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Choose Control > Test Movie to preview the card. You've created an animated birthday card to brighten someone's day. You can adapt


this card using different names or messages. Better yet, use the techniques you learned in this lesson to create your own masterpiece. Review Review Questions 1 How do you format text in Flash 2 Which tool do you use to select text to edit it Which tool do you use to rotate or move a text box 3 How do you add a sound file to a layer 4 What is a motion tween and how do you apply it 5 How do you apply a filter to text Review Answers 1 To format text, select it with the Text tool, and then select options in the Property inspector. You can change the typeface, text size, type style, paragraph alignment, and so on. Click the Edit Format Options icon to change the options related to the text box, such as the indent, margins, and line spacing. 2 To edit or format text, select it with the Text tool. To rotate, move, resize, or otherwise manipulate a text box, select it with the Selection tool. 3 To add a sound file to a layer, select a keyframe in the layer, and then select a sound file from the Sound menu in the Property inspector. The Sound menu lists sound files that are in the Library panel. 4 A motion tween applies incremental changes to frames, so that you don't need to reposition or modify objects for each frame. To apply a motion tween, specify the settings or position for an initial keyframe and for a final keyframe. Then, click between the keyframes in the Timeline, and select Motion from the Tween menu in the Property inspector. 5 To apply a filter to text, first select the text with the Text tool. Then, click the Filters tab in the Property inspector. Click the Add Filter icon, and select a filter. You can customize the filter settings in the Filters panel.   5. Adding Animation Using Flash CS3, you can change almost any aspect of an object over time: position, color, transparency, size, rotation, and more. Using shape tweens, you can even morph one object into another. Lesson Overview In this lesson, you'll learn how to do the following: * Animate objects using motion tweens * Morph objects using shape tweens * Understand the difference between motion and shape tweens * Nest symbols * Animate motion along a path * Use masks to animate objects * Animate transparency This lesson will take approximately two hours to complete. If needed, remove the previous lesson folder from your hard drive, and copy the Lesson05 folder onto it.   Getting Started