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Macromedia® FLASH® Professional 8: Training from the Source

Macromedia® FLASH® Professional 8: Training from the Source

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Publisher: Macromedia Press

Publication Date: 16-NOV-2005

Insert Date: 15-NOV-2006

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Offering breakthrough video capabilities and powerful run-time effects, Macromedia Flash Professional 8 is poised to upend the Web video market, posing a serious challenge to Microsoft, RealNetworks, and Apple’s efforts in the process. Here to make sure you’re ready for it–and can start taking advantage of its creative tools, authoring power, flexibility, and rich video capabilities immediately–is the official Macromedia training for the program. Through 20-plus hours of project-based instruction, you’ll learn how to program for the enhanced Flash Player; use ActionScript to create...

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Macromedia® Dreamweaver® MX 2004: Training from the Source

Macromedia® Dreamweaver® MX 2004: Training from the Source

By: Khristine Annwn Page

Publisher: Macromedia Press

Publication Date: 06-NOV-2003

Insert Date: 26-JUL-2006

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Learning is doing--which means you're guaranteed to expand your skill set exponentially as you work your way through the 18 project-based tutorials that form the core of this volume on Macromedia's Dreamweaver MX 2004. With its powerful combination of visual layout tools, application development features, and code editing support, Dreamweaver MX 2004 really is a Web designer's dream, and Macromedia's official guide shows you how to transform your dream projects into real-life success stories by creating and maintaining Web sites in an environment that integrates both visual editing and code...

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macromedia® Dreamweaver® 8

macromedia® Dreamweaver® 8

By: Khristine Annwn Page

Publisher: Macromedia Press

Publication Date: 28-MAR-2006

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Learn by doing! The lessons in this book guide you step-by-step through the creation of a project Web site, “Yoga Sangha.” With Macromedia's official guide, you’ll learn how to use the leading, best-selling Web editor and gain a thorough understanding of how you can use Dreamweaver 8 to effectively manage and maintain Web sites, develop sites that are accessible to a wide audience, and work in an environment that integrates visual and code editing. As you complete the tasks, you’ll develop the skills and techniques that you need to create Web sites on your own. In addition to the basics of...

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Macromedia® Dreamweaver®8 Certified Developer Study Guide

Macromedia® Dreamweaver®8 Certified Developer Study Guide

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Publisher: Macromedia Press

Publication Date: 08-FEB-2006

Insert Date: 04-APR-2006

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This is the definitive exam study guide that will help you review what you need to know to pass the Certified Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 Developer Exam. Designed specifically to simplify exam preparation for intermediate to advanced Dreamweaver developers, each subject is presented in clear and direct language, with useful and well-explained code examples. The guide includes 24 concise, focused chapters with extensive notes, tips, and cautions. Each chapter concludes with sample questions and answers designed to facilitate review. Intermediate Dreamweaver developers will get the grounding...

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Macromedia® Studio® 8: Training from the Source

Macromedia® Studio® 8: Training from the Source

By: Jeffrey Bardzell; Shaowen Bardzell

Publisher: Macromedia Press

Publication Date: 31-JAN-2006

Insert Date: 03-MAR-2006

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Learn by doing! Macromedia Studio 8: Training from the Source provides a comprehensive, working introduction to the most powerful Web design and development suite available. Starting from the ground up, you’ll build two Web sites. In the first half of the book, you’ll combine the strengths of Macromedia Flash, Fireworks, and Dreamweaver to create an attractive, yet maintainable site. In the second half of the book, you’ll focus on building a powerful and dynamic user experience by combining Macromedia Flash, Dreamweaver, Contribute, FlashPaper, and ColdFusion. The enclosed CD-ROM contains all...

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Macromedia® Flash® 8 ActionScript: Training from the Source

Macromedia® Flash® 8 ActionScript: Training from the Source

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Publisher: Macromedia Press

Publication Date: 24-JAN-2006

Insert Date: 18-FEB-2006

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As any Flash developer worth his or her salt knows, you’re not tapping all of the program’s power unless you’re taking advantage of its scripting language. Not to worry: With Flash 8’s improved scripting language (which includes a visual interface!) and this project-based guide you don’t have to be a master programmer to do so. In these pages authors Jobe Makar and Danny Patterson, use hands-on lessons and simple, step-by-step instructions to translate real-life activities into scripts, in the process demonstrating that scripting is something you already instinctively know how to do. To that...

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Macromedia® Dreamweaver® 8 with ASP, Coldfusion® and PHP: Training from the Source

Macromedia® Dreamweaver® 8 with ASP, Coldfusion® and PHP: Training from the Source

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Publisher: Macromedia Press

Publication Date: 11-NOV-2005

Insert Date: 29-NOV-2005

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Learn by doing! Follow along, step-by-step, as you upgrade a static HTML site that uses obsolete code to an XML standard-compliant, CSS-formatted dynamic site using Microsoft Active Server Pages (ASP), Macromedia ColdFusion, or the open source PHP. Create several integrated applications for a fictional travel tour operator, including a searchable listing for tour descriptions, country profiles, and a tour price calendar. In this official Macromedia guide, you’ll learn how to: Use a relational database—Microsoft Access or MySQL—as the driving force behind a site Use Dreamweaver’s...

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Macromedia® Dreamweaver® 8 Recipes

Macromedia® Dreamweaver® 8 Recipes

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Publisher: Macromedia Press

Publication Date: 16-NOV-2005

Insert Date: 29-NOV-2005

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Looking for timesaving ways to get frequently needed data-driven applications up and running? Look no further! In this book, you’ll find a primer for using data sources to connect your Dreamweaver pages to a database. Lowery and Ott then provide step-by-step instructions for creating 7 full-featured, professional-quality Web applications suitable for small to medium organizations. Follow the carefully constructed tutorials, and you can use them today—because all the files and code you need are available on the included CD! Better still, the explanations you’ll read will give you insight into...

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Developing Extensions for Macromedia® Dreamweaver® 8

Developing Extensions for Macromedia® Dreamweaver® 8

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Publisher: Macromedia Press

Publication Date: 06-OCT-2005

Insert Date: 23-NOV-2005

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Powerful development and design tools require thorough and authoritative technical advice and documentation. When it comes to Macromedia Dreamweaver, no one is more authoritative than Macromedia’s own development and writing teams. Now their official documentation is available to you in printed book form. As you work, keep this guide by your side for ready access to valuable information on using Dreamweaver. We’ve designed it so that it’s easy to annotate as you progress.  This book describes how to customize the Dreamweaver user interface to suit your working style, and to build...

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Macromedia® Flash® 8: Training from the Source

Macromedia® Flash® 8: Training from the Source

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Publisher: Macromedia Press

Publication Date: 18-OCT-2005

Insert Date: 22-NOV-2005

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What began life as a simple Web animation tool has evolved into a powerful platform for Web application development—which means that if you’re serious about developing for the Web, you need to get serious about learning Flash. With its breakthrough motion-graphics capabilities and powerful run-time effects, Flash 8 provides the tools, authoring power, and rich video capabilities you need to provide stunning interactive content. This Macromedia-certified guide provides the key to learning the basics of Flash 8. Through a series of hands-on projects, master trainer James English provides a firm...

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ActionScript 2.0 Language Reference for Macromedia® Flash® 8

ActionScript 2.0 Language Reference for Macromedia® Flash® 8

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Publisher: Macromedia Press

Publication Date: 13-OCT-2005

Insert Date: 07-NOV-2005

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The ActionScript 2.0 Language Reference for Macromedia Flash 8 is a comprehensive reference manual that describes the application programming interface (API) for Macromedia Flash Player, the most pervasive client runtime environment in the world. It includes valuable syntax and usage information; detailed descriptions of classes, functions, properties, and events; and copy-and-paste code samples for every element in the ActionScript language. The ActionScript 2.0 Language Reference for Macromedia Flash 8 will help you: •    Learn how to use specific APIs efficiently and effectively •  ...

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Developing Extensions for Macromedia® Flash® 8

Developing Extensions for Macromedia® Flash® 8

By: Barbara Snyder

Publisher: Macromedia Press

Publication Date: 13-OCT-2005

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Developing Extensions for Macromedia Flash 8 describes how to build Flash JavaScript extensions to enhance the developer’s experience while working in the Flash authoring environment. This book explains how each type of extension works and describes the JavaScript application programming interface (API) functions that Flash calls to implement the extension. In Developing Extensions for Macromedia Flash 8, learn how to: •    Automate repetitive tasks •    Add custom tools to the Tools panel •    Add Timeline effects •    Add, remove, and modify filters that are applied to objects on the...

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Learning ActionScript 2.0 for Macromedia® Flash® 8

Learning ActionScript 2.0 for Macromedia® Flash® 8

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Publisher: Macromedia Press

Publication Date: 13-OCT-2005

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Powerful development and design tools require thorough and authoritative technical advice and documentation. When it comes to Macromedia Flash, no one is more authoritative than Macromedia Development and writing teams. Now their official documentation is available to you in printed book form. As you work, keep this guide by your side for ready access to valuable information on using Flash. We’ve designed it so that it’s easy to annotate as you progress. Learning ActionScript 2.0 for Macromedia Flash 8 shows you how to write proper ActionScript syntax to create useful and interactive...

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Macromedia® Fireworks® 8: Training from the Source

Macromedia® Fireworks® 8: Training from the Source

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Publisher: Macromedia Press

Publication Date: 29-SEP-2005

Insert Date: 22-OCT-2005

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If you learn best by doing, and what you’re intent on doing is create stunning Web graphics with Macromedia Fireworks 8, this is the place to turn. The best-selling tutorial book on Fireworks has been completely updated to get you hands-on fast with all of the program’s most important features, including its newest: additional blend modes, support for special characters and AutoShape properties, workflow improvements, and more. Through project-based lessons that equal 16 to 20 hours of instruction, you’ll cover the entire process of creating Web graphics with Fireworks 8—from creating images...

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Macromedia® Flash® 8: A Tutorial Guide

Macromedia® Flash® 8: A Tutorial Guide

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Publisher: Macromedia Press

Publication Date: 06-OCT-2005

Insert Date: 22-OCT-2005

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This guide allows you to learn specific Flash skills step-by-step at your own pace. Choose from among several tutorials to develop the skills that are most appropriate to the Flash projects you are working on at any given time. Each lesson leads you through the workflow for implementing a specific real-world feature or effect in your Flash applications. In Macromedia Flash 8: A Tutorial Guide, learn how to: •    Navigate the Flash workspace and use common document types •    Use the Flash drawing tools and create engaging graphic effects •    Use ActionScript to add interactivity...

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macromedia® Coldfusion® MX 7 Web Application Construction Kit

macromedia® Coldfusion® MX 7 Web Application Construction Kit

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Publisher: Macromedia Press

Publication Date: 23-MAR-2005

Insert Date: 16-AUG-2005

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With more than 75 of the Fortune 100 companies using it (and more than 10,000 organizations employing it worldwide), it’s pretty much a given that if you’re developing applications for the Web, you’re going to need to know ColdFusion at some point! Not to worry: Macromedia ColdFusion MX 7 Web Application Construction Kit provides everything you need to start creating Web-based applications immediately—including the latest version of the ColdFusion Web Application Server and development environment. Author and ColdFusion master Ben Forta starts by covering the fundamentals of Web-based...

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macromedia® Coldfusion® MX 7 Certified Developer Study Guide

macromedia® Coldfusion® MX 7 Certified Developer Study Guide

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Publisher: Macromedia Press

Publication Date: 01-JUN-2005

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With an estimated base of more than 300,000 users, there are an awful lot of ColdFusion developers out there. The cream of the crop, however, are those with Macromedia certification. To get that, you must pass the Certified ColdFusion Developer exam: This comprehensive study guide ensures that you do! In these pages, veteran author and ColdFusion product evangelist Ben Forta provides you with the inside skinny on everything you need to know to become a certified ColdFusion MX 7 developer. Organized as a series of tightly focused review sessions that follow the same subject divisions as the...

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With a slew of advanced new features, ColdFusion MX 7 represents both an opportunity and a challenge for those developing Web apps with it. The opportunity, of course, lies in taking their applications to new and increasingly sophisticated levels. The challenge is digging deep enough into ColdFusion to discover the features and techniques that will take them there. In these pages Ben Forta and the Macromedia team have made this information not only accessible but also easily digestible for intermediate and advanced ColdFusion developers. Users won’t want to waste any time before getting down...

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Macromedia® Flash® MX 2004 Certified Designer Study Guide

Macromedia® Flash® MX 2004 Certified Designer Study Guide

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Publisher: Macromedia Press

Publication Date: 21-OCT-2004

Insert Date: 05-APR-2005

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With support for CSS, predefined Behaviors, Timeline effects, and more, Flash MX 2004 is a must-have program for your Web design toolbox. Equally essential is the Macromedia certification that proves to your clients that you have the skills to use it effectively! This comprehensive yet easily digestible study guide represents the surest route to getting that seal of approval! Designed specifically to simplify preparation for Macromedia's certification exam (and organized like the exam itself), this volume offers everything intermediate and advanced Flash designers need to know to prove their...

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macromedia® DIRECTOR MX 2004: training from the source

macromedia® DIRECTOR MX 2004: training from the source

By: Dave Mennenoh

Publisher: Macromedia Press

Publication Date: 05-NOV-2004

Insert Date: 25-MAR-2005

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Now that Director supports JavaScript and DVD-Video, it's hard to come up with a reason not to use it for all of your interactive Web content creation needs. Buy this book, and you soon will be! In this volume (which is based on the curriculum employed by Macromedia's authorized trainers), veteran author David Mennenoh uses a series of project-based, hands-on tutorials to introduce you to every aspect of interactive content creation with Director MX 2004. As you work your way through the book's four major projects--a portfolio presentation, a training log (which employs an interactive...