Assets can run, but they can’t hide

Flash CS4 can filter Library assets! If you work on projects with “ginormous” numbers of assets to manage, then with [...]




Yes, you’re hearing things

Unleash your inner Foley artist. Flash CS4 now comes with a collection of sample sounds from Soundbooth. To access them [...]




When you have to make hundreds of balls bounce

Applying motion quickly to selected objects has never been faster. First, select an object- better yet, select a few, they’re [...]




When every second counts

Ever tweaked an animation exactly how you wanted it-only to have it run just a bit short on time? To [...]




When you’re hot, you’re hot

Hot text is not just for Property inspectors. (Note: Hot text [a.k.a. scrubby sliders] is any field that contains a [...]




Set default view for video and flash

When you embed a video or flash object in a PDF document, you may want to control how it appears [...]




Overcome email limitations

Many organizations have email attachment size limitations. Both Acrobat and Adobe Reader 9 include a connection to Acrobat.com, allowing you [...]




Edit non-PDF files within a PDF portfolio

Once you’ve created a PDF portfolio, if you need to edit any of the files, just Control-click (PC: Right-click) on [...]




Custom sort files in your PDF portfolio

To re-order the files in a PDF Portfolio, select Modify>Edit Portfolio from the top of the document window. Select Specify [...]




Clear forms without a reset button

During form template development, you may want to test all the fields in your form. To easily reset all fields, [...]




Be a movie critic

You can comment on embedded Flash video in Acrobat 9 (or Reader 9 when the document is enabled for commenting). [...]




Keep commenting tools selected

To keep a comment or markup tool selected once you’ve used it, open the Properties bar (Command-E [PC: Ctrl-E]), click [...]




Quick content information

An easy way to see information about a piece of content on the page, including text, is to use the [...]




Add new layers

To add additional layers to an existing PDF file, first display the Layers navigation panel (View>Navigation Panels>Layers), then click on [...]




Enable commenting in any document

You can allow anyone with the free Adobe Reader 9 to have access to the comment,= markup, and analysis tools [...]