How to Create Flash Templates
Templates allow you to reuse formatting and coding to create new documents. Because a template forces you to rename the document once you have made a change to the template, its formatting and coding are protected from inadvertent changes. Creating templates in Flash is as easy as saving a new file.
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Instructions
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Open a new document in Flash. Select "File>New." Select the type of template you want to create from the "General" tab.
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Create your Flash design. The template can involve any element included in regular Flash files. For example, to create the sample gallery, create two layers and a frame for each image. Add a background image or color. Place the thumbnails as buttons on the second layer and the larger images in the top layer. Add the following code for each thumbnail: "stop(); b1.onRelease=fuction() {gotandstop(1);};" where "b1" is the name of the button.
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Select "File>Save as Template." Enter the name of the template in the "Name" box. Select a category from the "Category" drop-down box or enter a new category in the box. Describe what the Flash template does in the "Description" box.
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Create a new Flash file using the template. Select "File>New." Click on the "Templates" tab. Select the category and double-click on the saved template.
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