Flash CS3 ActionScript 2

2 days

Overview

As a web developer, you want to create engaging experiences for the visitors to your sites. Thus far, you have probably created straightforward HTML or Flash files with simple animations using prebuilt components. In this course, you will create rich Internet applications with Adobe® Flash® CS3 using ActionScript™. The site you create will pull data from external sources, so it will respond to user choices based on the information in those files. You will also manage forms, perform calculations, and tailor the interface using ActionScript programming.

Course Objective

You will create Flash-based movies that contain graphics, text, and animations using ActionScript

Target Student

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.

Prerequisites

Before taking this course, students should have taken the Adobe® Flash® CS3: Level 1 course or have equivalent knowledge.

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 Using Buttons
Add a Submenu Using Buttons

Managing User Data Using Forms

Gather User Data Using a Form
Create a Submit Button
Submit User Data