Files You Need for Module 5
Software Requirements
- Flash MX Professional 2004 to make your flash file accessible.
- Web browser (i.e. Internet Explorer 4 or higher) to view webpages.
Version Information
Module 5 uses Flash MX Professional 2004 but the lessons can be applied to
other versions of Flash; when applicable, any relevant differences between versions
will be discussed.
Lab Files
All the material needed to complete the interactive labs within Module 5 has
been compressed into a Zip file and a Stuffit file (MacIntosh users).
- Save the Lab Files (Zip, 6MB).
- When prompted, select "Save" and save the file to your desktop.
- When the file is opened, click ‘Unzip’ and this material will
automatically extract into a folder “C:\Mod5Lab” or wherever you
chose to extract it by clicking ‘Browse’.
- Save the Lab Files (Stuffit, 3 MB).
- The file will be automatically saved to your desktop and extract into a
folder called "mod5lab".
Labs Overview:
There are four labs on working with Flash MX Professional 2004:
- Text Equivalents in Flash MX
Professional 2004
This first lab is designed to give you the basics of working with the
Flash MX Professional 2004 accessibility panel. This includes providing
text equivalents to objects on the stage (such as buttons, and graphics),
as well as for the entire presentation. It also tries to demonstrate how
a screen reader may interpret a flash file, by including audio files that
compare and contrast different techniques.
- Controlling the Speaking Order
of Elements
This second lab deals with controlling the speaking order of elements
on the screen. Understanding this technique provides a logical audio layout
to your presentation, which is especially important when the objects on
your screen do not generally flow top to bottom, left to right. The procedure
is extremely simple with Flash MX Professional 2004 however when using
Flash MX, the lab also requires a little bit of ActionScript to work,
but no coding skill is required.
- Creating Accessible Animations
This third lab focuses on creating accessible animations. Many times animations
provide little to no information, so they are generally left out of accessible
presentations. If you feel, however, that an animation is important (such
as a short logo animation), there are techniques which are presented in
this lab to help you.
- Closed Captioning with MAGPie
for Flash
This fourth lab explores working with MAGPie to provide captioning to
various versions of Flash presentations.
The next page will provide an overview of the Flash MX Professional
2004 interface.
College of Architecture (COA)
Flash
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