Basic ActionScript

By adding Action Script to your Flash projects you can allow your viewers to begin interacting with your animation by clicking on buttons, dragging objects and typing information into the screen.

ActionScript 3.0

I finally made the switch to ActionScript 3.0 with a little help from my advanced students. We are still working out the bugs but I must say it is not as scary as I thought it would be. You can do it! I am going to leave my ActionScript 2.0 material at the botton of this page.

ActionScript 3.0 Handout: pdf | Word *This is one handout that I print in color!

By the end of this lesson you will understand how to add basic actionscript that stops the timeline and allows the viewer to move along the timeline. Please use the as3template and the following tutorials to complete the basic actionScript assignment. Then I would like you to practice what you have learned on with the goto_06practice file. It should have gotoAndStop on the first 3 steps and gotoAndPlay on the end with a stop action to top it off (make your own buttons;-)

ActionScript 1 (3:29)

In this tutorial you will setup your project by duplicating the existing button. By the end of this tutorial you should understand instance names, camel writing and frame labels.

Actionscript 2 (7:52)

By the end of this tutorial you should understand how to open the actions panel, add a stop, event listener, function, and frame label.

ActionScript 3 (1:49)

By the end of this tutorial you should understand gotoPlay and Stop actions.

I still use Action Script 2.0, so make sure when you start a new file for one of these projects that you choose Action Script 2.0 not 3.0!