How to Make Banners with Macromedia - Digital Web

With macromedia flash you can make animated banners to promote your product to the internet via blog or website. Macromedia help you to make creative banners with simple way, you can arrange your picture, audio and text into one flash file.

 Here step by step how to make banners with macromedia:

1. Open a new file in Flash and choose from the template settings located in the "New Document" dialogue box. Choose the banner that meets the appropriate size for the final location of your banner. For example, a banner located at the top of a web page will have dramatically different settings and will be a long and narrow size as opposed to a side banner, which may be square in format.
2. Create a new Layer in your Timeline by going to "Insert" > "Timeline" > "Layer" and label the layer "Background." Layers are used to separate the various elements of a project, such as Navigation, Images or Text, and allows the programmer to control when the element appears in the project. A Keyframe is indicated by the small black circle in the rectangle underneath a number next to the Layers, called Frames. A Keyframe must be present for the content in that Layer to appear on the Stage, which represents all the Frames that the Playhead, which controls the Timeline, falls upon. For example, if the Playhead is resting on Frame 1, each Layer which contains content, represented by a Keyframe, will appear on the Stage and in the animation.
3. Import your images, graphics or videos created outside of Flash using the "Import to Library" setting located under "File." Follow the dialogue boxes associated with the import and then drag and drop each element from the Library onto the Stage. The Library will be the storage unit for all your external images, graphics and videos, also referred to as assets, and will also store any assets created in Flash, such as Buttons, Movies and Symbols.
4. Add text, objects or additional animation functions to your project using the Stage and the appropriate tools. This will vary dramatically based on your skill level and familiarity with ActionScript, the programming language that adds logic to various elements of the project and allows the user to interact with the project.
5. Save your file as an FLA or Flash project file. This will serve as the master file and will not be placed on the Internet. The master file will be accessed in Flash for future edits and revisions.
6. Create the Flash files necessary for publishing to the Internet. Go to "Publish Settings" and select "Flash (.swf)" and select "OK". Select "File" > "Publish" and Flash will create the SWF necessary to publish your banner on the Internet. (ehow)