Delivery Method

• Classroom
• Price: $900.00

Course 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.

Learning Method

Instructor Led

Duration

2 Days

Locations

• Public Schedule - Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth
• Group Bookings - all States and Territories of Australia

Target Audience

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.

Pre-requisites

Flash CS3 - Level 1

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.

Course Outline

Lesson 1: Using Actionscript

• 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

Lunch

Lunch is provided for students for the duration of the course