Animate Lab Exercise #4:  Working with Text

Prerequisites:
1. Create a folder on your desktop called Exercise 4

2. Create a New Animate file.  Select Platform Type “HTML 5 Canvas”. Save the document as Chapter4.fla
  Adjust the stage size dimension: width: 800px and height: 800px 

Requirements:

NOTE: Below are the text that you will need to complete on your Animate stage for steps #1 - #9

1.  Create a text box with a dynamic width. Adjust the Text Properties such the Font, Style, Size and Color

2.  Create a text box with a fixed width

3.  Add the text and format the paragraph- Set the text box alignment - Justify

4.  Add the text and format the paragraph – Set spacing and margins

5.  Add the text and change the font and style

6.  Add the text and adjust text kern by changing the leading spacing for an entire text box . Also adjust the line spacing

7. Add the text and copy text attributes
Move and Resize the text area

8. Add the text and break the text apart.
Select the text box, right click and select Break Apart. Then Move each object to different positions

9. Add the text and Transform text
Select the text box, right click and select Break Apart. Repeat the Break Apart step again

Select the object. Right click and Select Transforms->Envelope

Use the handles to change the shape of the object

10.  Verify your document has the required objects on the stage. See attached sample of the Flash output file- Chapter4.html.

11.  Save your Animate file in your chapter4 folder.

12. Publish your file in JavaScript/HTML format.
From the Main Menu, select Publish Settings.
Select the checkboxes- Center Stage=Both, Make Response= Both and Scale to fill visible area= Fit in View
Click on the Publish button

13 Test Movie. Press <Ctrl><Enter> or from the Main Menu, select, Control -> Test.

SUBMIT:

1. Submit the screenshot of the output result in step #13
On your keyboard, press <Print Screen> and then paste into a Paint document. Save the file as a JPG

2. Zip up your Exercise-4 folder containing the Animate Files
NOTE: Right click on the folder and select Send to “Compress Folder”. The file will have a file extension of .zip.

3.. Submit and upload the screenshot and zipped up compress Exercise-4 folder to the Canvas Animate Exercise 4 drop box.

Topics	Points
1. Add text with the text tool	4
2. Format a paragraph	4
3. Change text colors and fonts	3
4. Copy text attributes	3
5. Adjust text kerning and leading	4
6. Reshape the object using the Subselection tool	3
7. Move and Resize text areas	3
8. Break apart text	3
9. Transform text	3
Total	30