Intended for experienced Flash designers ready to learn the basics of programming ActionScript, Flash's native scripting language. This workshop covers the basics of ActionScript 3.0 and provides an overview of using it to create interactive, non-linear Flash movies. Topics covered include how to architect Flash movies for optimal flexibility and maintainability, deploying movie clip and button symbols, and displaying text messages dynamically, based on user activity.

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Participants will:

• architect movies using nested timelines
• create and edit button symbols
• understand and specify events
• write ActionScript 3.0 code in the Actions panel
• populate text fields dynamically
• control hierarchically organized timelines using ActionScript 3.0
• publish Flash movies (to HTML)

The following workshops are suggested prerequisites to this workshop:

• Flash CS4: The Basics

Participants should already be able to:

• draw graphics using Flash's vector drawing tools
• assign content to layers in the timeline
• use keyframes to control changes to objects on the stage
• understand when and how to create graphic, button, and movie clip symbols