Hello World Flash Lite application

In this section, you create a simple Flash Lite application and test it in the Adobe Device Central emulator. The purpose of this tutorial is to acquaint you with the mobile authoring and testing features in Adobe Flash CS3 Professional as well as the general workflow for creating Flash Lite content. For a more complete sample application, see Creating a Flash Lite Application.

First, you need to decide which devices and Flash Lite content type you are targeting. For the purposes of this tutorial, we'll assume that you're developing content for the Flash Lite 1.1 stand-alone player on the Series 60 devices from Nokia. All of the supported Nokia Series 60 devices have the same available Stage size (176 x 208 pixels), so in theory, the same application (SWF file) will run on all of those devices.

To begin development, you first need to configure your Flash document's publish settings, document settings, and device settings for the target device and content type. You can do this manually using a new blank document, or you can use a Flash Lite template (see Using Flash Lite document templates) to create a new document that's preconfigured with the proper settings for your target device and content type. The following procedure explains how to create a simple Hello World application.

To configure and create a simple Flash Lite application:

Start Flash.
On the main Flash screen, select Create New > Flash Mobile Document. Flash opens Adobe Device Central and displays the New Document tab.
In Device Central, select FlashLite 1.1 in the Player Version box, ActionScript 2.0 in the ActionScript Version box, and Standalone Player in the Content Type box.
Click Custom Size for All Selected Devices at the bottom of the screen. This allows you to create content for the stand-alone Flash Lite player.
Click Create. You are returned to Flash, which creates a new document with preset publish settings and (when you specify a device) the correct size for the device you selected.
In the Tools panel, select the Text tool and drag to create a text box on the Stage.
Type Hello, world! (or other text) in the text box.
Select Control > Test Movie to export your application to Adobe Device Central and view your application in the Adobe Device Central emulator.
Note: During testing in Device Central, you can change the device and content type to see your application on a different platform. To do this, double-click a device in the Available Devices panel and select a new content type from Content Type. When you return to Flash, Flash remembers the settings you last used in the emulator.
To return to Flash, select File > Return to Flash.Select Control > Test Movie to view your application in the Adobe Device Central emulator.