Flash® CS4 for Dummies®

Chapter B.17. Installing Flash and Setting Your Preferences

Installing Flash is simple. Nevertheless, sometimes a few pointers can help. And after you're up and running, you might want to customize how Flash works. You can set quite a number of preferences. You can also create your own keyboard shortcuts.

Now, time to stop stalling and start installing.

Installing Flash

Installing Flash is a cinch, although you have a few options. Here's the lowdown on getting started. You can install Flash in four different ways:

• Install it from a DVD (onto a PC).

• Download it to a PC.

• Install it from a DVD (onto a Mac).

• Download it to a Mac.

We discuss these methods separately in the next four sections.

Installing Flash onto a PC from a DVD

So you went out and bought Flash in the box, and you have a DVD drive on your PC. To install Flash from the box, follow these steps:

1. Exit all Windows programs.

2. Insert the DVD.

   In most cases, the setup program starts automatically. If it doesn't, choose Start

   

3. Follow the instructions on the various screens that appear.

   Unless you want to save space by not installing the lessons and samples, choose the typical installation. Other than that, the most significant choice that you have is where you install Flash. You can browse to change the location or accept the default, which is C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS4.

4. When the setup program has finished copying files, click Finish ...