Creating Web Graphics and Animation > Using the Controller or Control menu with SWF files |
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Using the Controller or Control menu with SWF files
You can use the Controller or the Control menu to test, change movie settings for, and export SWF movie files.
To test movies, you can play, stop, rewind, step forward, and step backward through frames. When you test a movie, FreeHand creates a temporary SWF file and displays it in a Flash Playback window. The temporary file is deleted when you close the window, unless you choose to export the file.
You can drag the Controller to reposition it in the application. You can also change the shortcut keys for the Controller (see Customizing your environment).
To display the Controller:
Choose Window > Toolbars > Controller.
To test a movie, do one of the following:
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To launch the Flash Playback window and play the movie, click the Test Movie button in the Controller, choose Control > Test Movie, or press Control+Enter (Windows) or Command+Return (Macintosh). |
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To step through the frames of the movie, use the Step Forward and Step Backward buttons in the Controller, choose Control > Step Forward or Control > Step Backward, or use the Right Arrow and Left Arrow keys. |
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To go to the first or last frame in a movie, use the Rewind and Fast Forward buttons in the Controller. To go to the first frame, you can also choose Control > Rewind. |
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To stop playback, click the Stop button in the Controller, choose Control > Stop, or press Enter (Windows) or Return (Macintosh). |
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To resume playing the movie if it has stopped, click the Play button in the Controller, choose Control > Play, or press Enter or Return again. |
To change movie settings:
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Click the Movie Settings button in the Controller, or choose Control > Movie Settings. |
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In the Movie Settings dialog box, select options to format the movie, as described in Exporting Flash movies. |
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To export a movie:
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To launch the Flash Playback window and create a SWF file of the FreeHand document, click the Test Movie button in the Controller, choose Control > Test Movie, or press Control+Enter (Windows) or Command+Return (Macintosh). |
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Click the Export button in the Controller, or choose Control > Export Movie. |
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In the Export Movie dialog box, enter a name for the movie and choose a location where it will be saved. |
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Click Save. |
The movie is saved with the current settings specified in the Movie Settings dialog box. |
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