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Macromedia Flash MX: Training from the Source

ISBN: 0201794829
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2002
Pages: 115

Authors: Chrissy Rey

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• Main Page
• Table of content
• Copyright
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Macromedia Training from the Source
• What You Will Learn
• Minimum System Requirements
• Lesson 1. Learning Flash Basics
• Getting Started
• Getting Help
• Setting Preferences
• Working with Panels
• Using Keyboard Shortcuts
• Modifying the Document Properties
• Testing a Movie
• What You Have Learned
• Lesson 2. Adding Graphics and Text
• Exploring the Drawing Tools
• Drawing Basic Shapes
• Modifying Strokes and Fills
• Creating a Group
• Using Layers
• Adding Text
• What You Have Learned
• Lesson 3. Using Symbols and the Library
• Importing Bitmaps
• Creating a Symbol
• Using the Library
• Opening an Existing Movie as a Library
• Using Instances
• Editing Symbols and Groups
• Using the Movie Explorer
• What You Have Learned
• Lesson 4. Creating Animation
• Creating a Frame-By-Frame Animation
• Extending Still Images
• Creating a Motion Tween
• Using a Mask
• Using a Motion Guide
• Creating a Shape Tween
• Adding Shape Hints
• What You Have Learned
• Lesson 5. Adding Basic Interactivity
• Exploring the Actions Panel
• Using Actions to Control the Timeline
• Creating a Button
• Adding Actions to a Button Instance
• Creating a Template
• Using ActionScript to Open a Web Page
• What You Have Learned
• Lesson 6. Using Sound and Video
• Importing Sounds
• Adding Sounds to the Timeline
• Modifying Sound Properties
• Adding Sounds to a Button
• Customizing Sound Effects
• Importing Video
• What You Have Learned
• Lesson 7. Programming with ActionScript
• Using Variables
• Using Arrays
• Using the TextField Object
• Working with Loops in ActionScript
• Using MovieClip Methods and Event Handlers
• Using a Conditional Statement
• What You Have Learned
• Lesson 8. Using Components
• Adding Input Text Boxes
• Adding Components
• Using the ComboBox Component
• Using the CheckBox Component
• Using the PushButton Component
• Customizing a Component Skin
• Setting a Component Style
• What You Have Learned
• Lesson 9. Creating Dynamic Content
• Setting Up the Map
• Loading Variables from a Data Source
• Displaying Dynamic Content
• Using the ScrollBar Component
• Disabling a Component
• Sending Data to the Server
• What You Have Learned
• Lesson 10. Creating Printable Movies
• Printing from the Flash Player Contextual Menu
• Disabling the Print Command
• Printing with ActionScript
• Specifying a Print Area
• What You Have Learned
• Lesson 11. Optimizing Flash Content
• Using the Bandwidth Profiler
• Optimizing Assets
• Exporting Flash Movies
• Loading Movies
• Loading JPEG Images
• What You Have Learned
• Lesson 12. Publishing a Flash Web Site
• Creating a Preloader
• Creating Programmatic Movement
• Publishing a Movie
• Getting Your Movie on the Web
• What You Have Learned
• Appendix A. Windows Shortcuts
• Appendix B. Macintosh Shortcuts
• Appendix C. Additional Resources
• Flash Resource Web Sites
• Open Source and Components
• Flash Mailing Lists
• Sound Resources
• Font Resources
• Middleware Information
• Tools
• Appendix D. ActionScript Quick Reference