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.
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.
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.
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
Adobe Certified. Please contact training@multimediacentre.co.uk if
you would like more information on our Flash custom or on-site
classes.
Description
Adobe 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
Description
Adobe Flash MX 2004: Application Development introduces Adobe Flash
MX Professional 2004 to developers wishing use built-in components, their behaviors,
and ActionScript to quickly become proficient in building applications. Students
build an application that contains elements of data binding, components, navigation,
programming elements, and using ActionScript with MovieClips. Students also begin
to explore the object-oriented nature of ActionScript.
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 Adobe 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
Flash MX 2004
Advanced Application Development - top
Description
Advanced Adobe 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 Adobe 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 Adobe 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 Adobe 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
Flash
MX 2004 Application Development for Programmers - top
Description
Adobe 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 Adobe 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
