MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-FLASH, Tutorials Manual

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32 Basic Tasks: Creating a banner, Part 1
If you don't have any objects or frames selected, the Property inspector
allows you to modify properties for the document itself.
1.
Open the Property inspector (Window > Properties > Properties) and
click the button next to the text that says Size to open the Document
Properties dialog box.
Click this button in the Property inspector to open the Document properties
dialog box. You can then change the size and color of the Stage.
The button displays the current dimensions of the FLA file (550 x 400
pixels). By default the Stage size in a new Flash document is 550 pixels
wide by 400 pixels high. When you click Size, you open a dialog box
where you can change several document-wide properties (such as the
Stage dimensions, color, and document frame rate).
2. Type 160 into the Width text box, and 600 into the Height text box.
When you type new values into these text boxes, you resize the
dimensions of your FLA file. You need to use these specific dimensions
because you're creating a banner and you should use a standard banner
size. In this tutorial, you're creating a "wide skyscraper." For a list of
standardized banner sizes, check out the Interactive Advertising
Bureau's page on Interactive Marketing Units at
www.iab.net/
standards/adunits.asp .
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Make sure that you don’t have a frame selected. Click the Stage if you do
not see the button mentioned in the previous step.
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You can also create banners from a Macromedia template by selecting
File > New from the main menu. Select the Templates tab and select the
Advertising category.