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			<classTitle>Flex 3: Building Charting &amp; Dashboard Applications</classTitle>
			<softwareUsed>
				<software company="Adobe" url="http://www.adobe.com/products/flex/" icon="../../images/softwareIcons/adobe/flexICON.gif">Flex 3</software>
			</softwareUsed>
			<swVersions>
				<version>3</version>
			</swVersions>
			<levels>
				<level/>
			</levels>
			<duration>
				<hours/>
				<days>2</days>
			</duration>
			<certification>
				<company url="http://www.adobe.com/support/certification/ace.html">Adobe Flex Builder 3 with AIR ACE Exam</company>
			</certification>
			<courseCode>flxCh</courseCode>
			<courseDescription/>
		</classInfo>
		<hwRequirements>
			<requirement>An Intel Pentium class 4 processor</requirement>
			<requirement>At least 1GB RAM (192 MB recommended)</requirement>
			<requirement>700 MB of available hard disk space</requirement>
		</hwRequirements>
		<swRequirements>
			<platformRequirements>
				<requirement>Windows XP with Service Pack 2, WIndows XP Professional, Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Pro, Windows Server 2003</requirement>
			</platformRequirements>
			<requirement>Flex Builder 3</requirement>
			<requirement>Latest version of a Web Browser, i.e.: Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Netscape Navigator, Opera</requirement>
			<requirement>Latest version of the Macromedia Flash Player 9 or higher</requirement>
		</swRequirements>
		<preRequisites>
		<preReqClass>
			<preReq></preReq>
		</preReqClass>
			<preReq></preReq>
		</preRequisites>
		<performanceObjectives>
			<objective>Understand and create a variety of Flex 3 Charts</objective>
			<objective>Create custom charts</objective>
			<objective>Format charts and legends</objective>
			<objective>Create multi-series Flex 3 charts</objective>
			<objective>Create Flex 3 charts with ActionScript</objective>
			<objective>Customize the look and feel of charts with Styles</objective>
		</performanceObjectives>
		<supplementalMaterials>
			<book/>
			<website/>
		</supplementalMaterials>
		<courseContent>
			<lesson number="1">
				<lessonTitle>Introducing Flex 3 Charts</lessonTitle>
				<topic>Understanding chart data</topic>
				<topic>Exploring the final application</topic>
				<topic>loading external data for charts and dashboard applications</topic>
				<topic>Introducing Flex 3 Charts</topic>
				<topic>Leveraging visual data through charts</topic>
				<topic>Understanding dashboards</topic>
				<lessonTime/>
			</lesson>
			<lesson number="2">
				<lessonTitle>Using Flex 3 Charts</lessonTitle>
				<topic time="">Understanding the elements of a chart tag</topic>
				<topic time="">Understanding and using the column &amp; bar charts</topic>
				<topic time="">Using the Column and Bar charts</topic>
				<topic time="">Understanding and using the line &amp; area charts</topic>
				<topic time="">Understanding and using the pie chart</topic>
				<topic time="">Understanding and using the plot chart</topic>
				<topic time="">Understanding and using the bubble chart</topic>
				<topic time="">Using the Candlestick &amp; HighLowOpenClose Charts</topic>
				<lessonTime/>
			</lesson>
			<lesson number="3">
				<lessonTitle>Formatting Charts</lessonTitle>
				<topic time="">Understanding the axis controls</topic>
				<topic time="">Using the CategoryAxis</topic>
				<topic time="">Using Chart Data Tips</topic>
				<topic time="">Formatting chart types</topic>
				<topic time="">Workin with legend controls</topic>
				<topic time="">Applying the Concepts</topic>
				<lessonTime/>
			</lesson>
			<lesson number="4">
				<lessonTitle>Creating Multi-Series and ActionScript Charts</lessonTitle>
				<topic time="">Understanding multiple data series</topic>
				<topic time="">Adding multiples series of data</topic>
				<topic time="">Using multiple chart axes</topic>
				<topic time="">Mixing chart series types</topic>
				<topic time="">Mixing multiple series types</topic>
				<topic time="">Creating charts with ActionScript</topic>
				<topic time="">Applying the Concepts</topic>
				<lessonTime/>
			</lesson>
			<lesson number="5">
				<lessonTitle>Understanding Advanced Charting Techniques</lessonTitle>
				<topic time="">Using animation with chart series</topic>
				<topic time="">Animating charts and chart effects</topic>
				<topic time="">Handling user interaction</topic>
				<topic time="">Dynamically controlling chart series</topic>
				<topic time="">Changing dataProvider fields</topic>
				<topic time="">Dynamivally controlling the series</topic>
				<topic time="">Using custom graphical renderers</topic>
				<topic time="">Applying the Concepts</topic>
				<lessonTime/>
			</lesson>
			<lesson number="6">
				<lessonTitle>Styling Charts</lessonTitle>
				<topic time="">Styling Charts</topic>
				<topic time="">Applying CSS to Chart Components</topic>
				<topic time="">Styling Chart Series</topic>
				<topic time="">Styling Chart Grid Lines</topic>
				<topic time="">Applying the concepts</topic>
				<lessonTime/>
			</lesson>
			<nextClass url="../../html/advanced.html">Flash/Flex Charting Advanced Topics</nextClass>
		</courseContent>
		<courseware>
			<bookTitle/>
			<publisher/>
			<bookNumber/>
			<notes/>
			<author/>
		</courseware>
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