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| ActionScript code resides in |
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| keyframes on the timeline |
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| Keyframes that contain ActionScript are indicated by? |
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| Where do you add actionscript? |
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| What is the path to find the action panel? |
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| Window>action or select a keyframe and click the Action icon in the Property inspector |
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| What is the area called that you enter code into? note: there is two ways |
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| Script Pane that is inside the action panel or select commands from the categories in the Actions toolbox |
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How do you name an instance?
Why do you need a name? |
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1. select it on the stage
2. type in the Instance Name field in the PropInp
You need a name so you can reference this in the actionscript |
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| How can you label frames? |
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1. select a keyframe
2. type a name into the Frame label box in the PropI
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| when is it useful to label frames? |
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| it makes it easier to reference frames in the actionscript and to give you more flexibility. |
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| An example of labling frames: |
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| If you want to change the destination of a command, you can move the label rather than having to locate every reference to the frame number in the script. |
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| is a group of statements that you can refer to by name. |
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| Using a function makes it possible to? |
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| run the same set of statements without having to type them repeatedly into the same script. |
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| When an event is detected |
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| a function is executed in response |
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| is an occurence that is initiated by a button click,key press or any number of inputs that flash can detect and respond to. |
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| What is an event listner? What is it also called? |
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| is a funtion that is executed in response to specific events, also called an event handler. |
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| How do you create an animated button? |
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1. make an animation inside a movie clip
2. then place that movie clip inside the up,down or over keyframes of a button symbol
When one of those button keyframes are displayed, the animation in the movie clip plays. |
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