Chapter 12. Reusing Your Animations with Motion Presets

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WHAT YOU’LL LEARN IN THIS HOUR:

  • Using ready-made motion tweens

  • Saving your own motion tweens for re-use

  • Modifying existing motion tweens

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After you’ve been using Flash for a while, you might find yourself creating the same motion tween again and again to apply to different symbols. In this hour, you learn about the Motion Preset panel. This panel serves as a repository for motion tweens you can reuse. It’s a great time saver when you want to apply the same motion to multiple objects. What makes it even better are the tweens that Flash has already provided. Finally, it’s a great way to share your tweens with someone else or vice versa.

The Motion Presets Panel ...

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