WorksheetsAdobe Animate Certification Review
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 21mins
Your animation company is making a project for younger aged children. Which image best represents the chosen art style for the project?
A
B
C
D
The way the tool panels are arranged in Adobe Animate is called...
workspace
layout
work area
stage
When preparing an AIR for Desktop application for publishing... what is the build option that will allow the same file to be installed to both Windows and macOS?
application with runtime embedded
AIR package
projector
Windows/Mac installer
When preparing an AIR for Desktop application for publishing... what is the build option that will allow the same file to be installed to both Windows and macOS?
Application with runtime embedded
AIR package
Projector
Windows/Mac Installer
When copying and then pasting content, which option should you choose in order to preserve the specific position of your pasted content?
Paste special
Paste with properties
Paste
Paste in place
When designing text content, what is “leading”?
The space between characters of text
The indent before a paragraph of text
The space between lines of text
The space between words of text
What is the menu command that converts between document types in Animate?
Modify>Document Settings
Modify>Convert To
Edit>Convert To
File>Convert To
What is the only platform in Animate that uses the accessibility options?
JavaScript
WebGL
Right now, only 3rd Party extensions can use it
ActionScript
When swapping a bitmap instance on the stage... where does the new bitmap come from?
A Creative Cloud Library
The project library
Existing bitmaps from other parts of the stage
The local file system
Considering the AIR for Desktop document type - what does "AIR" stand for?
ActionScript Integrated Runtime
Adobe Interactive Runtime
Adobe Integrated Runtime
ActionScript Interactive Runtime
Which is the one state for a visible Button symbol that is absolutely required?
Hit
Up
Over
Down
When writing ActionScript, what feature do you NOT have access to?
Frame Labels
Actions Wizard
Code Snippets
Actions Panel
How can you ensure that the space between a set of elements is equidistant with the least amount of effort?
Use spacing options within the Align panel
Use smart guides
Tweaking the X and Y values in the Properties panel
Tweaking the position of each with the Selection tool
When manipulating the Camera, how can you ensure the HUD overlay will appear over the Stage?
You must keyframe in the Camera layer selected to see the HUD overlay
Select the Camera tool
Be sure the Advanced Layers Mode is enabled
Be sure the Camera is enabled above the Timeline
Adding Frame Labels to different sections of the timeline allows you to...
Identify those sections in the Action Wizard
The only benefit is organizational
Reference those sections through code
Specify which frames should allow interactivity based upon the playhead location
When using Onion Skinning, what are the default colors which specify previous/next frames?
Orange/Red
Green/Blue
Blue/Green
Red/Orange
What is the difference between Adobe Fonts and TypeKit?
Adobe Fonts includes more fonts
TypeKit includes more fonts
TypeKit is part of Google Fonts
There is no difference
What are the special frames within Button symbols that define the various states named?
rest/hover/down/hit
up/over/down/hit
rest/over/down/hit
up/hover/down/hit
Copyright continues until how many years have passed following the death of the holder?
80
60
50
70
How do you access all snapping options at once?
Snapping options are based upon the preset you create a new document with
Through the Properties panel when editing document properties
Through the Edit Snapping dialog box
Through the Edit application menu toggle options
What is the only way a bitmap image can be animated directly?
Frame-by-Frame
Motion Tween
Classic Tween
Shape Tween
When publishing an HTML Canvas document from Animate - what is the name of the libraries that must be used?
CanvasAPI
CreateJS
JavaScript
ActionScript
What is stoke hinting used for?
To enable animated strokes
To prevent blurry strokes
What benefit is there to providing an Instance Name to a Button instance?
It will appear as an option within the Actions Wizard
It will ensure that the Button instance can be clicked
It can be used in place of the symbol name in the Library
It exists only for organizational purposes
What does a dashed line within a tween layer specify?
A broken tween
A tween with no change in properties
A Shape tween
A Classic tween
Which types of symbols can have their internal animation viewable on the main timeline while authoring?
All of them!
Graphic
MovieClip
Button
If you want to retain a specific, frame-to-frame binding of imported audio within the timeline...which sync type should be chosen?
Start
Stream
Stop
Event
Why would you want to change the compression settings of an audio file from within the Library panel?
To import a new version of the audio file
To adjust the fade and pan settings of your audio file
You cannot change the compression from the Library panel - only in Publish Settings can this be changed
To crunch it down and produce a smaller file size on publish
How are Motion Tween keyframes different from Shape Tween or Classic Tween keyframes?
They can make use of the Frame Picker
They are restricted to Color Effects
They are set automatically as you adjust object properties (move, rotate, etc.)
They are able to split the tween layer
What feature must be enabled in order to use effects and filter on layers?
Effect Layers
Virtual Camera
Advanced Layers
Mask Layers
What purpose does skinning a video during the import process serve?
It allows you to choose the color of the playback controls
It allows you to choose an author-time placeholder for the playback controls
It allows you to choose the playback control configuration
It allows you to choose the playback control configuration and color of the controls
How do you render your completed animation to a playable video file?
File>Render>Adobe Media Encoder
File>Export>Export Video/Media
File>Export>Video/Media
File>Export>Video
From where in Animate can you create an empty symbol?
Timeline panel
Library panel
Properties panel
Symbol panel
When rendering video from Animate, where do all the presets come from?
Adobe Media Encoder
The presets are built into Adobe Animate
You need to define any presets beyond the default yourself, based upon the needs of your project
Adobe After Effects
When importing video, for what purpose would you choose to embed H.264 video in the timeline?
To keep project file sizes small
Animate doesn't support H.264 in the timeline
As a guide for an animatic or rotoscope
For creating a composite video with overlaid animation
A MovieClip Symbol timeline will...
Not play unless activated with code
Play synced to the parent timeline
Not play unless additional frames are available
Play independently of the parent timeline
What does playback using Test Movie allow?
The interaction of various elements against one another
The playback of masking
The playback of nested animation
The playback of lighting effects
How can additional tools be added to the toolbar?
From executing a long press upon any existing tool
Through the document settings panel
Through the Animate Preferences menu
From clicking the ellipse at the bottom portion of the toolbar
What step comes directly before launch in your project plan?
Design
Test
Plan
Build
What is contained within a SWF Archive?
Each layer as a separate SWF file
Each symbol as a separate SWF file
Each layer as an After Effects composition
Each symbol as an After Effects composition
What key do you press to break off a handle using the Pen tool to make it move independently of its opposite handle?
Shift
Alt/Option
Shift+Alt
Control
When changing properties of a symbol instance...
All instances are affected
That instance and all subsequently created instances are affected
The symbol itself is affected - cascading across all additional instances
Only that single instance is affected
