MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-LEARNING ACTIONSCRIPT 2.0 IN FLASH, Manual

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14 Introduction
Be cautious of proper line breaks when you copy and paste code. If you paste your code from
some locations, the line of code might break in an improper location. Make sure that the color
coding of your syntax is correct in the ActionScript editor if you think line breaks might be a
problem. You might want to compare your code in the Actions panel to that in the Help panel
to see if it matches. Try turning on Word Wrap in the ActionScript editor to help solve
surplus line breaks in your code (select View > Word Wrap in the Script window, or Word
Wrap from the Actions panel pop-up menu.)
Additional resources
In addition to this manual about ActionScript, there are manuals on other Flash topics, such
as components and Macromedia Flash Lite. You can access each manual in the Help panel
(Help > Flash Help), by viewing the default Table of Contents. Click the Clear button to see
each manual that’s available; for more information, see
“Where to find documentation on
other subjects” on page 17 .
For more information about other available resources, see the following topics:
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“About the sample files” on page 14
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“Where to find PDF files or printed documentation” on page 15
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“About LiveDocs” on page 15
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“Additional online resources” on page 16
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“Where to find documentation on other subjects” on page 17
About the sample files
There are numerous ActionScript-based sample files available that install with Flash. These
sample files show you how code works in a FLA file; this is often a useful learning tool. The
chapters in this manual often reference these files, but we recommend that you also check out
the sample files folder on your hard disk.
The sample files include application FLA files that use common Flash functionality installed
with Flash. These applications were designed to introduce new Flash developers to the
capabilities of Flash applications, as well as show advanced developers how Flash features work
in context.