Course Synopsis: Adobe Flash CS3 now supports ActionScript 3.0 (also includes a visual interface!) This class is designed for the intermediate level Flash designers that would like to create powerful, compelling, and highly interactive digital content for the web with Flash CS3 and ActionScript
3.0.

Who Should Attend:This course is for Flash designers who have some experience with
Flash design and would like to learn basic and intermediate ActionScript.
To gain the most from this class you should already have:
• Experience creating Flash designs and animation using the timeline
• Equivalent knowledge from the Adobe Flash CS3 Professional course

Prerequisites: Because of the amount of material we cover in class, we do require students to be comfortable using a mouse, opening and saving files, and the general operations of computers. While we will make every reasonable effort to help, students with insufficient skills may be required to observe the class lessons or do their best to keep up without slowing down the rest of the class. We highly recommend attending the Flash CS3 Professional course before attending this course.

What You Will Learn:
• Variables and Properties
• Functions and Methods
• TextFormat Class
• Attaching MovieClip Objects at Runtime
• Event Handling
• Arrays, Objects, and built-in classes
• Loops and Conditions
• ActionScript Classes
• ActionScript Animation

Time: Class time is 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. Breaks are scheduled throughout the day and lunch is typically scheduled 12-1. Students provide their own lunch.

Locations: We have company-operated facilities in Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, San Diego and Washington DC. We also work with a network of rental facilities to offer our classes regularly across the United States and in Canada. Please double-check the location of your class with our office to make sure you get to the right location.

Related Courses: We recommend the following courses that relate to this class: Adobe ColdFusion 8, Dreamweave CS3 Web Development and Flash CS3 Professional. Please take a look at the other course outlines..

Goals: Sterling Ledet and Associates realizes the importance of education and we take pride in being able to offer you classes that are more custom fit to your needs. Call us at (770) 414-5007 if you have any special questions or e-mail us at sales@ledet.com.

Registration: Please fill out our registration form and fax it to us at (312) 896-9094.

Adobe Flash CS3 ActionScript 3.0 Training

LESSON 1
Getting Started with ActionScript
• Introducing ActionScript 3.0
• What is new in ActionScript 3.0
• ActionScript 3.0 Elements
• Moving Beyond Script Assist
• The Flash Player 9
• Beyond ActionScript 3.0

LESSON 2
Communicating with ActionScript
• Modifying Movie Clip Properties
• Understanding Variables
• Setting Variable Data Types
• Using Trace Statements
• Using Comments

LESSON 3
Using and Writing Functions
• Understanding Functions
• Using Methods
• Writing Custom Functions
• Understanding Modular Functions
• Making a Function Modular
• Making a Function Return a Value

LESSON 4
Responding to Events
• Understanding Events Types
• Using a Listener to Catch an Event
• Writing Event Handlers
• Responding to Mouse Events
• Responding to Keyboard Events
• Creating a Link to a Web Site
• Using the Enter Frame Event to
Create Animation
• Using the Timer Event to Control Animation

LESSON 5
Understanding Classes
• Understanding Classes
• Writing a Custom Class
• Extending an Existing Class
• Adding a Class Object to the Timeline
• Defining a Document Class
• Setting Up a Classpath

LESSON 6
Decision Making and Repetition
• Understanding Conditional Statements
• Writing a Conditional Statement
• Using Conditional Operators
• Setting Up Alternate Conditions
• Writing Compound Conditions
• Understanding Loops
• Creating a Code Loop
• Using a Loop to Generate Instances of a Class
• Placing Instances Created by a Loop

LESSON 7
Using Math and ActionScript 3.0
• Understanding the Math Class
• Using Basic Math Operators
• Generating Random Numbers

LESSON 8
Using Text and Arrays
• Creating a Text Field
• Styling a Text Field
• Capturing Data from a Text Field
• Loading External Text
• Understanding Arrays
• Using Text and Arrays to Create a Game
• Finishing the Text Game

LESSON 9
Creating a Memory Game
• Storyboarding Your Application
• Writing a Memory Card Class
• Writing a Memory Game Class
• Adding Graphics to Cards
• Placing Cards
• Detecting Matches
• Resetting Cards
• Handling Incorrect Matches
• Determining a Win
• Adding More Cards

LESSON 10
Using Advanced Graphics and
Animation Tools
• Drawing with Code
• Creating a Color Change
• Generating a Random Color Change
• Animating a Color Change
• Using Filters
• Modifying Filter Properties
• Animating Filters

LESSON 11
Working with Multimedia
• Loading External Images and SWFs
• Communicating with Loaded Movies
• Loading Sounds
• Starting and Stopping Sound
• Managing the Volume of Sound
• Loading Video
• Controlling Video Playback

LESSON 12
Adding Advanced Interactivity
• Creating a Drag-and-Drop Class
• Detecting Collisions
• Responding to Collisions
• Detecting a Win
• Randomly Placing Objects