
Publishing to the Web for IE 6, 7, and 8 227
Publishing to the Web Using CDN 228
Publishing to the Web as Static HTML 229
Publishing for Adobe Programs 230
Publishing for iBooks Author 232
Capturing a Poster Image 234
Creating a Down-level Stage 236
Creating a Preloader Stage 238
10 Working with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript 241
Examining Edge Animate Files 242
Viewing the Code Behind the Scenes 244
Examining the Adobe Edge Animate Runtime 246
Getting to Know HTML 248
Working with HTML 250
Getting to Know CSS 252
Working with CSS 254
Putting a Composition in an HTML Document 256
Adding an Animation to an HTML Document 258
11 Working Together with Adobe Programs 259
Opening Compositions in Adobe Dreamweaver 260
Importing into Adobe Muse 262
Importing into Adobe InDesign 264
Working with Adobe Digital Publishing Suite 266
Saving Images from Adobe Photoshop 268
Saving Graphics from Adobe Fireworks 270
Exporting Images from Adobe Illustrator 272
Saving Artwork from Adobe Illustrator 274
Exporting Animations from Adobe Flash 276
A Installing Edge Animate and Edge Tools 279
Preparing for Edge Animate and Tools 280
Downloading Edge Animate and Tools 282
Installing Edge Animate and Tools 284
Finishing the Edge Inspect Install 286
Keyboard Shortcuts 289
Menu by Menu 293
Index 301