2.1 Create a document with the appropriate settings for multimedia projects.

a. Create a new document with appropriate settings for a new project. 

• Key Concepts: document type, presets, width, height, and frame rate.

b. Manage document settings for specific project needs.

•  Key Properties: width and height, units, stage color, frame rate, accessibility (ActionScript 3.0 only), etc. 
•  Key Concepts: understanding how frame rate impacts timing and pacing, preparing documents at the proper size for intended use, etc.

2.2 Customize the application workspace and use visual aids for layout.

a. Identify elements and customize the Animate workspace.

• Key Concepts: menus and tools; Stage and Pasteboard; using/switching default workspaces; showing, hiding, grouping, and docking panels; using the workspace switcher and the Window menu; customizing, saving, and resetting workspaces; etc.

b. Configure application preferences.

•  Key Concepts: General, Sync Settings, Drawing, etc.

c. Configure application preferences.

Navigate a document.

• Key Concepts: pan, zoom, play, pause, keyboard/mouse shortcuts, spacebar, Rotation tool, Time Scrub tool, etc.

d. Customize toolbar and timeline tools

• Key Concepts: Drag and drop tools, create miniature toolbars, customize Timeline, Properties, Library, etc.

e. Use rulers, guides, and grids.

• Key Concepts: add, remove, and lock/unlock guides; set color; show and hide guides, grids, and rulers; use snap or align options, etc.

2.3 Import into and manage assets in a project.

a. Import media from various sources.

• Key Concepts: importing layers from .psd or .ai files, image files, audio files, video files, CC libraries, importing using menus or drag and drop, etc.

b. Manage assets in an Animate project.

• Key Concepts: using the Library panel (rename, delete, move, duplicate, search and preview assets); updating and importing files; selecting unused items; creating new symbols and folders; working with multiple libraries; differentiating between Graphic symbols, Button symbols, Movie Clip symbols, and other library assets (fonts, bitmaps, sounds, etc.), etc.

c. Load external media.

•  Key Concepts: audio, video, images, etc.

2.4 Manage colors, swatches, gradients, and brushes.

a. Set the active fill and stroke color.

• Key Concepts: color picker, Color panel, eyedropper, hexadecimal value, alpha, Bitmap fill, etc. 

b. Create and customize a gradient.

• Key Concepts: Color panel, editing color and transparency stops, radial and linear gradients, Gradient Transform tool, etc. 

c. Create, manage, and edit swatches.

•  Key Concepts: Swatches panel, swatch types (tagged, solid, bitmap, and gradient), color sets, etc.

d. Create and edit brushes. 

•  Key Concepts: brushes (stroke, fill, types, width tool), existing and custom brushes and presets