Teach Yourself Macromedia Flash 8 In 24 Hours

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Q1:	I did the Car with Rotating Wheel task, but when I first made the Rotating Wheel symbol, I forgot to specify the default symbol behavior as Movie Clip. I went back to the Library to rectify this error, but it still doesn't work (the wheels don't rotate). Why not?
A1:	Changing the symbol properties of the item in the Library affects only any new instances you drag from the Library, which will have the properties of the master in the Library. However, instances already in a movie will have the same behavior they started with. Your instances of the Rotating Wheel symbol are behaving like graphics. Go to where they're used (inside the Car symbol) and, with the Properties panel open, select each instance. Then change the Symbol Behavior setting from Graphic to Movie Clip.
Q2:	I can't find the Loop Once option on the Properties panel when I have a movie clip selected. I swear I've seen it before. Where is it?
A2:	You could have seen Loop Once in the Properties panel, but not when a movie clip was selected. Only instances behaving as graphics have this option—which is a good reason to use Graphic symbols. Of course, when you become accomplished with ActionScript, you'll find ways to achieve the same effect when using a movie clip—although it still might take more work than simply using the option available to instances of graphics.
Q3:	In this book I keep reading the phrase "instances behaving as graphics." Why don't you just say "Graphic symbols"?
A3:	There's a difference. The master symbol has one default symbol behavior, which you can change by clicking the Library's options menu and selecting Properties. However, each instance on the Stage can be changed to something different from the master that spawned it. An instance always starts the same as its master. But not only can each instance be changed (to behave like any type); changing the master has no effect on insta  < Day Day Up >  Index: [SYMBOL][A][B][C][D][E][F][G][H][I][J][K][L][M][N][O][P][Q][R][S][T][U][V][W][X][Y][Z] Origami Paper AirPlane	Main Menu Sams Teach Yourself Macromedia Flash 8 in 24 Hours Table of Contents Copyright About the Author Acknowledgments We Want to Hear from You! Reader Services Introduction Part I: Assembling the Graphics You'll Animate in Flash Part II: Animating in Flash Hour 6. Understanding Animation Hour 7. Animation the Old-Fashioned Way Hour 8. Using Motion Tweens to Animate Hour 9. Using Shape Tweens to Morph Hour 10. Including Sound in Animations Hour 11. Using Layers in Animations Hour 12. Animating Using Movie Clip and Graphic Symbols Movie Clip Symbol Behavior Subtleties of Movie Clips Summary Q&A Workshop Hour 13. Creating Special Effects Part III: Adding Interactivity and Advanced Animation Part IV: Putting It All Together for the Webs Part V: Appendixes Index More Books PHP Hacks Processing Xml With Java - A Guide To Sax, Dom, Jdom, Jaxp, And Trax The Koran (Holy Qur'an) Macromedia Flash 8 Bible Search Engine Optimization for Dummies YouTube Traffic PHP 5 for Dummies Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone The Pilgrim's Progress Wireless Hacks Flash Hacks. 100 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools PayPal Hacks. 100 Industrial-Strength Tips and Tools Amazon Hacks Pdf Hacks The Da Vinci Code Google Hacks The Holy Bible Windows XP For Dummies Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Seo Book Upgrading and Repairing Networks Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 UNLEASHED Windows XP Annoyances Windows XP Hacks Microsoft Windows XP Power Toolkit Teach Yourself MS Office In 24Hours iPod & iTunes Missing Manual PC Hacks 100 Industrial-Strength Tips and Tools PC Overclocking, Optimization, and Tuning - 2th Edition PC Hardware In A Nutshell 3rd Edition PC Hardware in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition Upgrading and Repairing PCs Google for Dummies MySQL Cookbook Teach Yourself Macromedia Flash 8 In 24 Hours PHP CookBook Sams Teach Yourself JavaScript in 24 Hours PHP5 Manual