Typographical Conventions; Terms Used In This Document; Additional Resources - MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004-USING ACTIONSCRIPT IN FLASH Use Manual

Before writing your own scripts, you should complete the lessons "Write Scripts with
ActionScript" and "Create a Form with Conditional Logic and Send Data," which provide a
hands-on introduction to working with ActionScript. To find these lessons, select Help >
How Do I > Quick Tasks.
When you find information about a certain command you want to use, you can look up its entry
in ActionScript Language Reference Help.
When you find information about a certain command you want to use, you can look up its entry
in Flash ActionScript Language Reference.

Typographical conventions

The following typographical conventions are used in this manual:
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indicates ActionScript code.
Code font
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Code font italic
that you replace with your own text when writing a script.

Terms used in this document

The following terms are used in this manual:
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You refers to the developer who is writing a script or application.
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The user refers to the person who is running your scripts and applications.
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Compile time is the time at which you publish, export, test, or debug your document.
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Runtime is the time at which your script is running in Flash Player.
ActionScript terms such as method and object are defined in
page 23.

Additional resources

Specific documentation about Flash and related products is available separately.
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For information about the elements that comprise the ActionScript language, see ActionScript
Language Reference Help.
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For information about working in the Flash authoring environment, see Using Flash Help.
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For information about working with components, see Using Components Help.
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For information about creating communication applications with Flash Communication
Server, see Developing Communications Applications and Managing Flash Communication Server.
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For information about accessing web services with Flash applications, see Using Flash Remoting.
You can find application FLA files that use common Flash functionality installed with Flash.
These applications were designed to introduce new Flash developers to the capabilities of Flash
applications as well as show advanced developers how Flash features work in context. On
Windows, you can find the applications in \Program Files\Macromedia\Flash MX 2004\
Examples. On the Macintosh, you can find the applications in HD/Applications/Macromedia
Flash MX 2004/Examples.
indicates an element, such as an ActionScript parameter or object name,
Chapter 2, "ActionScript Basics," on
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