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2 day course

Flash CS3 ActionScript 2

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

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.

Private Training Courses

We offer private training courses which may be delivered at our training centre or at your premises on dates to suit you and your delegates. Course content can follow the standard course material as listed in the course outline, or can be tailored to your specific requirements at no extra cost.

For a single company private course we normally recommend that any class does not exceed 8 delegates in order to ensure that the learning objectives are met.

Total price per day (ex-Vat)
Number of delegates 1 2 3 4 5 6 Extra Person
At our Reading Training Centre £695 £775 £855 £935 £1015 £1095 £80
On your premises £595 £665 £735 £805 £875 £945 £70

 

For on-site courses only:

  • Notebook computer hire is £40 per computer per day. Savings can be made for block bookings of 2 or more days, please ask for details.
  • Trainer travel and accomodation is charged at cost and we can give you a fixed price quote for this prior to booking.

Course fees are payable in advance and are listed exclusive of VAT.