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The default extension for an Animate file is .fla.
Life Skills & Values
“Always save a file with relevant name for easy finding. ”
-Mr Techie
To open a saved Animate file, follow the given steps:
1 Click on the File menu. 3 Navigate to the folder where the file is saved.
2 Click on the 4 Select the file.
Open option. 5 Click on Open button.
Tick ( ) if you know this.
▶ Pen tool is used to draw curved lines as well as straight lines.
▶ Adobe Animate is an animation software developed by Adobe Systems.
CLOSING AN ANIMATE FILE
To close an animate file, Click on the File menu Click on the Close option. Animate prompts you
to save the file if you haven’t already saved it.
Hashtag
#Vector graphics: An artwork made up of points, lines and curves rather than a solid coloured
square pixel
#Animation: An Animation is an illusion of movement created by a series of still pictures in sequence
REVISIT
▶ Adobe Animate is a multimedia graphic program used for creating vector graphics, animations, games,
cartoons, text, graphics and other special effects.
▶ The components of the Animate window are: Menu bar, File Name tab, Tools panel, Current scene, etc.
▶ Animate Timeline panel contains the frames, layers, and timeline buttons that make up a movie.
▶ You can create shapes and graphics in Animate using the tools from Tools Panel.
▶ Tools that are available to create shapes are the line tool, pen tool, rectangle tool, polystar tool and brush tool.
▶ You can fill colour in the shape drawn using Fill Color button.
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