use Actions in Flash MX movies - create an ActionScript - use the Actions panel - use parameter text boxes - add Actions to a script - advance a movie to an particular frame or scene - stop a movie - use the getURL action - use the loadMovie action - use the unloadMovie action - create loops - create arrays and combine them with variables - create and set objects and object properties - create and use functions - create a movie clip and load a movie into it - use an action with a movie clip - create and use user-defined components - load external data - create and program a button - create drag-and-drop objects - create an invisible button - create a customizable menu - create conditional statements - use logical operators - compare expressions - use and animate the Key object - create animated and multi-state rollover buttons - create a custom cursor and scrolling text - create an interactive movie clip - detect collisions in Flash - build an animated mask - create a jukebox and sound controller - script a pop-up menu and mouse chaser
create class definitions - reference a class within a class - set the access rights to properties - declare a static property and add it to a class - use the getText() and setText() methods - create and implement a class interface - create and use a listener as an event handler - create and use a callback as an event handler - use the addEventListener() method - create an application that uses data binding - build a Checkbox component
customize reusable controls
create forms - use forms with Web pages - read and explain form output - read the information in server headers - create survey pages - create CGI pages based on templates - create custom error pages - manage CGI to Mail gateways - manage sessions - create and read cookies - write a database validation script - read and write to a database
use the ColdFusion Administrator application - register datasources - use CFOUTPUT tags to display database information - create a form - validate form data - submit a form - display data dynamically - create charts and graphs - scope and lock variables - link pages using the application framework - track users using Client and Session variables - create and modify custom tags - build ColdFusion components - use CFSCRIPT to enhance your code - create your own user-defined functions - work with files and directories on a Web server - allow users to upload files to a Web server - manipulate files and directories on an FTP server - secure the ColdFusion environment - build secure applications - isolate bugs and use built-in debugging tools - create scalable applications - optimize database queries - use stored procedures - use Flash with ColdFusion MX - use JSP custom tag libraries with ColdFusion MX - integrate JSP, servlets, and ColdFusion MX - use Java objects with ColdFusion MX - use XML with ColdFusion MX - create a Web service - create an application framework using Fusebox - utilize the FLiP design methodology
position page content using guides - create new pages using the built-in Starter Pages - insert Flash video - create XML documents - create XSL transformations - add RSS feeds to your Web pages - use the site and file management features - save your workspace layout - access built-in reference resources
work with images and colors in Dreamweaver - use the HTML tag hierarchy - create a site definition - create a page - add text to your Web pages - preview pages in a Web browser - create hyperlinks - create ordered and unordered lists - add images and placeholders to your pages - work with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) - compare CSS and <font> tags - use the CSS Styles panel - create Class and Tag styles - create Divs and AP Divs - stack and overlap elements - style box contents - use visual aids to fine-tune positioning - create and modify tables - style tables with HTML - style tables with CSS - import table data - sort table data - customize panels and panel groups - use the Favorites group - use guides when developing Web pages - work with grids when creating Web pages - use the tag selector - view cascading documents - zoom in and out when viewing documents - add Flash movies to your Web page - add Flash video to your Web site - add sound to your site - create and modify a library item - create and modify templates - create and modify repeating regions - use Code and Design views - work with the Coding toolbar - validate code - format code - create forms and work with the <form> tag - add form elements and style forms with CSS - choose form processing options - validate forms - create a Spry menu bar - work with the Spry support files - customize Spry Widgets with CSS - build a Spry Tabbed panel - upload and manage files - optimize pages for performance and search engines - use Site Reports - create frames and framesets - set frame properties - use the Frames panel - add and edit frame content
use timesaving tips and techniques - make new pages - create links - put a Web site online - obtain royalty-free images from the Internet - use image maps - create and edit HTML tables - use table sorting and formatting features - practice importing table data into Dreamweaver - arrange complex HTML page designs using tables - create, save, and name frames in a frameset - create targeted links in frames - change frame and frameset properties - create and apply a new HTML style - create and apply a new CSS Style - create and edit an external style sheet - position elements using layers - create and apply behaviors - create timelines - use behaviors with timelines - employ options for supporting multiple browsers - use other image editors with Dreamweaver - create Flash files in Dreamweaver - create and utilize recordsets - create a Web page that uses dynamic data - create and use forms and form elements - set up user authentication - search and edit databases - understand the basics of e-commerce
use Cascading Style Sheets - create a basic JavaScript - use JavaScript expressions and variables - use JavaScript functions and flow control - use JavaScript objects and arrays - use common objects - create pages to look for and respond to events - change font attributes - show and hide elements of a page - position style sheets - set position properties - use layers - create dynamic content - create a text data file for use by the TDC
use new graphics tools - employ new text features - use new ActionScript features - employ new automation features - modify instance color styles and blends - adjust motion tween properties - customize motion easing in and out - import video - use FLV files - apply graphic filter effects
create, save, and open Flash documents - use panels and the Timeline - use the basic tools to create animations - draw and modify lines - create lines and curves between points - add, manipulate, and delete anchor points - convert mergeable shapes to drawing objects - use the primitive tools - add text to images in Flash - create custom colors and gradient fills - distribute drawn objects to separate layers - lock layers and change their visibility - apply transformations to objects - create symbols - use symbols to manage artwork - modify individual instances of a symbol - swap symbols - organize symbols in the Library panel - apply gradient fills and customize them - use the Spray Brush and Deco tools - add masks to define the visible area of the Stage - create a skeletal structure for an image - create motion tweens - adjust motion tweens using the Motion Editor - add rotations to objects - adjust motion guides - create shape tweens - view animations using onion skins - use the Copy Motion and Paste Motion features - mask animation layers - sequence animations - create 3D animations - create and fine-tune shape tweens - arrange panels in your workspace - save panel layouts as a custom workspace - view and customize keyboard shortcuts - add rulers, guides, and guide layers - apply advanced alignment techniques - import a variety of file formats - import files from an external library - swap one image for another - modify artwork in an external editor - import Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator files - use the Actions panel to compose scripts - add p() and gotoAndStop() actions - use buttons to navigate between frames - use buttons to control the movie playback - link to an external Web site - prepare and import sound files - place sounds on the Timeline - edit sounds and create effects - control sound behavior and performance - create movie clips - nest movie clips - add ActionScript to movie clip timelines - tween movie clips - combine movie clips - add filter effects to movie clips - control the playback of video on the Timeline - use Adobe Media Encoder - publish Flash movies to the Web - export Flash movies and use FTP to publish movies
recognize the basics of Flash animation - recognize the Flash work environment - use Tools, panels, and menus - create keyboard shortcuts - work with frames, keyframes, layers, and scenes - use the Color options - organize objects - import graphics - create, modify and use symbols - create basic animation using individual keyframes - distinguish frame types - create Shape and Motion tweens - orchestrate the dynamic object elements - format text - animate text blocks - create micro-animations and graphic text - morph text - create an animated text banner - plan and organize a Flash movie - create and control a compound object - create and organize scenes - create and edit movie clips - create and use masks - select sounds for recording - import sound files into a movie - apply sounds to buttons - modify sounds by looping and streaming - create a music video
navigate Flash - import and export graphics - convert bitmaps - use the Flash MX tools - create and modify text - create custom gradients and color - convert an object to a symbol - navigate and manage the Library - describing basic components of animation - creating a frame-by-frame animation - using motion tweening - using Ease In and Ease Out effects - create shape tweens - utilize shape hints - modify and edit Timeline effects - understand commands - import sound files into Flash - synchronize and loop sounds within an animation - create movie clips - create buttons - add sound to buttons - address movie clips - use and modify publishing templates - publish Flash, HTML, GIF, JPG, and PNG files - create Projector and QuickTime movies
get around in FrontPage - create a new web site in FrontPage - create a new web page in FrontPage - publish pages to the web - create and format text on a web page - build a table - create bulleted or numbered lists - add images to web pages - place images as wished within a web page - create imagemaps - build tables - build forms
choose and use color effectively - choose appropriate typography - design effective, recognizable icons - design applicable pointers - build clear window layouts - incorporate basic screen controls into a GUI - develop an effective, easy-to-use GUI design
write and compile Java programs - use variables and strings - use conditional tests - repeat actions using loops - store information in arrays - create and describe objects - create an inheritance hierarchy - create and use methods - use an applet on a Web page - manage applet threads - send and receive applet parameters - display fonts and colors in applets - add graphics to an applet - animate images in an applet - build a user interface - use classes that act as a die or a calculator - put together a sample game for a Web site - animate an image background - place images on the screen edges
compare JavaScript to Java - incorporate JavaScript into HTML on a Web page - work with JavaScript variables and expressions - work with JavaScript functions and objects - use event handlers with forms - create an interactive form - use loops for repetition - use frames, documents, and windows - use cookies - manipulate text strings - work with the history list
navigate the Photoshop interface - open, close, and save image files - change the resolution and image size of a graphic - use the color selection tools - choose colors - use the paint and pen tools - manage the paint and brush options - use the print setup tools - print graphic files - select portions of an image - crop images - use selection tools - modify selections - select complex shapes - retouch photographs with the Rubber Stamp tool - create text in an image - modify text - fill regions of an image with color - create gradiated fills - manage the action history list - use Photoshop's preset actions - create and run batch actions - create and use layers - link, merge, and flatten layers - create layer masks - blend and modify layers - use layer effects - use the Transform command - use plug-ins - adjust image tone - change color and spot toning - sharpen and blur an image - diffuse and alter focus of images
start and navigate through Photoshop - create and manage Workspace and Tool Presets - open images - use the File Browser - move, navigate, and zoom in and out on an image - use the Navigator palette - use rulers, guides, and grids - use the Image Size dialog box - understand pixels and resolution - change the number of pixels in an image - resize the canvas independent of an image - understand RGB color theory - manage color in Photoshop - view independent color channels - convert color images to grayscale - save an image using various formats and options - create copies of an image - print an image - set printing and page setup options - use the Pencil and Brush tools - use the Brushes palette - create your own custom brush - select brushes from the keyboard - paint with different brush modes - use the drawing tools - use the Edit and Crop tools - cropping off unwanted portions of your image - select different focus and toning tools - smudge an image to remove imperfections - create an oil-painting effect - use the Blur tool - use the Dodge and Burn tools - adjust color saturation with the Sponge tool - eliminate red eye - distort your image with the Liquify command - use the Dust & Scratches command - undo and Redo past actions - erase and revert to previous states - understand the History palette - edit paths - modify selections - transform selections and paths - create custom gradients and patterns - combine images together - lock and organize layers - edit layers - use blend modes and opacity - create layer styles - use the Type tool - work with a type layer - work with Character and Paragraph palettes - warp type - edit type - use the new Spell Checker - create special effects with type - use common filters such as blur and sharpen - correct color and color casts in an image - use an adjustment layer - correct saturation with the variations command - save graphics in a Web-friendly format - use Indexed Color - use the Save For Web command - create type for online viewing - use the Slice tool - make a Web Photo Gallery
start and exit Photoshop CS - open, save, and close a document - insert images into a document - use the Help feature and Status bar - set and customize preferences - use the Navigator and Info palettes - create layers - apply layer techniques - use the History palette and History Brush - use selection tools - use Free Transform and Transform - use color adjustment tools - use the Channel Mixer - create, apply, and save gradients - understand foreground and background colors - work with brush tools - use eraser tools - work with shapes - work with paths and pen tools - work with text - use type masks - create a layer style - apply a filter - create custom patterns - use Watermarks - create and use adjustment layers - create and use layer masks - work with Photoshop CS tools - create vignettes - create borders - use Page Setup and Print with Preview options - prepare images for the Web, press, and printer - optimize documents - slice images - use advanced Web design concepts
compose an image - use the Mask panel - add graphics with the Clone tool - add an adjustment layer - add a text layer - make a 3D image - zoom in and out of a document with the Zoom tool - save a custom workspace - navigate Adobe Bridge - create and work with folders in Adobe Bridge - create and locate metadata - add keywords to images - use Bridge to create a Web gallery - build a PDF contact sheet - remove backgrounds - save files - combine images - work with layers - soften hard image edges - add text to images - change color settings - use the selection tools - refine your selections - transform selections - use the Pen tool - save selections - select colors - use the Brush tool - apply transparency - use the blend modes - retouch images - use color settings and the histogram - discover a neutral - use curves - use Unsharp masking - select and move layers - use layer masks - create compositions - apply clipping masks - make color changes with adjustment layers - use the Black and White adjustment layer - combine layer effects - apply layer fill and opacity settings - open an image as a Smart Object - convert a layer to a Smart Object - place and edit a Smart Object - replace the contents of a Smart Object layer - work with filters and the Filter gallery - fade filter effects - take advantage of Smart Filters - use Vanishing Point - create Web and video presets - save a still image for use on the Web - save a still image with transparency for video - build animation for Web and video - prepare an image for 3D - create a 3D object - adjust 3D lighting - animate a 3D object
to install and configure MySQL - to install and configure Apache with PHP - to create MySQL users and grant privileges - to test PHP and MySQL installations - to configure PHP - create basic PHP scripts - send data to the Web browser - handle HTML forms using PHP scripts - validate form data - manage arrays using various types of loops - work with magic quotes - create PHP scripts using multiple files - create and call functions - set and alter variable scope - send email from a PHP script - choose column types and other column properties - create databases and tables - insert records, select, update and delete data - use conditionals and functions - create and populate a database in MySQL - change the search engine type of a table - view, log, and debug errors - adjust PHP's error reporting - create custom error handlers - update database records using PHP scripts - adjust behavior for server settings - pass variables and values to a script - edit existing records - paginate query results - make sortable displays - use HTTP headers - use cookies - use sessions - improve session security - prevent forms from being submitted multiple times - validate form data - upload a file in PHP - develop JavaScript using PHP - utilize output buffering - update and add information with a database - handle user registration - activate accounts - create login and logout scripts - apply password management - create a database for an e-commerce site
use variables and expressions in C# programs - create C# programs that can perform calculations - perform simple input and output in C# - create and use iterative control structures in C# - differentiate between classes and structs in C# - use the C# exception handling mechanism - create and use your own custom exceptions - use the methods of the C# System.Exception class - use the C# interface mechanism - customize .NET interfaces - create parameterized types - create and use delegate objects - create anonymous delegates - create a Windows Forms application - implement graphical event handling
distinguish among XML, HTML, and SGML - read a basic XML document - view XML source documents in Internet Explorer 5 - create elements - build element models - name XML objects - create declarations - create well-formed documents - create and use internal DTDs - create and use external DTDs - develop external DTDs - use parameter entities and modular DTDs - check documents for validity and well-formedness - create and manage internal entities - create and manage external entities - create and manage parameter entities - manage character sets and entity encoding - use Cascading Style Sheets to format XML data - use eXtensible Style Language to format XML Data - build and use XSL templates