Flash MX 2004 Application Development Training Course

Macromedia Flash MX 2004: Application Development introduces Macromedia Flash MX Professional 2004 to developers wishing use built-in components, their behaviors, and ActionScript to quickly become proficient in building applications. Students build an application that contains elements of data binding, components, navigation, programming elements, and using ActionScript with MovieClips. Students also begin to explore the object-oriented nature of ActionScript.
Audience
This course is for those new to Flash and want to become proficient, as quickly as possible, in building applications. This course also introduces using ActionScript as a tool to enhance those applications. This course is also meant as a vital step in preparing for the Macromedia Flash MX 2004 Developers exam

Course Outline
Unit 1: Introducing the Course
About the Course
Course Objectives
Course Prerequisites
Unit 2: Introducing the Flash Interface
Introducing Flash
Using the Flash Interface
Using the Panels Most Helpful in this Course
Publishing Flash Documents
Unit 3: Architecting with Screens
Building Flash Applications with Screens
Managing Content on Screens
Unit 4: Adding and Organizing Content
Importing Graphics
Working with Layers
Adding Flash UI Components
Unit 5: Connecting to External Data
Understanding Dynamic Content
Understanding XML
Data Integration in Flash
Using the XML Data Connectivity Component
Binding Results to a ComboBox
Unit 6: Building a Simple Rich Internet Application
Understanding Rich Internet Applications
Creating Dependent Components
Making an Initial Selection for a Component
Unit 7: Introducing ActionScript
Introducing ActionScript
Using the Basic Elements of ActionScript
Adding Code to Screens
Populating a TextArea with ActionScript
Storing Data in Variables
Unit 8: Manipulating Components with ActionScript
Using Components' Methods, Properties and Events
Getting More Data from the XMLConnector
Handling User Events on UI Components
Unit 9: Controlling Application Flow
Using Conditional Logic
Using the if Statement
Using Components and Conditional Logic
Using the else Statement
Unit 10: Implementing Drag and Drop on MovieClips
Introducing the MovieClip
Reacting to MovieClip Events
Using Dragging Behaviors
Using the hitTest( ) Method
Attaching a MovieClip from the Library
Unit 11: Using Built-In Classes
Instantiating Classes
Utilizing the TextField Class
Using Data from a Text File
Reading the Data from a Text File
Unit 12: Reusing Code with Functions
Utilizing Flash's Built-In Functions
Reusing Code
Introducing User-Defined Functions
Using Global Functions
Referencing an External ActionScript File
Unit 13: Building a Navigation System
Creating Buttons
Displaying Screens from Menu Options
Displaying SWFs from Menu Options
Using Screens to Build a Submenu
Unit 14: Submitting User Data Using Forms
Using Forms to Gather User Data
Submitting User Data