How to Build a Flash Website with CS3

With the Adobe Flash CS3 professional design application, you can create dynamic websites with interactive content and even animations. Web designers can use the Flash program to create layouts with text, images and Flash content and then export their designs as web page files. Once put on an active web server, these Flash websites can be viewed on any web browser that has Adobe Flash Player installed.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• PC running Windows XP or Vista or Mac running OS X 10.4 or later
• Adobe Flash CS3
• Active web server

1. Open the Adobe Flash CS3 program by clicking on the Dock icon on a Mac or using the Start menu on a PC.

2. Go to "File" in the top menu bar and select "New." Then choose "Flash File" from the list of document options and click "OK."

3. Select a size for your new Flash website from the toolbar at the bottom of the screen. By default, the new site will be 550 pixels by 400 pixels.

4. Select a background color for your Flash web page from the toolbar on the left side of the screen.

5. Add desired animations, images and text to the current layout using the toolbar on the left side of the screen. The timeline above the Flash layout indicates how long animations will last.

6. Go to "File" in the top menu bar and select "Publish Settings."

7. Check the boxes next to "Flash" and "HTML" in the pop-up window to export both an .swf and an .html file. Click the "OK" button to save the settings.

8. Go to "File" in the top menu bar and select "Publish." The Flash website will be saved to your web server, then exported as an HTML file that can be viewed with any web browser that has Adobe Flash Player installed on it.