Flash MX 2004 Rich Media Design Training Course
2 Day Course Schedule and Locations

This is a 2 day introductory training course to Flash MX 2004. Ideal for beginners or people with little experience in Flash. This course does not teach any ActionScript, rather deals with the Flash Timeline.

Flash MX 2004 Application Development Training Course
3 Day Course Schedule and Locations

This is a 3 day training course which is designed for people wanting to learn Flash with the emphasis on using ActionScript and not the time line. Ideal for beginners to ActionScript.

Flash MX 2004 Advanced Application Development Training Course
4 day Course Schedule and Locations

This is a 4 day training course for Flash developers experienced in ActionScript who want to take Flash
to the next level. Strictly an ActionScript class with lots of connectivity to external data.

Flash MX 2004 Application Development for Programmers Training Course
4 Day Course Schedule and Locations

This is a 4 day training course very similar to the Advanced Application Development course, but is designed for Programmers who are relatively new to Flash and not for experienced Flash developers.

We can also offer custom Flash training classes and consulting which can be tailored and targeted specifically to you and your staff. These courses can be held at either of our training centers or
on-site at your location anywhere in the UK. Our Flash training and support team are all Macromedia Certified. Please contact training@multimediacentre.co.uk if you would like more information on our
Flash custom or on-site classes.

We currently offer public Flash training classes in many cities around the country.

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Description
Macromedia Flash MX 2004: Rich Media Design provides students with no prior Flash experience the knowledge and hands-on practice they need to create rich media containing animation, sound, and video.

Audience
This course is for people new to Flash (or who have used it only to build applications) that want to use
it to build rich media applications that effectively use animation, sound, and video.

Course Outline

Unit 1: Introducing the Course

• About the course
• Course objectives
• Course prerequisites
• Course format
• Internet applications: "The big picture"

Unit 2: Learning the Basics

• Introducing Flash
• Using the Flash interface
• Creating a new Flash document

Unit 3: Creating Graphics

• Importing graphics
• Layering Flash elements
• Organizing content in layer folders
• Creating graphics
• Using the natural drawing tools
• Using color effectively
• Creating a color swatch
• Reusing graphics as symbols
• Masking content

Unit 4: Using Text Effectively

• Using the Text tool
• Creating input, static, and dynamic text fields
• Using embedded or device fonts
• Manipulating font properties
• Building forms in Flash
• Using the text property to populate fields
• Anti-aliasing text
• Using text components in Flash

Unit 5: Creating Animation

• Introducing animation
• Creating frame-by-frame animations
• Creating motion tweens
• Using motion guide layers
• Creating shape tweens
• Adding Timeline effects

Unit 6: Building a Navigational System

• Creating buttons
• Adding behaviors to buttons
• Creating MovieClips
• Using a MovieClip as a wrapper
• Dividing files into multiple SWFs
• Loading a SWF into a MovieClip

Unit 7: Using MovieClips for Interactive Rich Media

• Using MovieClip events
• Structuring applications using nested symbols
• Building a MovieClip with different states
• Using the Timeline for application states

Unit 8: Adding Sound and Video

• Importing sounds
• Using behaviors to load sounds
• Adding video
• Using the Flash video components

Unit 9: Publishing

• Publishing Flash for web use
• Using Flash and HTML together
  
  

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Audience
This course is for those new to Flash and want to become proficient, as quickly as possible, in building applications. This course also introduces using ActionScript as a tool to enhance those applications.
This course is also meant as a vital step in preparing for the Macromedia Flash MX 2004 Developers
exam.

Course Outline

Unit 1: Introducing the Course

• About the Course
• Course Objectives
• Course Prerequisites

Unit 2: Introducing the Flash Interface

• Introducing Flash
• Using the Flash Interface
• Using the Panels Most Helpful in this Course
• Publishing Flash Documents

Unit 3: Architecting with Screens

• Building Flash Applications with Screens
• Managing Content on Screens

Unit 4: Adding and Organizing Content

• Importing Graphics
• Working with Layers
• Adding Flash UI Components

Unit 5: Connecting to External Data

• Understanding Dynamic Content
• Understanding XML
• Data Integration in Flash
• Using the XML Data Connectivity Component
• Binding Results to a ComboBox

Unit 6: Building a Simple Rich Internet Application

• Understanding Rich Internet Applications
• Creating Dependent Components
• Making an Initial Selection for a Component

Unit 7: Introducing ActionScript

• Introducing ActionScript
• Using the Basic Elements of ActionScript
• Adding Code to Screens
• Populating a TextArea with ActionScript
• Storing Data in Variables

Unit 8: Manipulating Components with ActionScript

• Using Components' Methods, Properties and Events
• Getting More Data from the XMLConnector
• Handling User Events on UI Components

Unit 9: Controlling Application Flow

• Using Conditional Logic
• Using the if Statement
• Using Components and Conditional Logic
• Using the else Statement

Unit 10: Implementing Drag and Drop on MovieClips

• Introducing the MovieClip
• Reacting to MovieClip Events
• Using Dragging Behaviors
• Using the hitTest( ) Method
• Attaching a MovieClip from the Library

Unit 11: Using Built-In Classes

• Instantiating Classes
• Utilizing the TextField Class
• Using Data from a Text File
• Reading the Data from a Text File

Unit 12: Reusing Code with Functions

• Utilizing Flash's Built-In Functions
• Reusing Code
• Introducing User-Defined Functions
• Using Global Functions
• Referencing an External ActionScript File

Unit 13: Building a Navigation System

• Creating Buttons
• Displaying Screens from Menu Options
• Displaying SWFs from Menu Options
• Using Screens to Build a Submenu

Unit 14: Submitting User Data Using Forms

• Using Forms to Gather User Data
• Submitting User Data
  
  

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Description

Advanced Macromedia Flash MX 2004: Application Development provides experienced Flash
ActionScript programmers the knowledge and hands-on practice they need to build rich Internet applications with Flash. This course focuses on teaching students how to use ActionScript 2 and
the Flash application framework to build a real-world rich internet application interacting dynamically
with the user and retrieving and sending data to XML files, web services, and ColdFusion, Java, or C# classes on the server.

Note: This course has similar content to the Macromedia Flash MX 2004 for Programmers: Application Development course but is for people who already have experience with Flash and the ActionScript language. It follows the Macromedia Flash MX 2004: Application Development course.

Audience

This course is for existing ActionScript programmers who want to further their ability to create
applications with Flash. To gain the most from this class, you should already have:

• Completed the Macromedia Flash MX 2004: Application Development course, or have equivalent experience
• Knowledge of basic programming constructs including loops, functions, arrays, and objects

Course Outline

Unit 1: Learning the Flash Player Object Model

• Introducing object-oriented programming
• The built-in Flash classes
• Using static methods of the Math class
• Creating and using instances of the Date class
• Manipulating strings using the String wrapper class
• Creating and manipulating arrays
• Creating custom objects
• Manipulating visual TextField objects
• Responding to user events for the TextField object

Unit 2: Creating Button and MovieClip Objects

• Creating a Button object
• Responding to user events for the Button class
• Creating MovieClip objects visually
• Setting MovieClip properties
• Referencing objects in different timelines
• Responding to user events for the MovieClip class
• Using MovieClip methods to drag and drop objects

Unit 3: Creating Custom Classes and Components

• Creating a class and a class constructor
• Creating properties
• Creating methods
• Inheriting from other classes
• Creating a component
• Creating static properties and methods
• Creating an interface
• Understanding intrinsic and dynamic classes

Unit 4: Learning the Flash Application Framework

• Introducing the Flash application framework
• Building applications with screens
• Adding UI components
• Retrieving dynamic data with data components
• Adding behaviors
• Using data binding with components
• Loading content into a screen

Unit 5: Using Text UI Components

• Introducing components
• Using the TextInput component
• Validating input with the TextInput component
• Using the Label component
• Using the TextArea component
• Skinning components

Unit 6: Using Selection UI Components

• Using the CheckBox component
• Using the RadioButton component
• Using the List component
• Using the ComboBox component
• Using the NumericStepper component
• Using the ComboBox component

Unit 7: Loading XML

• Introducing XML
• Loading XML using the XMLConnector component
• Binding XML data to UI components
• Handling responses from XML requests
• Loading XML with ActionScript
• Creating and populating an XML object
• Searching XML objects with XPath

Unit 8: Calling Web Services

• Introducing web services
• Getting information about a web service
• Calling a web service using the WebServiceConnector component
• Binding web service data to UI components
• Handling responses from web service requests
• Calling a web service with ActionScript

Unit 9: Accessing Remote Services using Flash Remoting

• Introducing Flash Remoting
• Configuring Flash Remoting
• Using the NetConnection Debugger
• Invoking remote service methods
• Handling responses from remote service calls
• Understanding Flash Remoting data conversion
• Returning complex data

Unit 10: Using the DataGrid Component

• Introducing Flash Remoting
• Populating a DataGrid
• Manipulating DataGrid columns
• Manipulating DataGrid data
• Handling DataGrid events
• Customizing the DataGrid
• Putting MovieClips in DataGrid cells

Unit 11: Creating MovieClips Dynamically

• Manipulating MovieClip depth
• Attaching MovieClips dynamically from the Library
• Attaching components dynamically
• Creating empty MovieClips using ActionScript
• Loading JPGs into a MovieClip
• Loading SWFs into a MovieClip

Unit 12: Persisting Data on the Client

• Introducing Shared Objects
• Creating Shared Objects
• Accessing data in a Shared Object
• Handling Shared Object events

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Description

Macromedia Flash MX 2004 for Programmers: Application Development provides application server programmers with no Flash experience the knowledge and hands-on practice they need to build a
rich Internet application with Flash. This course focuses exclusively on teaching students what they
need to know about the Flash interface and the ActionScript language to build a real-world rich
internet application interacting dynamically with the user and retrieving and sending data to XML files,
web services, and ColdFusion, Java, or C# classes on the server.

Note: This course has similar content to the Advanced Macromedia Flash MX 2004: Application Development course but is for experienced programmers who have little or no experience with Flash.

Audience

This course is for experienced programmers who are new to Flash and want to learn to create
applications with Flash. To gain the most from this class, you should already have:

• Experience creating data-base driven web applications
• Knowledge of basic programming constructs including loops, functions, arrays, objects, and
  classes
• If you are a ColdFusion programmer, equivalent knowledge from the Fast Track to ColdFusion
  MX and Advanced ColdFusion MX Development courses - including experience developing with components

Course Outline

Unit 1: Introducing the Flash Interface

• Creating a Flash document
• Manipulating panels
• Using the toolbar
• Adding text
• Publishing a Flash document
• Organizing content into layers
• Adding images
• Creating a Flash project

Unit 2: Learning ActionScript Basics

• Using the Actions panel
• Creating variables
• Creating loops
• Using conditional logic
• Creating functions
• Including external ActionScript files
• Handling exceptions

Unit 3: Learning the Flash Player Object Model

• Introducing object-oriented programming
• The built-in Flash classes
• Using static methods of the Math class
• Creating and using instances of the Date class
• Manipulating strings using the String wrapper class
• Creating and manipulating arrays
• Creating custom objects
• Manipulating visual TextField objects
• Responding to user events for the TextField object

Unit 4: Creating Button and MovieClip Objects

• Creating a Button object
• Responding to user events for the Button class
• Creating MovieClip objects visually
• Setting MovieClip properties
• Referencing objects in different timelines
• Responding to user events for the MovieClip class
• Using MovieClip methods to drag and drop objects

Unit 5: Creating Custom Classes and Components

• Creating a class and a class constructor
• Creating properties
• Creating methods
• Inheriting from other classes
• Creating a component
• Creating static properties and methods
• Creating an interface
• Understanding intrinsic and dynamic classes

Unit 6: Learning the Flash Application Framework

• Introducing the Flash application framework
• Building applications with screens
• Adding UI components
• Retrieving dynamic data with data components
• Adding behaviors
• Using data binding with components
• Loading content into a screen

Unit 7: Using Text UI Components

• Introducing components
• Using the TextInput component
• Validating input with the TextInput component
• Using the Label component
• Using the TextArea component
• Skinning components

Unit 8: Using Selection UI Components

• Using the CheckBox component
• Using the RadioButton component
• Using the List component
• Using the ComboBox component
• Using the NumericStepper component
• Using the ComboBox component

Unit 9: Loading XML

• Introducing XML
• Loading XML using the XMLConnector component
• Binding XML data to UI components
• Handling responses from XML requests
• Loading XML with ActionScript
• Creating and populating an XML object
• Searching XML objects with XPath

Unit 10: Calling Web Services

• Introducing web services
• Getting information about a web service
• Calling a web service using the WebServiceConnector component
• Binding web service data to UI components
• Handling responses from web service requests
• Calling a web service with ActionScript

Unit 11: Accessing Remote Services using Flash Remoting

• Introducing Flash Remoting
• Configuring Flash Remoting
• Using the NetConnection Debugger
• Invoking remote service methods
• Handling responses from remote service calls
• Understanding Flash Remoting data conversion
• Returning complex data

Unit 12: Using the DataGrid Component

• Introducing Flash Remoting
• Populating a DataGrid
• Manipulating DataGrid columns
• Manipulating DataGrid data
• Handling DataGrid events
• Customizing the DataGrid
• Putting MovieClips in DataGrid cells

Unit 13: Submitting User Data Using Forms

• Manipulating MovieClip depth
• Attaching MovieClips dynamically from the Library
• Attaching components dynamically
• Creating empty MovieClips using ActionScript
• Loading JPGs into a MovieClip
• Loading SWFs into a MovieClip

Unit 14: Persisting Data on the Client

• Introducing Shared Objects
• Creating Shared Objects
• Accessing data in a Shared Object
• Handling Shared Object events