Chapter 1: Learning Flash - MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-GETTING STARTED WITH FLASH Getting Started

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CHAPTER 1
Learning Flash
Macromedia Flash Basic 8 and Flash Professional 8 include a diverse set of
tools with an extremely broad range of uses. Accordingly, the Flash Help
contains a large number of books and resources. This chapter is intended
to guide you through the process of determining the sections of Flash Help
that are relevant to your level of experience and what you are trying to do
with Flash. By understanding what Flash Help contains and how it is
intended to be used, you can begin the learning process with confidence.
This chapter contains the following sections:
Where to start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Get the most from the Flash documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Accessing the Flash documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Accessing additional online Flash resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Choosing the right help books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Using the Flash help system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Opening the Help panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Searching the help system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Using context-sensitive help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Printing the Flash documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Purchasing printed documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Discussing the Flash documentation with LiveDocs . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Controlling the appearance of the Help panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Getting updates to Flash Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
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