Set Up Your Workspace; Add An Input Text Field To Collect Form Data - MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-FLASH Tutorials Manual

246 ActionScript: Create a Form with Conditional Logic and Send Data

Set up your workspace

First, you'll open the start file for the lesson and set up your workspace to
use an optimal layout for taking lessons.
1.
To open your start file, in Flash select File > Open and navigate to
the file:
In Windows, browse to boot drive\Program Files\Macromedia\Flash
8\Samples and Tutorials\Tutorial Assets\ActionScript\Create a
Form and double-click simpleForm_start.fla.
On the Macintosh, browse to Macintosh HD/Applications/
Macromedia Flash 8/Samples and Tutorials/Tutorial Assets/
ActionScript/Create a Form and double-click simpleForm_start.fla.
The Create a Form folder contains completed versions of the tutorial FLA
files for your reference.
2.
Select File > Save As and save the document with a new name, in the
same folder, to preserve the original start file.
3. Select Window > Workspace Layout > Default to set up your workspace
for taking lessons.
4.
If necessary, drag the lower edge of the timeline (Window > Timeline)
down to enlarge the timeline view.
Add an input text field to collect
form data
You'll start by inserting a text field in your document in which viewers can
enter data. You will also name the text field so you can later reference the
text field as you use ActionScript in your Flash application.
1. Click in the workspace, away from objects on the Stage, so that no
objects are selected.
2. In the Tools panel, select the Text tool.