Macromedia Flash Online

This course explains how to use ActionScript to manage the flow of a Flash MX movie file by advancing and stopping a movie at a particular frame or scene, and by creating loops. This is self-paced, internet-based Macromedia Flash tutorial -- there are no books to purchase and no scheduled classes to attend

Flash MX Overview

Flash Tutorial

Flash Animation

Text and Forms

Sound and Music

Macromedia ActionScript

Managing Movies

Using Functions

Creating Objects

Buttons and Menus

Statements Expressions

Advanced Features

Finishing Touches

• Advance a movie to an particular frame or scene
• Stop a movie
• Use the getURL action
• Use the loadMovie action
• Use the unloadMovie action
• Create loops

• Using the stop Action
• Using the goto and play Actions
• Creating an Interactive Animation
• Programming and Testing an Animation
• Using the getURL Action
• Creating Individual Movies
• Loading and Unloading Movies
• Working with Scenes
• Creating a while Loop
• Creating a for Loop
• Testing for Preloader Needs
• Building a Preloader

• Exercises that allow users to practice the application
• Simulations that allow users to practice course skills, even if they don't have access to the application
• Notes - See additional information related to the topic in the text
• Tips - See a different, faster, or easier way of doing something
• Quick References - See a quick reference guide to the features introduced in a chapter
• Details - Display more detailed information related to the current topic
• Hotwords - See related information
• Navigation Bar - Maneuver easily through the courses
• Course Topics and Index -- with searching feature and hyper-links
• Skill Assessment - can be used for pre and post-testing -- tracking first try, best try and course grade - if passed, green check mark will appear as 'mastered' - hyperlinks to units within the course to go back and re-take a certain unit again. Use as pre-test to determine which course topics you want to focus on and to go directly into that unit.

This course is for intermediate and experienced media designers and developers who want to learn graphics animation skills.

200MHz Pentium with 32MB Ram. 640 x 480 256-color video (800 x 600 is recommended). Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, or XP. Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher required. Minimum Connection Speed: 28.8k. Authorware and Macromedia Flash player recommended but not required. JavaScript must be enabled. Netscape and AOL browsers not supported.

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