change its properties in the Property inspector. The type of object selected
determines which properties appear. For example, if you select a text object
(not a text graphic, which you use in this lesson), the Property inspector
displays settings such as font, type size, and paragraph formatting, which
you can either view or change. If no object is selected, the Property
inspector displays properties for the entire document.
1. On the Stage, with the Selection tool selected, click the Title graphic.
The Property inspector (Window > Properties > Properties) shows
specifications, such as height, width, and Stage coordinates, for the
movie clip.
2. On the Stage, click the bounding box for the video movie clip that you
dragged to the Stage and view its attributes in the Property inspector.
3. In the Instance Name text box of the Property inspector, enter video as
the instance name.
An instance is an occurance of a symbol on the Stage. Because
ActionScript, the Flash scripting language, often refers to instance names
in order to perform operations on instances, it is a good practice to name
the instances you create. To learn more about naming instances, see the
tutorial: “ActionScript: Write Scripts” on page 225.
Add video control behaviors
Behaviors let you add complex functionality to your document easily,
without having to know ActionScript, the Flash scripting language. You’ll
now add behaviors for video control.
1. In the Timeline, click Frame 1 of the Content layer to select it, if it’s not
already selected.
2. On the Stage, click the Play movie clip instance (which looks like a play
button) to select it. In the Behaviors panel (Window > Behaviors), click
Add (+) and select Embedded Video > Play. To learn more about
symbols and instances, select Help > Flash Tutorials > Basic Tasks:
Create Symbols and Instances.
3. In the Play Video dialog box, verify that Relative is selected. Select
video, which is the instance name that you gave to the video clip, and
click OK.
4. On the Stage, click the Pause movie clip instance to select it. In the
Behaviors panel, click Add (+) and select Embedded Video > Pause.
5. In the Pause Video dialog box, again select the video movie clip, and
click OK.
6. On the Stage, click the Rewind movie clip instance to select it. In the
Behaviors panel, click Add (+) and select Embedded Video > Rewind.
7. In the Rewind Video dialog box, select Video.
8. In the Number of Frames to Step Back text box, enter 20.
The Number of Frames to Step Back text box indicates how many
frames the playhead should move back when the user clicks the
Rewind button.
