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Macromedia Flash! 8 - Level 2

Location: Colonie

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.

Prerequisite(s) or equivalent knowledge: Flash 8 - Level 1

Outline:

  • Using ActionScript
    • Add Components from the Actions Panel
    • Trace a String
    • Populate a Text Area with ActionScript
    • Store Data in Variables
       
  • Manipulating Components with ActionScript
    • Create an Event Handler
    • Create a Form with Interactive Components
    • Use Conditional Logic in ActionScript
       
  • Working with Movie Clips
    • Create a Movie Clip
    • Check for Movie Clip Collisions
    • Attach a Movie Clip from the Library Panel
       
  • Adding Data Using Built-in Classes
    • Create a Dynamic Text Field
    • Read Data from a Text File
       
  • Reusing Code with Functions
    • Streamline Code Using Built-in Functions
    • Create User-Defined Functions
    • Reference an External ActionScript File
       
  • 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
       
  • Building a Navigation System
    • Display SWFs from Menu Options
    • Add a Submenu
       
  • Managing User Data using Forms
    • Gather User Data with a Form
    • Create a Submit Button
    • Submit User Data
Course Fee: $399 Members: $389
  

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