Adobe AIR is a cross-operating system runtime that enables web developers to use their existing web development skills, code and tools to build and deploy rich web applications and content to the desktop.

Adobe AIR has a rich set of features, with support for building applications using HTML, JavaScript, Flex and Flash

Overview/Description
Adobe AIR is an application deployment extension used to make applications traditionally destined for the web available as browserless applications. This course explores the basics of AIR deployment for Flash CS4 developers including such topics as creating AIR files, creating AIR application and installer files, customizing AIR application publish settings within Flash CS4, and previewing and debugging AIR files. The course also covers using digital signatures to secure AIR applications , and customizing descriptor files.

Adobe Air Training Course contains the following

Course Tutorial
The target audience is expected to be existing Adobe Flash developers who want to deploy applications directly to the desktop outside of browsers. Proficiency with web and desktop application development concepts, as well as Flash skills, is assumed.
Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
1.0

Lesson Objectives
• Adobe AIR for Flash Developers
• Create an AIR file
• Configure publishing settings for an AIR file
• Recognize how to create a digital signature for an AIR application
• Customize an AIR Application descriptor file
• Preview an AIR application
• Test an AIR application in a given scenario
• Create an AIR application file in a given scenario
• Configure settings and descriptor file for an AIR application in a given scenario
• Preview and test the application