Unit 1: Introducing the Course

• About the course
• Course objectives
• Course prerequisites
• Course format
• Internet applications: The big picture

Unit 2: Learning the Basics

• Introducing Flash
• Using the Flash interface
• Creating a new Flash document

Unit 3: Creating Graphics

• Importing graphics
• Layering Flash elements
• Organizing content in layer folders
• Creating graphics
• Using the natural drawing tools
• Using color effectively
• Creating a color swatch
• Reusing graphics as symbols
• Masking content

Unit 4: Using Text Effectively

• Using the Text tool
• Creating input, static, and dynamic text fields
• Using embedded or device fonts
• Manipulating font properties
• Building forms in Flash
• Using the text property to populate fields
• Anti-aliasing text
• Using text components in Flash

Unit 5: Creating Animation

• Introducing animation
• Creating frame-by-frame animations
• Creating motion tweens
• Using motion guide layers
• Creating shape tweens
• Adding Timeline effects

Unit 6: Building a Navigational System

• Creating buttons
• Adding behaviors to buttons
• Creating MovieClips
• Using a MovieClip as a wrapper
• Dividing files into multiple SWFs
• Loading a SWF into a MovieClip

Unit 7: Using MovieClips for Interactive Rich Media

• Using MovieClip events
• Structuring applications using nested symbols
• Building a MovieClip with different states
• Using the Timeline for application states

Unit 8: Adding Sound and Video

• Importing sounds
• Using behaviors to load sounds
• Adding video
• Using the Flash video components

Unit 9: Publishing

• Publishing Flash for web use
• Using Flash and HTML together