Macromedia Flash 8 (P1)

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Macromedia Flash 8 (P1) Phillip KermanMacromedia®Flash 8 ® @work PROJECTS AND TECHNIQUES TO GET THE JOB DONE 800 East 96th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46240Macromedia Flash 8 @work: Projects You Can Use Acquisitions Editor Linda Bump Harrisonon the Job Development EditorCopyright  2006 by Phillip Kerman Alice Martina SmithAll rights reserved. No part of this book shall be reproduced, stored in a retrieval Managing Editorsystem, or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying,recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher. No Charlotte Clapppatent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information containedherein. Although every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this Project Editorbook, the publisher and author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions. Dan KnottNor is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the informa-tion contained herein. Production EditorInternational Standard Book Number: 0-672-32828-3 Megan WadeLibrary of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2005903522 IndexerPrinted in the United States of America Erika MillenFirst Printing: January 2006 Proofreader09 08 07 06 4 3 2 1 Brad EngelsTrademarks Technical EditorsAll terms mentioned in this book that are known to be trademarks or servicemarks have been appropriately capitalized. Sams Publishing cannot attest to the Aria Danikaaccuracy of this information. Use of a term in this book should not be regarded Larry Droletas affecting the validity of any trademark or service mark. David VogeleerWarning and Disclaimer Publishing CoordinatorEvery effort has been made to make this book as complete and as accurate as Vanessa Evanspossible, but no warranty or fitness is implied. The information provided is onan “as is” basis. The author and the publisher shall have neither liability nor Multimedia Developerresponsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damages arising Dan Scherffrom the information contained in this book or from the use of the programsaccompanying it. Book DesignerBulk Sales Gary AdairSams Publishing offers excellent discounts on this book when ordered in quan- Page Layouttity for bulk purchases or special sales. For more information, please contact Michelle Mitchell U.S. Corporate and Government Sales 1-800-382-3419 corpsales@pearsontechgroup.comFor sales outside the United States, please contact International Sales international@pearsoned.comSnowboard image courtesy of www.deepplay.com/sites/m399/.Contents at a Glance Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Part I: Getting Started 1 Exploring Flash 8 ........................9 2 Producing a Flash Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Part II: Projects 3 Creating a Video with Synchronized Captions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 4 Creating a Portfolio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 5 Creating an Assessment Quiz . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 6 Saving and Evaluating Quiz Results. . . . . . . 187 7 Creating a PowerPoint-style Slide Presentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 8 Creating a CD-ROM Front End . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 9 Creating Special Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 10 Building a Photo Share Application . . . . . . . 325Part III: Appendixes A Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373 B Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397Table of Contents Authortime Versus Runtime . . . . . . . . . . 44 An ActionScript 2 Primer. . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Typing Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Flash’s Classpath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Introduction 1 The Import Statement and ...