Macromedia Flash MX [With CDROM]

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I was just getting started with Flash when I was assigned this book in a class. It is not a reference, as the back cover might suggest, but it is a very useful tool for learning Flash. I like the step by step approach. Some of the explanations are very long, but after getting a better feel for the program, I found that I could just skip the explanations and follow the steps. If I ever got confused or lost, or wanted to get some more background on what I was doing, I just read the explanation. The explanations seem to be written with a beginner in mind, and I do not think I would recommend this book for someone who already knows a lot of Flash. Everything I made from the book worked perfectly, though I did notice a few discrepancies between some of the pictures and the actual program. The discrepancies were not show-stoppers, and I had no trouble figuring out what the author was trying to convey, even though the program looked a little different from the pictures. I liked that I was able to create a complete web site using this book. I have picked up a few more advanced Flash books since reading this one, and I feel that knowing the basics because of this book has helped me find my way in those books. If you already know Flash pretty well, this book is probably not for you, but if you are a beginner like me, this book is the way to go!

This is the best step-by-step book I have ever own! All the instructions come with picture of how your flash page should look like at any given point. So, you will know if you do it right every time. No confusion or misunderstanding or guessing games needed when reading this book. I created a whole new website just using flash when I finished reading this book. I strongly recommand this book for anyone who are interesting in learning flash. Let the magic flows on your web sites... :)

This book was a lifesaver! I was asked to make a pretty basic Flash web site for work. The problem was that I knew absolutely no Flash. One of my friends told me to check this book out, so I did. The steps were so easy to follow, and the explanations told me exactly why I should do each step, which was very helpful in the beginning. The way the book is set up, I could simply read the steps and skip the explanations once I got the hang of things, but if I became confused or lost, the explanations helped immensely. The explanations also provided considerable insight into additional features related to a particular step. The author explained some pretty complex topics in a way that even a beginner like me could understand, and now that I'm done I feel like I could really tackle some more projects on my own. Everything was well-written, so far as I could tell. I loved that I was able to go through the process of building an entire web site in this book. I have reused many of the things that I did while reading in my project for work. If I could give more stars to this book, I would!