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Flash CS3 For Dummies (For Dummies (Computers)) [Paperback]

Ellen Finkelstein (Author), Gurdy Leete (Author)
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0470121009 978-0470121009 May 14, 2007 1
Pack pizzazz into your Web sites with Flash!

Start with simple animation, or create whole pages in Flash

The newest version of Flash offers all sorts of cool options for designing Web sites that stand out from the crowd, and this handy guide makes it easy. Enhance your site with animated graphics, boxes, or buttons; morph shapes; create text with exotically changing colors; add sound or video; and watch visitors flock to your site!


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Pack pizzazz into your Web sites with Flash!

Start with simple animation, or create whole pages in Flash

The newest version of Flash offers all sorts of cool options for designing Web sites that stand out from the crowd, and this handy guide makes it easy. Enhance your site with animated graphics, boxes, or buttons; morph shapes; create text with exotically changing colors; add sound or video; and watch visitors flock to your site!

About the Author

Ellen Finkelstein has written numerous bestselling computer books on AutoCAD, PowerPoint, and Flash. She also writes articles on these programs for Web sites, e-zines, and magazines. The seven editions of her AutoCAD Bible have sold more than 80,000 copies in the United States and abroad. As an Adjunct Instructor of Management she teaches e-Business and Human Resource Management courses. She writes at home so that she can take the bread out of the oven on time.

Gurdy Leete has been working as a computer animator, computer animation software engineer, and teacher of computer animation since 1981. He has been teaching Flash and other computer animation programs for 15 years at Maharishi University of Management, where he is an Assistant Professor of Art. You can see his art on the Web at www.infinityeverywhere.net.


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  • Paperback: 408 pages
  • Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (May 14, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0470121009
  • ISBN-13: 978-0470121009
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #737,845 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Ellen Finkelstein specializes in training professionals to present effectively. She writes about PowerPoint and presenting. Two of her books are How to Do Everything with PowerPoint 2007 and PowerPoint for Teachers. You can find free tips and sign up for her newsletter on her website, http://www.ellenfinkelstein.com.

Ellen also writes on AutoCAD; her AutoCAD Bible & AutoCAD LT Bible has been a bestseller for years and has been translated into 14 languages.

 

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2.0 out of 5 stars Not For Dummies And Not For Beginners, March 14, 2008
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I'm a senior software developer who has four images the same size. I wanted to transition through the four images, morphing from each image to the next, and repeating this a limited number of times. I have never used the Flash product before. I spent 5 hours with this book one afternoon and after 5 hours I was unable to learn from this book how to do the simple task of morphing those four images. This is not a book that leads you by the hand. It is not a book for Flash Dummies. As one reviewer said, it is a book looking for an audience. Of the many technical books and the few Dummies books that I have, this book is by far one of the worst books for a beginner of a technology to think they can learn from. I'm sorry, but this is not a well done book and in the Dummies line of books, its one of their worst efforts. I'm returning the book to Amazon for a refund, because I believe its useless to me.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Who is the dummy?, March 17, 2008
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I agree with Ancient Icon, I am a senior developer my self, but this book did not help me at all, I tried the first example myself for few times, and I never got it right. I purchased this book to make simple banners and ads for my websites, however I could not learn anything from it. Publisher is telling about a lot what you can learn from this book, but non is true. At the end I asked myself who is the dummy? readers or writers?
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3.0 out of 5 stars animation on computers, November 8, 2010
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It gives some idea of the process of putting it into a format that can be used on the web, but I would suggest a live class to learn where to find the various menus and triggers to click.
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Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
fill color, script assist, stroke color, editing boundary, dynamic text box, publish profile, import flash, motion guide layer, ending keyframe, guided layer, movie clip symbol, swf file, shape hints, mode modifier, video streaming service, dynamic text field, tweened animation, color pointer, player file, scroll pane, layer list, device fonts, motion tween, bitmap fill, scrubber bar
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Flash Player, Publish Settings, Movie Explorer, Free Transform, Test Movie, Getting Graphic, Publishing Your Flash Files, Getting Animated, Words Figure, Break Apart, Insert Keyframe, Getting Acquainted, Choose File, Putting It All Together, Repeat Steps, Extravagant Audio, Document Properties, High-Velocity Video, Heavy Symbolism, Adobe Flash, Sound Properties, Layer Properties, Movie of the Year, Blast of Flash, What's Your Type
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