Flash CS3 - Level 2 Training Class

Course ID: 20748

Flash CS3 - Level 2 Training Seminar

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.

Agenda

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