How to create a scroll bar in Flash CS4.

When you want to create a scroll bar in flash CS4, first go to the place where you want the scroll bar to show, click on that item and you can create one by clicking on windows in the main menu-> Components-> UIScrollBar as shown below:

You can resize the scroll bar by clicking on the properties window and increasing or decreasing the height and width of it.

That’s it, you now know how to create a scroll bar in Flash CS4.

How to make an image big on rollover in flash CS4.

First of all you need to have the same image of two different sizes and save it in your directory.

Open flash CS4, and import an image on the centre stage, by going to the main menu file-> Import -> Import to Stage, as shown below,

In this case I have imported the smaller sized image to the stage. You can save your file, in this case I have saved it as rollover and it will by-default be saved as a .fla file.

Now click on the image and Press F8 to create a button, call it a name and press ok!

You will see a blue outlined with a small circle in the middle of the image as shown below.

Double click on the button, you will enter the button mode as shown below.

Your button mode will have something like this shown below, your layer will be called by-default Layer1, and you will have an up, over, down and hit area in the button.

Click on the over and right click your mouse and create a blank keyframe like this shown below

Repeat the same for the hit area also, now as you scrub the timeline over all the four modes you will be able to see the orange tag moving with it.

Now click on the hit area and draw a rectangle in the centre of stage as shown below.

Now click on the Over area and import the bigger image to the centre of stage as shown below.

Now test the movie by going to the control menu on the main menu and selecting the test movie or you can also press Ctrl+Enter, a .swf file will be created, in this case rollover.swf will be created and you will notice that the image becomes larger on rollover.

That’s it, you now know how to make an image big on rollover in flash CS4.

How to put your favorite icon in the browser.

First of all you need to have an icon for your website to put in your browser.
Then go to this site below:

http://www.favicon.cc/

On your left side you will see Create New Favicon, click on the Import Image button.

Then browse to where your file is, it could be a jpg, gif or a png, it could be any size. After you select your image, check on keep dimensions and click on upload, as shown below:

After your image has been uploaded, just below the Import Image, you will find Preview, now click on the Download Favicon button and save it. By default it will be saved as favicon.ico, you can call it any name you want, now go to ftp and upload the favicon.ico.

That’s it, you now know how to create a favorite icon on your browser.

How to get an url in a blank window in a xml file

Open the XML file in Notepad or Dreamweaver CS4, I prefer to open in Dreamweaver CS4

Save the XML file and run the index.html in your browser, you will notice that the url ie;bestwebdesignz.com will open in a new window.

Put down the following code inside “<>“:
a href=”http://www.bestwebdesignz.com/” target=”_blank”BESTWEBDESIGNZ.COM

You will have to create an button by pressing F8 and put the action script in the actions frame.

on (release) {
getURL(“http://www.bestwebdesignz.com”,”_blank”);
}

Run movie clip and test it, when you click on the button you will be directed to the website described in the getURL function ie; bestwebdesignz.com which opens in a blank window.

1. Get the ftp details from the client.

2. Logon to the client’s control panel and search for fantastico and look for zen cart installation. On installation it will ask you the mailed of the client, put the client’s mail id, then you can have the user and password and admin, admin and complete the zen cart installation.

3. Open filezilla with the ftp details of the client and upload all the files of languages / modules / templates to the server in their respective directories.

4. Follow the instructions in the readme.txt (which comes with the template).

5. Go to the website.com/admin panel and login by using the admin – admin username and password, then go to Tools -> Install SQL patches, then browse for short.sql and full.sql which comes along with the template and upload it to the server.

6. Upload all the Images in the template to the server to the respective folder.

7. If the categories and sub-categories are given by the client, add them by going to the Catelog -> catagories/ Products and you can upload the images as well if you have it.

Create a new image in Photoshop CS4.  As a sample, use 200 pixels and 72 pixels as the resolution.  This is for the width and the height.  After you’ve created the effect, then you can do more using different settings.  You want to make sure it comes out right, hence the reason for using 200 pixels and 72 pixels as the resolution.

Using the Horizontal Type Tool, create a text box.  The image that you are using should be blank.  This can be done by using your cursor at the upper left corner, clicking it and using the dragging method to bring it to the lower right corner.

Use 48 point font for the text and center it.  Choose a simple color and put it in the text box several times using the return key.  The word “shadow” should be typed in the text box.  Place the word in the center of the image.  Make sure it is showing up large inside of the box.  You should eventually notice a shadow behind the word.

Using the “Styles and Effects” menu, look for two drop-down menus.  The one on the left should be “layer styles” and the one on the right should be “drop shadows”.  Select one of the options for the drop shadow.  Select the “low” shadow and you will see the shadow behind the text.

You should test the shadow effect options in Photoshop CS4 using different styles.  Eventually, you will find one that suits you the best.  Also, you need to make sure that it blends in with whatever images you will be using.

The most important thing about using Photoshop CS4 overall is to make sure that you save whatever you create.  At least you’ll have examples that you can go back to later.

You can create your own watermark to your image in a matter of minutes by using your mouse.

Select File, New and create the width and height using 250X125 px.  You will also need to have a background that is transparent.

Select the “Horizontal Type Tool”, set you color to your choosing and type in what you want your watermark image to read.

Using the Ctrl button, also press the letter “T” keys on the text and choose the rotate command.  With your mouse, go over the image and rotate it to what you want.

Select Edit, Define Pattern and give it a sample name since it is a sample and not the real thing; you’re testing this technique first to make sure it works.

If you have other images or photos that you want to do this with, open the file that you want to watermark.  Apply a new layer by pressing the Ctrl and the letter “J” keys.  Select the Edit and Fill commands.  Choose a pattern from the Custom Pattern selection box.  You can set the layer’ opacity to what you want it to be.  Save the new image with the watermark.

People that create images in Photoshop CS4, in particular Photoshop CS4 CS3, will use strokes.  They also use them with text and shapes.  Photoshop CS4 provides different variations of what strokes you can add to your image.

Using Photoshop CS4 CS3, select a file that you wish to use to implement a stroke with.  Choose the layer in which you want to use to apply the stroke.  You will find this in the Layers palette.  When it is chosen, the layer will be highlighted.

Using the right click button from your mouse, select “Blending Options”.  You will see the Layer Style dialog box.  In the same box, you will find the “Stroke” component in the Styles listing.  You will see it on the right side of the box.

If you want different stroke settings, you can make changes as follows:

•    Changing the size – move the slider to the right for a larger size; move it to the left for a smaller size.

•    Changing position – You have three choices, inside, center or outside.

•    Changing fill type – You can choose from color, gradient or pattern.

You can either choose to change the stroke’s opacity (cloudiness or dullness) or implement blend mode.  After you’ve selected what you wanted, save your settings and close the dialog box.  You will see the changes in the chosen layer of your image or photo.

Using the zoom tool in Photoshop CS4 is a good way to get a close-up look at your photo or image.  It can also be used when you need to correct details.  You can also look at your photo or image as a larger or smaller view.

Use the zoom tool to start.  You will see a magnifying glass with a plus sign in it.

Deactivate the Resize Windows to Fit button.  When you do this, the image window won’t change sizes as you adjust the size of the view.

Activate the Ignore Palettes command.  When you do this, the size of the window will increase to the screen’s edge.

Position where you want to enlarge the image and select it.  Any clicks after that will help to enlarge it.

Choose and drag a marquee to the part of the image that will be enlarged.  Press the Alt key in order to decrease the size of the view.  Hold the key down and continue to click with your mouse until the size of the image has decreased to the size that you want it.