Total Time: 5 hour(s)

Summary: 
This course explains how to use ActionScript to create and manipulate dynamic text within a Flash MX movie. This course also explains how to use ActionScript to create interactive buttons, drag-and-drop objects, and interactive menus.

Ojectives: 
After completing this course, students will be able to:
Create dynamic text, input text, and rich formatted text
Load external data
Create and program a button
Create drag-and-drop objects
Create an invisible button
Create a customizable menu

Topics: 
Working with Dynamic Text
Loading and Creating Text Data
Working with Input Text
Creating Hyperlinked Text
Scrolling Text
Building a Button
Programming a Button
Creating an Invisible Button
Creating Drag-and-Drop Objects
Using the startDrag and stopDrag Actions
Assembling a Customizable Menu
Programming Menu Buttons

Technical Requirements: 
P500+ Processor, 128MB of RAM; Windows 2000, 2003, XP, Minimum screen resolution 800x600, Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher; Windows Media Player 9.0 or higher; Flash 8.0 or higher; 56K minimum connection; broadband (256 kpbs or higher) connection recommended; Javascript, DHTML and cookies enabled; Sound card with speakers or headphones strongly recommended.