How to Use Macromedia Flash MX and ActionScript (2nd Edition) [Paperback]

Denise Tyler (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0789727420 | ISBN-13: 978-0789727428 | Publication Date: July 26, 2002 | Edition: 2

How to Use Macromedia Flash MX and ActionScript is the simplest and most visual way to learn to create compelling Web animation. More than 100 two-page full-color spreads illustrate and clearly explain each Flash task step by step, from entry-level, beginning concepts to advanced techniques for experienced designers. The book includes expanded coverage of ActionScript so that readers can make greater use of Flash's capabilities. Flash can be a somewhat intimidating program for the beginning user, but How to Use Macromedia Flash MX and ActionScript, with its visual, step-by-step approach, makes it simple to learn the basic techniques involved in using Flash.

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How to Use Macromedia Flash MX and ActionScript is the simplest and most visual way to learn to create compelling Web animation. More than 100 two-page full-color spreads illustrate and clearly explain each Flash task step by step, from entry-level, beginning concepts to advanced techniques for experienced designers. The book includes expanded coverage of ActionScript so that readers can make greater use of Flash's capabilities. Flash can be a somewhat intimidating program for the beginning user, but How to Use Macromedia Flash MX and ActionScript, with its visual, step-by-step approach, makes it simple to learn the basic techniques involved in using Flash.

About the Author

Denise Tyler is no stranger to graphics, animation, and multimedia-related software. She combines her passion for multimedia with an equal passion for teaching others how to create it. During many years of working as a freelance graphics artist and animator, she attained wide and varied experience with many graphic, animation, and Web-related software programs, including Flash. She has written, co-authored, or revised more than a dozen books since 1994. She is the best-selling author of Laura Lemay's Web Workshop: Microsoft FrontPage, and co-authored, with Laura Lemay, both editions of Sams Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML in 21 Days. She also co-wrote How To Use Flash 5 with Gary Rebholz.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Que; 2 edition (July 26, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789727420
• ISBN-13: 978-0789727428
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,408,286 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to read and follow, June 20, 2005

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This review is from: How to Use Macromedia Flash MX and ActionScript (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

Step by step instructions and illustrations help you understand the steps. A good introductory book for beginners. If you know the basics, then get a more advanced book.