Bigrockdesigns training course in Advanced Flash 8 is aimed at the intermediate user who wished to take their skills to a new level. We will expand your Flash's by guiding you through the production of a complex web site built with Flash and ActionScript adhering the latest disability legislation
Course Outline
1. What You Should Know
Exercise files
Things you should know
New features
Updating Flash
Sample site tour
2. Where Do I Start?
The site construction process
Installing the site font
Integrating Fireworks content
Integrating Freehand content
Integrating Illustrator content
Integrating Photoshop content
Integrating a SWF exported from ImageReady
3. Getting Started
What are classes, objects, methods and properties?
What are variables?
What is Strict typing?
What is a function?
Creating the master .swf and building the MovieClipLoader
What is a shared library?
Creating the shared library
Creating the shared fonts
Precaching the shared library
Creating a loading message
4. Using the LoadVars Class
Previewing what you're building
Importing the shared fonts
Adding comments
Writing the LoadVars object
Loading the Our History text
Verifying the error handling
Making the text scroll
Using the Text Area component
5. Using HTML and CSS
Previewing what you're building
Formatting text using HTML
Styling text using CSS
6. Using the Text Format Class
Previewing what you're building
Adding the submenu
Writing the Text Format objects
Auto sizing the submenu options
Creating the RollOver and RollOut states of the submenu
Disabling interactivity for usability
Enabling interactivity for usability
Loading the text
Creating the Our Staff subsection
7. Building a Slide show
Previewing what you're building
Setting up
Loading the first slide
Loading the total slides variable
Adding the next slide functionality pt. 1
Adding the previous slide functionality
Adding the slide show descriptive text
Adding the current slide counter
8. Building a Preloader
Previewing what you're building
Getting started
Working with onLoadProgress
Showing and hiding the preloader
Adding more information to the preloader (optional)
9. Building a Form
Previewing what you're building
Setting up pt
Performing simple form validation
Defining tab order (optional)
Using LoadVars to send the form results
Styling the form
10. Building the Main Menu
Previewing what you're building
Setting up
Scripting onRollOver, onRollOut, and onRelease
Bringing it all together
11. Getting It Ready for the World
Adding Flash content to an HTML page
Building a Flash plug-in detector
who should do this course
This course is ideal for the individual with a general knowledge of computers and wishes to learn to update a website without learning a complex design application.
