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Flash CS3 - Level 2

Level 1 - Level 2

Duration:
Instructor-led Classroom Learning - 2.00 Day(s)
Mentored Learning - Flexible

Overview:
In this course, students create rich Internet applications with Adobe® Flash® CS3 using ActionScript™. They create Flash-based movies that contain graphics, text, and animations. They manage forms, perform calculations, and tailor the interface.

Who Should Attend:
The target student is the professional who wants to be an advanced developer of media technologies, on a path towards programming and web development. Target customers are advertising agencies, marketing agencies, production houses, and design- or media-focused departments within larger corporations.

At Course Completion:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: - use basic ActionScript code. - manipulate components with ActionScript. - work with movie clips. - add data to your application using built-in classes. - reuse code with functions. - connect to external data. - build a navigation system. - manage user data with forms.

Outline:

Lesson 1: Using ActionScript

• Add Components from the Actions Panel
• Trace a String
• Populate a Text Area with ActionScript
• Store Data in Variables

Lesson 2: Manipulating Components with ActionScript

• Create an Event Handler
• Create a Form with Interactive Components
• Use Conditional Logic in ActionScript

Lesson 3: Working with Movie Clips

• Create a Movie Clip
• Check for Movie Clip Collisions
• Attach a Movie Clip from the Library Panel

Lesson 4: Adding Data Using Built-in Classes

• Create a Dynamic Text Field
• Read Data from a Text File

Lesson 5: Reusing Code with Functions

• Streamline Code Using Built-in Functions
• Create User-Defined Functions
• Reference an External ActionScript File

Lesson 6: Connecting to External Data

• Examine Dynamic Content in Flash
• Add Data to an XML File
• Load Data from an External Data Source
• Create Dependent Components

Lesson 7: Building a Navigation System

• Display SWFs from Menu Options
• Add a Submenu

Lesson 8: Managing User Data using Forms

• Gather User Data with a Form
• Create a Submit Button
• Submit User Data