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MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004-LEARNING FLASH Manual (122 pages)

Learning Flash

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Table of Contents
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INTRODUCTION: Learning Macromedia Flash MX 2004

9
- Additional Resources for Learning Flash
  10
CHAPTER 1: Create a Document

13
- Take a Tour of the User Interface
  14
- Change Background and Stage Size
  16
- Change Your View of the Stage
  16
- View the Library Panel
  17
- Add Graphics to the Stage
  17
- Add Video
  17
- View Object Properties
  18
- Add Video Control Behaviors
  18
- Use the Movie Explorer to View the Document Structure
  19
- Test the Document
  19
- Find Help
  20
- Summary
  20
CHAPTER 2: Create Accessible Flash Content

21
CHAPTER 3: Write Scripts with Actionscript

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- Set up Your Workspace
  28
- Create an Instance of a Symbol
  28
- Name Button Instances
  29
- Initialize the Document
  30
- About Actionscript Syntax
  30
- Locate Actionscript Reference Documentation
  31
- Add Comments to Actionscript
  31
- Write a Function for a Button
  31
- Copy and Modify a Button Function
  32
- Check Syntax and Test Your Application
  33
- Summary
  33
CHAPTER 4: Create an Application

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- Set up Your Workspace
  35
- Copy Input and Dynamic Text Fields
  36
- Name Text Fields
  36
- Add and Name a Button Component
  36
- Declare Variables and Values for the Prices
  37
- Specify Values for Input Text Fields
  37
- Write a Function
  38
- Write an Event Handler for the Component
  39
- Test Your Application
  40
- Summary
  40
CHAPTER 5 Work with Layers

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- Set up Your Workspace
  42
- Select a Layer
  43
- Hide and Show Layers
  43
- Lock a Layer
  43
- Add and Name a Layer
  44
- Change the Order of Layers
  44
- Organize Layers in a Folder
  44
- Add a Mask Layer
  45
- Add a Guide Layer
  45
- Delete a Layer
  46
- Summary
  46
CHAPTER 6: Create a User Interface with Layout Tools

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CHAPTER 7 Draw in Flash

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- Set up Your Workspace
  56
- Select a Shape Tool
  56
- Select Options to Create a Polygon
  57
- Draw a Polygon
  57
- Rotate the Shape
  57
- Use the Cut-Out Feature
  58
- Transform the Shape of Your Drawing
  58
- Copy Strokes
  59
- Draw with the Line Tool
  59
- Select and Add a Different Fill Color
  59
- Group the Shape
  60
- Create a Logo with the Pen Tool
  60
- Summary
  61
CHAPTER 8: Create Symbols and Instances

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- Set up Your Workspace
  63
- About Creating Symbols
  64
- Create a Graphic Symbol
  64
- Duplicate and Modify an Instance of a Symbol
  65
- Modify a Symbol
  65
- Create a Movie Clip Symbol
  66
- Assign an Instance Name to the Movie Clip
  66
- Add an Effect to the Movie Clip
  67
- Summary
  67
CHAPTER 9: Add Animation and Navigation to Buttons

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- Set up Your Workspace
  70
- Create a Button from Grouped Objects
  70
- Name a Button Instance
  71
- View the Hit Area by Enabling Buttons
  71
- Change the Hit Area of a Button
  71
- Align Buttons
  72
- Create Animation for a Button State
  73
- Add an Action to a Button
  73
- Add Navigation to a Button
  74
- Test the SWF File
  74
- Summary
  75
CHAPTER 10: Add Static, Input, and Dynamic Text

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- Set up Your Workspace
  78
- Create an Expanding-Width Text Block
  79
- Create a Fixed-Width Text Block
  79
- Edit Text and Change Font Attributes
  80
- Select Device Fonts
  80
- Add an Input Text Field
  81
- Copy a Text Field
  81
- Assign Instance Names to Text Fields
  82
- Create a Dynamic Text Field
  82
- Specify Format Options
  83
- View Actionscript for the Dynamic Text Field
  83
- Test the SWF File
  83
- Check Spelling
  84
- Summary
  84
CHAPTER 11: Create a Timeline Animation

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- Set up Your Workspace
  86
- Create a Motion Tween
  86
- Create a Shape Tween
  87
- Copy and Paste Keyframes in an Animation
  88
- Change the Speed of the Animation
  89
- Test the SWF File
  90
- Summary
  90
CHAPTER 12: Create a Presentation with Screens (Flash Professional Only)

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- Set up Your Workspace
  91
- View the Screen Hierarchy and Screen Timelines
  92
- View Screen Properties
  93
- Add Content to a Presentation Slide
  93
- Add Screen Navigation Behaviors to Buttons
  94
- Add and Name a Slide
  94
- Select and Move Slides
  95
- Add Content to a New Slide
  95
- Add Transition Behaviors
  95
- Test Your Presentation
  96
- Summary
  96
CHAPTER 13: Add Interactivity with Actionscript

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- Set up Your Workspace
  98
- Name Button Instances
  99
- Add a Scene
  99
- Move between Scenes
  99
- Control the Document with a Stop() Action
  100
- Link a Button to a Scene
  100
- Add Navigation to Return to Scene 1
  100
- Play a Movie Clip
  101
- Use a Behavior to Play an MP3 File
  103
- Test Your Document
  103
- Summary
  103
CHAPTER 14: Create a Form with Conditional Logic and Send Data

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- Set up Your Workspace
  105
- Add an Input Text Field to Collect Form Data
  106
- Add a Submit Button to the Form
  107
- Add an Error Message
  107
- Add a Confirmation Message
  108
- Add a Stop() Action
  108
- Add Frame Labels for Navigation
  109
- Add Conditional Logic for the Submit Button
  109
- Pass Data out of a SWF File
  110
- Write a Function for the Try Again Button
  110
- Test Your SWF File
  111
- Summary
  111
CHAPTER 15: Work with Objects and Classes Using Actionscript

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- Set up Your Workspace
  113
- About Classes and Object Types
  114
- Creating an Object from a Class
  114
- Creating a Custom Class
  115
- Create Two Objects from the Product Class
  118
- About Extending Existing Classes
  119
- Extend the Movieclip Class to Create a New Class
  120
- Summary
  121

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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION: Learning Macromedia Flash MX 2004

CHAPTER 1: Create a Document

CHAPTER 2: Create Accessible Flash Content

CHAPTER 3: Write Scripts with Actionscript

CHAPTER 4: Create an Application

CHAPTER 5 Work with Layers

CHAPTER 6: Create a User Interface with Layout Tools

CHAPTER 7 Draw in Flash

CHAPTER 8: Create Symbols and Instances

CHAPTER 9: Add Animation and Navigation to Buttons

CHAPTER 10: Add Static, Input, and Dynamic Text

CHAPTER 11: Create a Timeline Animation

CHAPTER 12: Create a Presentation with Screens (Flash Professional Only)

CHAPTER 13: Add Interactivity with Actionscript

CHAPTER 14: Create a Form with Conditional Logic and Send Data

CHAPTER 15: Work with Objects and Classes Using Actionscript

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