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Flash Tutorial 7 Study Guide
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05/13/2010

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Flash can be used to create a complete Web site in which all of the Web site pages are actually HTML documents and not SWF files.
(T or F)
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False
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In some cases, a Web site is built in two versions, one using mostly HTML and one using mostly Flash.
(T or F)
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True
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The Back and Forward buttons on the Web browser toolbar provide the same functionality when you are viewing a Flash Web site as when you are visiting an HTML Web site.
(T or F)
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False
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When you are visiting a Flash Web site, only one HTML document might be displayed but the URL changes periodically.
(T or F)
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False
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Once a user has navigated to several parts of a Flash Web site, using the Back button displays the most recently visited SWF file.
(T or F)
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False
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It is vitally important to provide a clear navigational system within the Flash Web site so that the user can easily understand how to navigate within the site without using the browser navigation buttons.
(T or F)
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True
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You can load an SWF file into the Flash Player so that it replaces the currently playing SWF file.
(T or F)
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True
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It is important to make certain the contents of loaded SWF files do not interfere with those of the SWF file loaded at level 0.
(T or F)
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True
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The objectives of developing a Web site must be clear and measurable so that after the site is complete, you can determine whether each objective has been met.
(T or F)
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True
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Flash provides several templates for your use, but you cannot create your own.
(T or F)
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False
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Clicking a template name in the New from Template dialog box displays a preview and description of the template.
(T or F)
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True
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Click Modify on the menu bar and then click Save as Template to open the Save as Template dialog box.
(T or F)
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False
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The feature shown in the accompanying figure opens in a Symbol panel separate from the Symbol panel for the current document.
(T or F)
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False
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The navigation buttons in a Flash Web site must include obvious visual clues that indicates how the buttons can be used to navigate the site.
(T or F)
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True
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To load a SWF file into the Flash Player at a specific level, you need to create an ActionScript script with the loadMovie action.
(T or F)
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False
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With a script, the curly braces have to be placed on separate lines from other statements.
(T or F)
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False
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Right-clicking an action in the Actions toolbox adds its code to the Script pane.
(T or F)
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False
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When the on event handler is added to the Script pane, the parentheses and curly braces are automatically added by Flash.
(T or F)
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True
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The loadMovie action is similar to the loadMovieNum action, but can be used to load image files into a level instead of into a movie clip instance.
(T or F)
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False
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The interlaced JPEG format causes a picture that is downloading to a Web browser to appear to fade in by gradually downloading the data that makes up the picture.
(T or F)
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False
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An organization might build an HTML version of a Web site in addition to the Flash version to accommodate users who ____.
Definition
Either a or b
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The HTML document is usually created by the site developer using a program such as ____.
Definition
Adobe Dreamweaver
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Within the HTML document, the Flash Player plays the ____ file and initially displays the home or main page of the Web site.
Definition
SWF
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The HTML document that references the SWF files can be created in Flash by selecting the ____ format in the publish settings for the document.
Definition
HTML
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Many of the Web sites you see on the Internet consist mainly of HTML or ____ documents.
Definition
XHTML
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A SWF file can play on top of another SWF file through the use of ____.
Definition
Levels
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The Flash Player uses ____ to play more than one SWF file at the same time.
Definition
Levels
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The first SWF file loaded into the Flash Player is loaded at level ____.
Definition
0
Term
The first SWF file loaded into the Flash Player at level ____ is usually considered the home or main page of the Flash Web site.
Definition
0
Term
When a SWF file is loaded on top of another SWF file at a different level, the properties of the SWF file at level ____ take precedence.
Definition
0
Term
It is important to make certain the contents of a loaded SWF file do not interfere with those of the SWF file loaded at level ____.
Definition
0
Term
You can press the ____ keys to close all open documents at once.
Definition
Ctrl+Alt+W
Term
The first step in the development of a Web site is ____.
Definition
determining the goals and objectives of the Web site
Term
A site’s objectives determine ____.
Definition
All of the above
Term
After you have outlined the main areas of content to be included on a Web site, you create a ____.
Definition
Storyboard
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All of the following are examples of demographic information on which target group characteristics could be based EXCEPT ____.
Definition
Audience size
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All of the following guide the Web site planning process in its entirety EXCEPT ____.
Definition
Project parameters
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The goals, objectives, and target audience determine ____.
Definition
All of the above
Term
One way to determine a site’s contents is to develop a(n) ____ with categories and subcategories.
Definition
Outline
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A ____ shows a sketch of each page with lines indicating how each page links to the other pages.
Definition
Storyboard
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The way pages link to each other in a storyboard determines the ____ system for a site.
Definition
Navigation
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You can create a new document by clicking Flash File (ActionScript 2.0) in the ____ section of the Start page.
Definition
Create New
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You can press the ____ keys to align the left edges of selected objects.
Definition
Ctrl+Alt+1
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You can press the ____ keys to align the top edges of selected objects.
Definition
Ctrl+Alt+4
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The ____ option applies the Align commands relative to the Stage.
Definition
To Stage
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In addition to those installed with Flash, additional templates are available through the Flash ____.
Definition
Exchange
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If the pre-installed templates do not meet your needs, then explore those available on the Flash ____.
Definition
Exchange
Term
To ensure that additional documents have the same dimensions as the main one and to make it easier to create new documents that are part of a given Web site, you can create a Flash ____.
Definition
Template
Term
The items indicated by the number one in the accompanying figure are measurements made in ____.
Definition
Pixels
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To open a document’s library in the way illustrated in the accompanying figure, point to ____ on the File menu and then click the Open External Library command
Definition
Import
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To copy symbols from an existing document, you open the document’s library as a(n) ____ library.
Definition
External
Term
You can move an object in a straight horizontal or vertical line by holding down the ____ key as you drag the object with the Selection tool.
Definition
Shift
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To create a document based on a template, you select a category and then select the template from the ____ dialog box.
Definition
New from Template
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To create a document based on a template, you can begin by clicking the ____ command on the File menu to open the New Document dialog box.
Definition
New
Term
You can press the ____ keys to save the active document.
Definition
Ctrl+S
Term
If a text block has a(n) ____ width, when you type the text, it wraps around onto separate lines within the text block, as opposed to the text appearing on one long line.
Definition
Fixed
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To create a ____-width text block, you click and drag the Text tool pointer across the Stage to create a text block of specific dimensions.
Definition
Fixed
Term
To check spelling, click ____ on the menu bar and then click Check Spelling.
Definition
Text
Term
The buttons for a Flash Web site have ____ programming code that instructs the Flash Player as to which SWF file to load and how to load it.
Definition
ActionScript
Term
You can create a new symbol for a navigation bar by clicking ____ on the menu bar and then clicking New Symbol.
Definition
Insert
Term
One effect that is commonly used is to have an animation in the ____ frame of a button.
Definition
Over
Term
____ is a programming language within Flash that allows you to add actions to objects or frames in your document.
Definition
ActionScript
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____ are instructions that are used to control a document while its animation is playing.
Definition
Actions
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____ can contain one or more actions as well as other programming code used to control how the actions are executed.
Definition
Scripts
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To load an SWF file into the Flash Player at a specific level, you need to create an ActionScript script with the ____ action.
Definition
loadMovieNum
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____ give an action the information it needs to execute properly.
Definition
Parameters
Term
In an action, the name of the SWF file must be enclosed in ____.
Definition
Quotes
Term
In an action, a(n) ____ must separate the filename and the level number.
Definition
Comma
Term
Event handlers are followed by a pair of ____ within which you place statements such as the loadMovieNum action.
Definition
Braces
Term
The action to load the Services page at level 1 is ____.
Definition
loadMovieNum(“Services.swf”, 1)
Term
For an action to work with a button, you must add a(n) ____ that determines when to execute the action.
Definition
event handler
Term
A(n) ____ determines the action to take when a specific event occurs.
Definition
Event handler
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To handle button events, you use the ____ event handler.
Definition
On
Term
With the on event handler, ____ refers to a button being clicked.
Definition
Press
Term
It is recommended that you end ActionScript statements with a(n) ____.
Definition
Semicolon
Term
In the Script pane, you can format the code automatically by pressing the ____ keys.
Definition
Ctrl+Shift+F
Term
You can place the item marked 2 in the accompanying figure into the Script pane by ____ it in the list.
Definition
Double-clicking
Term
Use the item marked 5 in the accompanying figure to ____ the Script Assist mode
Definition
Deselect
Term
The item marked 1 in the accompanying figure indicates the ____ for the button.
Definition
Script
Term
The item marked 2 in the accompanying figure is a ____.
Definition
Tooltip
Term
The loadMovieNum action loads the SWF files named in the ____ portion of the ActionScript code.
Definition
Parameter
Term
When using pictures in a Flash document, the first step is to determine the ____ of the area in the Flash document where the pictures will be displayed.
Definition
Dimensions
Term
When using the loadMovie action, the image files for pictures need to be in the standard JPEG format and not in the ____ JPEG format.
Definition
Progressive
Term
When using pictures in a Flash document, you should ____ each picture by reducing its file size while maintaining its quality.
Definition
Optimize
Term
____ are actions with prewritten ActionScript scripts that assign controls and transitions to an object on the Stage.
Definition
behaviors
Term
Behaviors are only available with ActionScript ____.
Definition
Either a or b
Term
You can press the ____ keys to open and close the Behaviors panel.
Definition
Shift+F3
Term
Instead of writing actions with the Actions panel, you can use precoded actions called ____.
Definition
Behaviors
Term
Behaviors are available for ____.
Definition
All of the above
Term
You can press the ____ keys to publish a document.
Definition
Shift+F12
Term
Which of the following is NOT a true statement about a Flash Web site?
Definition
It has a URL that references the SWF file for the home page.
Term
When a user navigates to a new part of a Flash Web site, which of the following elements does NOT change?
Definition
The URL being displayed
Term
After a user has navigated to several parts of a Flash Web site, what will be displayed when the browser's Back button is clicked?
Definition
the most recently visited URL
Term
What is the name of the layers in which the different SWF files are loaded?
Definition
Levels
Term
What is the number of the layer that is typically used for the home or main page of a Flash Web site?
Definition
0
Term
Which panel is used to write the scripts?
Definition
Actions panel
Term
Philip wants to know how to load an SWF file into the Flash Player at a specific level. What type of action should he use to do this?
Definition
loadMovieNum
Term
What event handler do buttons use?
Definition
the "on" event handler
Term
What type of action should Philip use to load external image files into an SWF file in the Flash Player?
Definition
loadMovie
Term
What type of action should Philip use to load external image files into an SWF file in the Flash Player?
Definition
Behaviors panel
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