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Bespoke Flash CC ActionScript - 3 Day Advanced

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Level:

Advanced

Location:

UK Centres, Online, Onsite

Class, Online, Onsite

Duration:

3 Days (10am-5pm)

Price:

From £1,349 + VAT

Dates:

Dates to suit you

Expand your coding skills and add expert-level programming control to your Flash ActionScript projects. Gain techniques that will free your work from the limitations of visual-only design. Get the professional tips you need and make your Flash content stand out.

This course can be based around our base outline or part/fully customised according to your level & requirements. Our bespoke Adobe Flash CC training is offered either Online, Onsite at your offices or at one of the XChange centres in London, Manchester and Glasgow.

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Bespoke Flash CC ActionScript - 3 Day Advanced

Course Details

Adobe Flash CC is now a web standard and the only widely distributed technology for integrating vector graphics and animation into web sites. This combination of design and animation tools is complimented by a strong development environment that allows programmers to create highly interactive database driven technologies.

Adobe Flash CC sees the arrival of a host of exciting new features, including an improved script editor (with a visual interface); a revamped library interface; a new Undo feature; powerful run-time effects; and breakthrough motion-graphics capabilities to name but a few.

During this 3 day Flash ActionScript advanced course Adobe Flash designers with prior ActionScript experience will be provided with the knowledge and hands-on practice they need to build more flexible and dynamic design-based Adobe Flash content.

This course focuses on more advanced ActionScript topics that will remove a reliance on Timeline-based visual tools. You will learn to generate dynamic design and navigation elements that cannot be created without ActionScript.

Course Target Audience and delegate prerequisites:

This course is for experienced Flash designers who have a basic understanding of ActionScript and who want to take their ActionScript knowledge to the next level.

You will need significant experience in using Flash. Ideally, you will have taken our Adobe Flash CC Design Introduction 2 Day course.

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Full Course Outline

The following is a general outline. The range of topics covered during your training is dependent upon student level, time available and preferences of your course booking.
Controlling Visual Objects with Adobe Flash ActionScript
- Using the Actions and Help panels
- Declaring variables and their data types
- Using the trace() function
- Using code hinting
- Assigning instance names and using them to assign runtime property values
- Using the with operator
- Introducing core properties of visual built-in classes: Movie Clip, Button, and Text Field
- Controlling Button and Movie Clip position and visual state
- Controlling Text Field content
- Introducing core properties of non-visual built-in classes: Math
- Using mathematical operators
- Understanding data type conversion
Using and Writing Functions
- Working with Adobe Flash Player global functions
- Converting values returned from functions and assigning them for display
- Writing user defined functions
- Returning, or not returning, data from a function
- Understanding variable scope
- Adding code within a Movie Clip symbol's own timeline
- Introducing the this operator
- Understanding object methods
- Introducing core methods of visual built-in classes: Movie Clip and Text Field
- Controlling the Movie Clip play head within its timeline
- Loading external Movie Clip content
- Understanding cross-domain security issues
- Exporting and attaching Movie Clip symbol instances at runtime
- Writing and using user defined functions to create visual content
- Understanding depth
- Dynamically referring to instance names and property names at runtime
Using Text, Dates, Math, and Paths
- Controlling Text Field formatting through code
- Creating and formatting Text Fields at runtime
- Using Date objects
- Working with String concatenation
- Generating random numbers and integers using the Math class
- Understanding relative path names
- Controlling nested Movie Clip objects
Understanding and Handling Events
- Understanding event driven programming
- Working with event handler syntax
- Moving from symbol-based to timeline-based event handling
- Introducing core events of visual built-in classes: Button, Movie Clip, and Text Field
- Controlling the play head within an event handler
- Understanding the this keyword inside an event handler
- Creating rollover effects
- Responding to Text Field focus events
- Calling a single function from multiple event handlers
- Referring to a parent object from within an event handler
Managing Colour, Sound, and Data with Built-In Classes
- Understanding complex (aggregate) variables
- Working with Arrays
- Working with generic Objects
- Transforming Movie Clip objects using Transform and Colour Transform objects
- Generating random colour transformations
- Using Sound objects
- Creating audio feedback with event-driven sounds linked from the Library
Making Decisions and Repeating Yourself
- Understanding looped code
- Using loops and arrays to attach, name, and control Movie Clip objects
- Using loops to create, name, and control Text Fields to display data object values
- Understanding conditional code execution
- Surveying the comparison and logical operators
- Using if/else comparison to toggle Movie Clip visual states
Animating with Adobe Flash ActionScript
- Dragging and dropping a Movie Clip object
- Testing for collision between Movie Clip objects
- Initialising attached Movie Clip objects
- Using the on Enter Frame event handler
- Controlling visual change rate
- Testing and responding to position at runtime
Training Location Options
Online ↓ London ↓ Manchester ↓ Glasgow ↓ Onsite ↓
This course is offered for your convenience at one of our bespoke training centres in London, Manchester and Glasgow, Remote Online, or Onsite at your offices anywhere in the UK. Just let us know what would work best for you or your team.

Remote Online

Delivered Online to your location

Live online training offers an extremely flexible and convenient way of covering the same content as our bespoke classroom based courses. You will receive professional, certified design training from one of our experienced instructors direct to your screen, offering the perfect solution for those wishing to learn without having to travel.
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Remote Online Training Courses

Central London

5 St John’s Lane, Clerkenwell, EC1M 4BH

St John’s Lane is located in the heart of Clerkenwell close to the junction of Farringdon and Clerkenwell Road. Farringdon tube & train station is just a few minutes away and the training centre can also be accessed from Chancery Lane and Barbican tubes in about 10 minutes. There is also easy direct access by bus from Waterloo (243) and West End (55) with nearby stops.
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London Training Centre

Central Manchester

Piccadilly House, 49 Piccadilly, M1 2AP

Piccadilly House is located in central Manchester directly next to the Piccadilly Gardens transport interchange with excellent bus and tram connections and is easily accessed from Piccadilly train Station (5 mins). Victoria station is also close by (around 10 mins).
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Manchester Training Centre

Central Glasgow

Centrum Business Centre, 38 Queen Street, G1 3DX

The Queen Street training centre is located in central Glasgow within easy walking distance of the 3 local train options of Central Station, Queen Street and Argyle Street offering excellent transport connections.
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Glasgow Training Centre

Onsite

Onsite at your Offices/Premises

If you have the required set up and would prefer to have the training at your location we will be able to deliver the same session onsite at your premises as in our training centres. This will provide you with the same tailored training but without the need to travel and less disruption to you or your teams work schedule.
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Onsite Training
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Client Reviews

''The instructor was very clear and constructive. Good examples to work through.''
Alex Farr, University of Portsmouth, Flash - 3 Day Introduction
''Learnt more than expected from an intro course! Trainer made sure we got it at all stages and the small group really helped.''
Leyla Sanai, The Co-operative Group, Flash - 2 Day Introduction
''I found the course most rewarding and the trainer was excellent. The whole experience exceeded my expectations and it took my knowledge to a whole other level.''
Lena Hultkvist, The Swedish Church in London, Flash ACA - 5 Day Masterclass
''The training was very effective and the key concepts of using Flash were delivered very well. The trainer quickly adapted to our specific needs. ''
Aaron Singson, Idox, Flash - 2 Day Bespoke
''The course was totally tailored to our needs. Fabulous delivery, shame we ran out of time!''
Michelle Harrison, Greater Manchester Police, Bespoke Intermediate - 1 Day Bespoke
''The private course was very helpful and really tailored to our requirements.''
Sue Reeve, John Lewis, QuarkXPress - 2 Day Introduction
''Thoroughly enjoyed the training and picked up very useful tips on using QuarkXpress.''
Vivien Brown, Frank Cass, QuarkXPress - 2 Day Introduction
''I found the instructor very helpful and knowledgeable. I would like to return for further training...''
Rebecca Sanderson, Frank Cass, Database Publishing - 1 Day Introduction
''The tailored training idea is excellent and I had contact with my instructor beforehand who gave me advice. The facilities are very nice and convenient.''
Calliste Lelliott, Friends of the Earth, FileMaker Pro - 2 Day Introduction
''The trainer was very informative and very patient! Thanks''
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Frequently Asked Questions:

What dates are available for this course?

As a bespoke course the date arrangement is based around your requirements and availability in our schedule. With your guide of when you are looking for the training we will advise suitable date options ahead of finalising the planned date(s).

Can the content be tailored to my requirements?

Yes we are flexible about tailoring content and can adapt to be fully based on your requirements, a mixture of content from different levels of our base courses or a base outline with some additional focus areas.

Can this course be delivered live online?

Yes we can provide the same bespoke course as a live online session connecting to you or your group with either Zoom or Microsoft Teams if preferred.

What is the cost to deliver the course onsite?

We are equally able to deliver our bespoke training onsite at your premises and the cost to deliver this is the same structure as classroom with the addition of basic expenses depending on your location. Onsite courses in and around London, Manchester and Glasgow are usually without additional costs.

Can the course include my work samples?

It is often possible to review and include consideration towards sample files however the main course content is usually structured around prepared examples which are best suited to the planned content and structure of teaching the required skills in the best format.