Introduction: Learning Macromedia Flash Mx 2004 - MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004-LEARNING FLASH Manual

Learning Flash overview
Macromedia Flash MX 2004 and Macromedia Flash MX Professional 2004 provide everything
you need to create and deliver rich web content and powerful applications. Whether you're
designing motion graphics or building data-driven applications, Flash has the tools necessary to
produce great results and deliver the best user experience across multiple platforms and devices.
This lessons in this book are designed to introduce you to Flash. As you complete the lessons, you
will learn many of the basic tasks of creating Flash applications.
Note: This book is not a comprehensive manual detailing all the features of Macromedia Flash MX
2004. For in-depth information about using Flash, from within the Flash application, select Flash
Help (Help > Help).
About the lessons
The book includes several step-by-step lessons, designed to teach you the fundamentals of Flash.
We recommend that you go through the lessons using the sample files provided. The path to the
sample file is provided in each lesson.
By completing these hands-on lessons, you'll learn how to use Flash to add text, graphics, and
animation to your Flash applications. Additionally, you'll learn how easy it is to customize your
Flash application by using ActionsScript and behaviors.
The lessons are targeted toward beginners to intermediate-level Flash designers and developers
who want to get up to speed quickly.
Each lesson focuses on a specific Flash design feature or topic and takes approximately 10–20
minutes to complete, depending on your experience. You can follow the lessons in this book in
order, or you can start with a lesson or task that best suits your interests and experience.
The Quick Start, Basic Flash, and Basic ActionScript lessons provide an opportunity to explore
the Flash workspace. In these lessons, you learn how to create a Flash document, write
ActionScript, work with video and video control behaviors, and add a Flash component.
Learning Macromedia Flash MX 2004
INTRODUCTION
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