Flash CS3 - Level 2

Duration:

Instructor-led Classroom Learning - 2.00 Day(s)
Online Anytime - Self Paced
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.
Prerequisite(s) or equivalent knowledge: Flash CS3 - Level 1

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