Flash MX Tutorials

Table of contents :
Contents……Page 3
What you should know……Page 5
Analyze the stiletto.fla file……Page 6
View document properties……Page 7
View the movie clip……Page 8
View library assets……Page 9
Analyze the movie structure with the Movie Explorer……Page 10
Define document properties……Page 12
Specify grid settings……Page 13
Draw a rectangle……Page 14
Specify a color for the gradient……Page 15
Add a second gradient color……Page 17
Transform the gradient fill……Page 18
Add a layer……Page 21
Create and transform a duplicate shape……Page 23
Create a “cut out” with the duplicate……Page 25
Create a mask……Page 27
Import images into the library……Page 29
Modify bitmap compression……Page 30
Edit a symbol……Page 31
Tween bitmap effects……Page 32
Fade in the second car……Page 33
Fade in the third car……Page 34
Fade in the first car……Page 35
Import the logo……Page 36
Create a dynamic text field……Page 37
Use the loadVariables action to load text……Page 39
Add animation and navigation to buttons……Page 40
Align buttons……Page 41
Add actions to buttons……Page 43
Add button navigation……Page 44
Add streaming and event sounds……Page 45
Add an event sound to a button……Page 46
Organize your Library panel……Page 47
Test download performance and publish the movie……Page 48
Test movie download performance……Page 49
View publish settings……Page 50
View your published movie in a browser……Page 51
The next steps……Page 52
Introduction to ActionScript Tutorial……Page 53
View a completed movie……Page 54
Analyze the puzzle.fla file……Page 55
Initialize the movie……Page 56
Set movie clip properties……Page 57
Test your syntax……Page 60
Declare a variable and assign it a value……Page 61
Display information in a dynamic text box……Page 63
Write an expression……Page 64
Control the flow of the movie……Page 66
Write a conditional statement……Page 67
Create commands and reuse code……Page 68
Write a function……Page 69
Call a function……Page 71
Use a built-in object……Page 73
Test the movie……Page 75
The next steps……Page 77
Types of components……Page 79
Create a form……Page 80
Add a check box……Page 81
Add push buttons……Page 82
Configure the check box……Page 83
Configure the combo box……Page 84
Configure the push buttons……Page 86
Write ActionScript for the entire movie……Page 87
Add ActionScript to each keyframe……Page 89
The next steps……Page 90