Flash Actionscript

Duration: 2 days

 Cost: £395 + VAT
concessions available

Next Course : TBC		 Times: 10am - 5.30pm

This two day course is aimed at delegates with intermediate flash skills, who want to learn ActionScript to add more complex interactivity to their movies than simple navigation. Delegates will Incorporate scripting ideas into Flash Movies and develop a broad understanding of the interactive possibilities that ActionScripting can provide.

Suitable for:
This course is intended for the intermediate Flash user who want to learn ActionScript.
Those that are new to flash are advised to take our Introduction to Flash course first.

Prerequisites:
To ensure success on this course, we recommend you first take our 'Introduction to Flash' course or have equivalent experience or knowledge. We also recommend experience or equivalent knowledge of our Flash MX 2004 - advance course would also be beneficial.

This is a special offer to learn Flash at an intermediate-Advanced stage that you cannot beat. Prices will not remain this low for much longer. Take advantage now!

We keep our classes small so that there is a better learning experience and therefore there are limited spaces available.

After the course?
All delegates will receive:
* 12 months FREE email support
* FREE class re-sit (if necessary)

How to book or find out more information:
Book a course now by calling 0845 686 2888
Request for an advisor to call you back here
Complete the online enquiries form.
email courses@futuretrend.co.uk
Fax 020 8443 1888.
However you choose to contact us we guarantee to respond to any enquiry within 24 hours.

Course outline:

Introducing ActionScript 2.0

  • New features of ActionScript 2.0
  • ActionScript Elements
  • The ActionScript Editor

Using Event Handlers In ActionScript

  • Mouse Events
  • Frame Events
  • Clip Events
  • Event Handler Methods

Target Paths in ActionScript

  • Understanding Multiple Timelines
  • Targeting the Current Movie
  • Targeting the Main Movie
  • Targeting a Parent Movie
  • Targeting Movie Clip Instances
  • Working with Levels

Controlling Information Flow

  • Using variables and expressions
  • Loading external variables
  • Storing and sharing information
  • Modifying variables
  • Conditional statements
  • Looping statements

Controlling Text

  • Input text
  • Dynamic text
  • Text field options
  • Displaying HTML
  • Generating text fields dynamically
  • Selection class
  • The string class

Manipulating information

  • Calculating math class
  • Calculating angles with maths class
  • Calculating distance with math class
  • Generating random numbers
  • Ordering information with arrays
  • Using date and time

Managing content

  • Sharing Library symbols
  • Using components
  • Using behaviours
  • Including external ActionScript
  • Listing variables and objects
  • Debugging

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