Flash 5

The format grabs readers' attention with screenshots and caption-like text instead of traditional methods where readers wade through paragraphs of text to find what they need. Two distinct parts guide new users through Flash basics and provide applicable, real-world projects to practice on. Teaches the applicable and useful fundamental elements of the program, such as tools and their options, and build on that base to guide readers through creating a movie, all shown easily in an easy to understand, graphically oriented format. Provide an illustrative, simple approach to this leading web development program. Primary solution for high-impact vector-based web sites! Teaches the fundamental elements of Flash 5 while focusing on projects that show the full range of the product's capabilities. Like all Visual Insight books, this book appeals to visual learners who need to see, rather than read, how to create something.

Contents

Part I - Techniques and Tasks

• Chapter 1 Basic Tools
• Chapter 2 Drawing in Flash
• Chapter 3 Organizing Your Drawing
• Chapter 4 So You Want to Be Disney
• Chapter 5 Creating Complex Animations
• Chapter 6 Adding Sound
• Chapter 7 Buttons and Interactivity
• Chapter 8 Creating Interactive Forms
• Chapter 9 Its a Wrap

• Chapter 10 Drawing
• Chapter 11 Basic Animations
• Chapter 12 Using Complex Animations
• Chapter 13 Using Buttons
• Chapter 14 Creating and Using Forms
• Chapter 15 Producing Flash Movies