DeviceCentral

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Create mobile content with Adobe Device Central and Flash CS3

  1. Start Flash.
  2. On the main Flash screen, select Create New > Flash File (Mobile).

    Flash opens Device Central and displays the New Document tab.

  3. In Device Central, select a Player version and ActionScript version.

    The Available Devices list on the left is updated. Devices that do not support the selected Player version and ActionScript version are dimmed.

  4. Select a content type.

    The Available Devices list on the left is updated and shows the devices that support the content type (as well as the Player version and ActionScript version) selected.

  5. In the Available Devices list, select a single target device or multiple devices (or select a set or individual device in the Device Sets list).

    Device Central lists proposed document sizes based on the device or devices you selected (if the devices have different display sizes). Depending on the design or content you are developing, you can create a separate mobile document for each display size or try to find one size appropriate for all devices. When choosing the second approach, you may want to use the smallest or largest suggested document size as a common denominator. You can even specify a custom size at the bottom of the tab.

  6. Click Create.

    Flash starts up and creates a document with preset publish settings from Device Central, including the correct size for the device (or group of devices) specified.

  7. Add content to the new Flash document.
  8. To test the document, select Control > Test Movie.

    The new document is displayed in the Device Central Emulator tab. If one or more devices were selected in the Available Devices list in step 5, a new device set is created (named according to the FLA file) and listed in the Device Sets panel. The device shown in the Emulator tab is listed in the Device Sets panel with a special icon . To test the new Flash document on another device, double-click the name of a different device in the Device Sets or Available Devices lists.

    For tutorials about creating content using Flash and Device Central, see http://www.adobe.com/go/vid0186 and http://www.adobe.com/go/vid0206.