the empty keyframe on frame 1 of the Background layer. 2. Select the Rectangle tool. Select no stroke and the black-white linear gradient fill. 3. Draw a rectangle on the Stage. 4. Select the rectangle with the Selection tool. 5. In the Property inspector, set the width to 800, height to 300, X to 0, and Y to 0. The gradient fills the top half of the Stage, which is 800 pixels by 600 pixels. 6. Select 25% from the View pop-up menu on the Edit bar just above the Stage, so that you can see the entire gradient. 7. Select the Gradient Transform tool ( ), grouped with the Free Transform tool. 8. Using the rotation icon in the upper-right corner of the gradient, rotate it 90 degrees, so that the gradient is black on the bottom and white on the top. 9. Shorten the gradient by moving the bottom bar up, and then move the gradient center point so you see the gray transition only at the top. Your gradient should look similar to the one in the image below. 10. Select the gradient, and press F8 to convert it to a symbol. 11. In the Convert To Symbol dialog box, select Movie Clip, set the registration point to the upper-left corner, and name the symbol background_half. Click OK. 12. Select the background_half symbol on the Stage with the Selection tool, and choose Edit > Copy. 13. Choose Edit > Paste In Place. 14. Select the copy you just pasted, and choose Modify > Transform > Flip Vertical. 15. In the Property inspector, enter 600 for the Y value. Creating half the background and duplicating it makes it much easier to create symmetrical gradients. Editing the symbol automatically changes both instances, and keeps the file size small. 16. Select Show All from the View pop-up menu on the Edit bar above the Stage. 17. Lock the Background layer. Adding a Simple Frame You'll create a 2-pixel frame that will appear around the content that loads, and then a 2-pixel frame border around the entire movie. 1. Select the empty keyframe on frame 1 of the Photo Frame layer. 2. Select the Rectangle tool, and select the Object Drawing icon in the options area of the Tools panel. 3. Select no fill and select #333333 for the stroke color.