Using presentation templates

The presentation templates included with Flash help you create, customize, and publish your presentations.

Creating a slide presentation

Creating a slide presentation is as easy as adding new keyframes. Flash provides three slide layouts to get you started.

To create a slide presentation:

Select File > New.
In the New Document dialog box, click the Template tab.
In the New from Template dialog box, select a Presentation template.
In the Slide layer, add a keyframe for each slide in your presentation. For example, if your presentation has ten slides, add ten keyframes.
On each keyframe in the Slide layer, add the information you want to include in that slide. You can create or import graphics, as well as add your company's logo, text, video, or audio to your presentation.
Make sure that all other layers have an equal number of frames.
Save and publish your document.

For more information on using the Timeline, see Using the Timeline.

Presenting your slides

Use the controls at the bottom of the application or your keyboard's arrow keys to move from slide to slide during your presentation. Press the Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys to move to the corresponding previous and next slides. Press the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to jump to the first and last slides.

You can also print each slide in your presentation by clicking the Print icon. If you know that you won't be printing your slides, you can delete the icon from the layout.

Customizing your slide presentation

If you want to change the colors that the template uses, select Modify > Movie and change the background color. The presentation background changes to the newly selected color. Additionally, many templates come with alternate backgrounds. Show and hide the additional background layers to expose alternate designs.

You can match the background to your company's color scheme. Or you can select something bright and eye-catching to really capture your audience's attention.