Exercise : Animated Navigation Structure in Flash 1.Develop Answers to “What did you learn in ITI program?” “What do you have to offer?” “What are your passions?”  Develop Major Themes 2.Choose Active Words to Represent Major Themes and Categories 3.Decide on Overall Navigation Layout 4.Create Animated Navigation Buttons Up_Button – whose “Down” state matches states of Down_Button 5.Add Interactivity using ActionScript 6.Create “Scene” for Each Category / Theme

1. “Learned in ITI program?” and “To Offer?” Review Classes Taken Key Concepts Key Learning Experiences What could be of interest to an Employer? How can you showcase –Your understanding –Ability to communicate effectively –Your passions –Your portfolio

2. Choose Words for Major Themes Active, Short Words Provide “Sense of Direction” 3. Decide on Overall Navigation Layout Vertical versus Horizontal Allocate Space for Animated Buttons 4. Create Animated Navigation Buttons Decide how to Visualize Different States “UP”, “OVER”, “DOWN” Size / Color / Style of “Text” Color / Size of “Background” Find and Import Image(s) suitable for Primary Categories Flash Projects by ITI Students Link to Previous Projects

Flash Concepts and Demos - Overview Build Flash Website with Animated Navigation Structure Unit 4 –Decide on Overall Navigation Layout, Import Images & Organize Assets –Create Animations for Navigation Buttons –Create "UP" Buttons –Create "Down" Buttons –Make Button Instance Interactive –Create Scenes and Swap in “Down” Button Unit 5 – needed for Project and optional –Done So Far and Build Upon –Create Function (optional) –Create “Button” using ActionScript 2.0 in CS6 (optional) –Name Keyframes –Create “Disjointed Rollover” using ActionScript 2.0 in CS6 (optional)

Flash Demonstration – Unit 4 Decide on Overall Navigation Layout, Import Images & Organize Assets Create Animations for Navigation Buttons Create "UP" Buttons Create "Down" Buttons Make Button Instance Interactive Create Scenes and Swap in “Down” Button

Step 0 – Download files, Launch Flash, Create Document Download Files Launch Flash –Start > Macromedia > Flash Create Flash Document and Set its Properties –File > New –Modify > Document or use Property Inspector –Frame Rate = 15 Dimensions = 640 x 480 Background color = White 800 x 600 Using Grid, Rulers and Guides –Rulers View > Rulers –Guides –View > Guides > Show Guides

Step 1 – Overall Navigation Layout and Organize Assets Decide on Overall Navigation Layout 1) Create layers for "background", "navigation", "stage"... 2) Create Guides for Navigation Text and Images Import Images for Navigation 1) Resize to fit allocated space (or "create to spec" in image editing program). 2) Convert images into Graphic Symbols. Organize Assets 1) Open "Library" window. 2) Click on "Folder" icon to create folders for "Images", "Buttons"...

Step 2 – Create Animations for Navigation Buttons 1) Create "Movie" symbol using "Insert > New Symbol". 2) Drag "Graphic Symbol“ onto Stage of Animation (creates instance) 3) Add keyframes. 4) For each keyframe, apply effects (select instance on stage to apply Alpha effect). 5) Animate by applying "tweening" 6) Select last keyframe, open "Actions" window (can use Right-Click) and type "stop ();" (so that the animation does loop). Make sure "Frame" is selected by checking "Actions for..." the heading in top left corner.

Step 3 – Create "UP" Buttons 1) Insert "Button" symbol. 2) Create layers and guides for text and animation. 3) "UP" state - create text (and possibly background shape) 4) "OVER" state - insert keyframe, modify text, add animation. 5) "DOWN state - insert (empty) keyframe, modify text and add static graphic by selecting animation and using "Swap" in the Property Inspector; want graphic to line up with end state of animation. 6) "HIT" state - define "hotspot" for button (in addition to shapes in other states).

Step 4 – Create "Down" Buttons Use "Duplicate Symbol" to Create Buttons 1) Select "Button" symbol, Right-Click, select "Duplicate" and name it. 2) Replace text in the keyframes for the different states. 3) Use "Swap" to replace animation and position appropriately. Create "Down" Buttons 1) Use "Duplicate Symbol" to create "Down" button and name it. 2) Update states: "down" and "up" become identical (use "Copy Frames" and extra layer for swapping if needed). 3) "Over" should also contain static image as in "Up" state and the same text color as in "Up" state.

Step 5 – Make Button Instance Interactive – ActionScript 2.0 Open "Scene" Window 1) "Scene 1" - name it "Bilbao". Make Button Instance Interactive 1) Select instance of button in "Scene 1" and name it 2) Open "Action" window. 3) Press "+" and then select action to be triggered: Global Functions > Timeline Control 6) Select "gotoAndStop" and for scene select "Bilbao". ActionScript 2.0 associated with button is: on (release) { gotoAndStop ("Bilbao", 1); }

Step 5 – Make Button Instance Interactive – ActionScript 3.0 Open "Scene" Window 1) "Scene 1" - name it "Bilbao". Make Button Instance Interactive 1) Select instance of button in "Scene 1" and name it 2) Open “Actions” Window via “Window > Actions” 3) Open “Code Snippets” Window via “Window > Code Snippets” Select Timeline Navigations in left panel and Double-click on “Click to Go to Scene and Play” and code will be added to frame in which selected and named instance is located Customize Code: specify Scene e.g. “Bilbao” function fl_ClickToGoToScene(event:MouseEvent):void{ MovieClip(this.root).gotoAndPlay(1, "Bilbao"); this code is added to “Actions” layer (which will be created if it not yet exists)

Step 6 – Make Button Instance Interactive (cont.) – ActionScript 2.0 Select ActionScript for "Bilbao" Button 1) Select instance of "Bilbao" button and open Actions Window 2) Select ActionScript and copy it Select Button Instance 1) Select instance of button (and name it). 2) Open "Action" window 3) Paste ActionScript. 4) Modify "gotoAndStop ("Bilbao", 1) so that another scene (to be created) is referenced, such as "Gehry", "Meret" or "Dance". ActionScript 2.0 associated with button is: on (release) { gotoAndStop ("SceneName", 1); }

Step 6 – Make Button Instance Interactive (cont.) – ActionScript 3.0 Select Button Instance 1) Select instance of button (and name it). 2) Open “Actions” Window via “Window > Actions” 3) Open “Code Snippets” Window via “Window > Code Snippets” Select Timeline Navigations in left panel and Double-click on “Click to Go to Scene and Play” and code will be added to frame in which selected and named instance is located Customize Code: specify Scene e.g. "Gehry", "Meret" or "Dance" Code will be added in “Actions” layer

Step 7 – Create Scenes and Swap in “Down” Button Create "actions" Layer 1) Insert layer called "actions" (if it has not already been created) 2) Select first keyframe and open "Actions" window. 3) Type "stop ();" (on the 1 st line) Open "Scene" Window to Duplicate Scenes 1) Open "Scene" window. 2) Click the "Duplicate Scene" icon in the bottom right. 3) Name the duplicate consistent with scenes referenced in the ActionScripts associated with the different buttons. For ActionScript 3.0: make sure only addEventListeners are included Bilbao.addEventListener( code ); Gehry.addEventListener( code ); Meret.addEventListener( code ); Dance.addEventListener ( code ); Remove other function code scenes other than the 1st scence Insert "Down" Button for Each Scene 1) Select button related to selected scene. 2) Use "Swap" in Property Inspector and select "Down" button.

Recap – How to create Animated & Interactive Button 4. Button UP = BUTTON Symbol OVER State 3. Animation = MOVIE Symbol 2. Bitmap Symbol = GRAPHIC Symbol 1.Import Bitmap To Change Alpha  Select Instance of Symbol Animation Stops  Add “stop ()” to last keyframe Navigation Select instance of Button and attach ActionScript Save Time  Use “Duplicate” and Modify