| | Copyright |
| | Credits |
| | Bio |
| | Acknowledgments |
| | Introduction |
| | | Prerequisites |
| | | Outline |
| | | The Project Application |
| | | Standard Elements in the Book |
| | | Macromedia Training from the Source |
| | | Macromedia Authorized Training and Certification |
| | | What You Will Learn |
| | | Minimum System Requirements |
| | Lesson 1. Learning the Basics |
| | | What You Will Learn |
| | | Approximate Time |
| | | Lesson Files |
| | | Introducing Flash 8 |
| | | Looking at the Flash Workspace |
| | | Creating Your First Flash 8 Document |
| | | Working with Panels |
| | | Using the Timeline and Frames |
| | | Working with Layers |
| | | Setting Your Preferences |
| | | Testing an FLA File |
| | | Finding Help |
| | | Exploring the Project |
| | | What You Have Learned |
| | Lesson 2. Creating Graphics |
| | | What You Will Learn |
| | | Approximate Time |
| | | Lesson Files |
| | | Using the Tools Panel |
| | | Learning About Fills and Strokes |
| | | Using Vector and Bitmap Images |
| | | Using Color |
| | | Creating Graphics with Drawing Tools |
| | | Using Guides, Grids, Coordinates, and Snapping |
| | | Creating a New Graphic Symbol |
| | | Creating and Using Masks |
| | | Adding Strokes |
| | | Using the Library |
| | | Importing and Optimizing Bitmaps |
| | | Importing Vector Drawings |
| | | Using Fills and Gradients |
| | | Manipulating Graphics |
| | | What You Have Learned |
| | Lesson 3. Using Text |
| | | What You Will Learn |
| | | Approximate Time |
| | | Lesson Files |
| | | Using the Text Tool |
| | | Understanding Static Text and Device Fonts |
| | | Adding Static Text to a Document |
| | | Using Embedded Fonts |
| | | Looking at Font Properties |
| | | Adding a Timeline Effect to a Text Field |
| | | Spell Check Your Document |
| | | Using Text-Based Components |
| | | Understanding Dynamic Text Fields |
| | | What You Have Learned |
| | Lesson 4. Creating and Editing Symbols |
| | | What You Will Learn |
| | | Approximate Time |
| | | Lesson Files |
| | | Symbols Explained |
| | | Creating and Editing Symbols on the Stage |
| | | Looking at Symbols in the Library |
| | | Nesting Symbols and Timelines |
| | | Revisiting Graphic Symbols |
| | | Creating Buttons |
| | | Placing the Buttons On the Stage |
| | | Creating Text Buttons |
| | | Creating an Invisible Button |
| | | Creating and Using Movie Clips |
| | | Creating the Menu |
| | | Creating Movie Clip Buttons |
| | | Duplicating Symbols and Adding Symbols to the Stage |
| | | What You Have Learned |
| | Lesson 5. Creating Animations |
| | | What You Will Learn |
| | | Approximate Time |
| | | Lesson Files |
| | | Animating Explained |
| | | Setting Up for a Motion Tween |
| | | Adding the Motion Tweens |
| | | Animating Alpha Levels and Size |
| | | Animating the Movie Clip Button |
| | | Creating a Shape Tween |
| | | Creating Frame-by-Frame Animations |
| | | Animating Along a Path |
| | | What You Have Learned |
| | Lesson 6. Adding Basic Interactivity |
| | | What You Will Learn |
| | | Approximate Time |
| | | Lesson Files |
| | | Making Flash Documents Interactive |
| | | Introducing Behaviors |
| | | Using a Behavior to Load a JPEG |
| | | Using Behaviors to Open a Web Page |
| | | Loading an External SWF File with a Component |
| | | Introducing Script Assist |
| | | Using Actions to Control the Timeline |
| | | Creating a Home Button |
| | | Removing the Hand Cursor |
| | | Making the Movie Clip Button Work |
| | | Using the Script Navigator and Pins |
| | | What You Have Learned |
| | Lesson 7. Adding Sound and Video |
| | | What You Will Learn |
| | | Approximate Time |
| | | Lesson Files |
| | | Using Sound and Video |
| | | Editing Sound and Video |
| | | Assuming Responsibility with Your Media |
| | | Compression, Codecs, and Plug-ins |
| | | Delivering Media Online |
| | | File Size Considerations |
| | | Importing Sound into a Document |
| | | Adding and Customizing Sound |
| | | Adding Sound to a Button |
| | | Importing Video into Flash |
| | | Encoding the Video |
| | | What You Have Learned |
| | Lesson 8. Creating Forms Using Components |
| | | What You Will Learn |
| | | Approximate Time |
| | | Lesson Files |
| | | Introducing Forms and Data |
| | | Introducing Flash Components |
| | | Building the Feedback Form |
| | | Using the Button Component |
| | | Building a Questionnaire Using Flash |
| | | Using the Focus Manager |
| | | What You Have Learned |
| | Lesson 9. Learning ActionScript Basics |
| | | What You Will Learn |
| | | Approximate Time |
| | | Lesson Files |
| | | Learning about ActionScript 2.0 |
| | | Learning About Classes, Methods, and Properties |
| | | Looking at Methods and Properties |
| | | Learning How to Use Strict Data Typing |
| | | Using Code Hints in the Actions Panel |
| | | Using Functions and Conditional Statements |
| | | Understanding Scope |
| | | Using _root, _parent, this, and Levels |
| | | Understanding LoadVars |
| | | Creating the Reviews Page |
| | | Using Events and Handlers |
| | | Using Listeners |
| | | Adding a Listener to the Reviews Page |
| | | Adding Cascading Style Sheet Formatting to the Reviews |
| | | Creating the Catalog Pages |
| | | Building the Main Catalog |
| | | Creating the News Page |
| | | Building the Home Page |
| | | Animating the Menu |
| | | Controlling the Menu's Buttons |
| | | What You Have Learned |
| | Lesson 10. Loading and Optimizing Flash Content |
| | | What You Will Learn |
| | | Approximate Time |
| | | Lesson Files |
| | | Optimizing Flash Documents |
| | | Organizing Applications and Using Good Practices |
| | | Understanding Usability |
| | | Optimizing Animation |
| | | Making a Background More Efficient with Runtime Bitmap Caching |
| | | Understanding Bandwidth and File Size |
| | | Considering User Platforms |
| | | Loading External Content |
| | | Loading Content into the Main Application |
| | | Sending Data Out of Flash |
| | | Adding the ProgressBar Component |
| | | Loading the Tech Bookstore |
| | | Testing and Debugging the Tech Bookstore |
| | | What You Have Learned |
| | Lesson 11. Publishing Flash Documents |
| | | What You Will learn |
| | | Approximate Time |
| | | Lesson Files |
| | | Adding Metadata and Publishing SWF Files |
| | | Detecting Flash Player |
| | | Embedding an SWF File in an HTML Page |
| | | Uploading the Tech Bookstore to the Web |
| | | Wrapping It All Up |
| | | What You Have Learned |
| | Appendix A. Installing Extensions |
| | | Installing Extensions and Components |
| | | Adding Commands and Behaviors to Flash |
| | | Where to Find Extensions |
| | Appendix B. Resources |
| | | Macromedia.com |
| | | Tutorial and Resource Sites |
| | | Forums |
| | | E-mail Lists |
| | | Extensions and Fonts |
| | | Third-Party Tools and Integration |
| | | Related Macromedia Press Books |
| | Appendix C. Keyboard Shortcuts |
| | Training from the Source |
| | Index |