MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-FLASH, Tutorials Manual

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Introduction
This part of Flash Help includes several step-by-step tutorials, designed to
teach you the fundamentals of Flash. Macromedia recommends 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.
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.
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This book is not a comprehensive manual detailing all the features of
Macromedia Flash. For in-depth information about using Flash, from
within the Flash application, select Flash Help (Help > Flash Help).