Armstrong, Jay.

Macromedia Flash 8 : a tutorial guide / Jay Armstrong, Jen DeHaan. - Berkeley, Calif. : London : Macromedia ; Pearson Education [distributor], c2006. - 290 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

1.Basic tasks: create a document -- 2.Basic tasks: creating a banner, part 1 -- 3.Basic tasks: creating a banner, part 2 -- 4.Basic tasks: creating a banner, part 3 -- 5.Basic tasks: create accessible flash content -- 6.Basic tasks: work with layers -- 7.Basic tasks: create an application -- 8.Basic tasks: use layout tools -- 9.Basic tasks: create symbols and instances -- 10.Basic tasks: add button animation and navigation -- 11.Basic tasks: create a presentation with screens (Flash Professional only) -- 12.Creating graphics: draw in flash -- 13.Creating graphics: create a timeline animation -- 14.Creating graphics: making animations with easing (Flash Professional only) -- 15.Creating graphics: applying gradients -- 16.Creating graphics: apply graphic filters and blends (Flash Professional only) -- 17.Text: add text to a document -- 18.ActionScript: use Script Assist mode -- 19.ActionScript: add interactivity -- 20.ActionScript: write scripts -- 21.ActionScript: create a form with conditional logic and send data -- 22.ActionScript: work with objects and classes -- 23.Data integration: overview (Flash Professional only) -- 24.Data integration: using the Macromedia Tips Web service (Flash Professional only) -- 25.Data integration: using XML for a timesheet (Flash Professional only) -- 26.Data integration: using XUpdate to update the timesheet (Flash Professional only).

Written and developed by the Macromedia development and documentation team, this book offers product documentation and Flash training, in a self-paced, step-by-step process. Each tutorial addresses a specific feature or task in Flash and includes a reference to a finished FLA file on the Macromedia website.

9780321394149 (pbk.) : £21.99 9780321394149


Flash (Computer file)


Computer animation.
Computers and IT.
Web graphics & design
Graphical & digital media applications
Image processing

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