Showcases the computer animation program's newly designed interface while explaining how to build interactive Web sites using innovative graphics, text, and animated images.

Because most people don't have the luxury of sitting down uninterrupted for hours at a time to learn Flash, the 10 Minute Guide to Macromedia Flash 5 focuses on the most often used features, covering them in lessons designed to take 10 minutes or less to complete. Ten minutes is all you need to learn how to Create and edit graphics Import graphics Use text Use layers Attach actions and sounds

A guide to getting a quick start with Macromedia Flash 5 for Windows and Macintosh, with an easy reference-like format that lets the reader look up what they want to learn and get straight to work. Uses pictures to teach concepts instead of wordy explanations.

This resource provides information on Flash 5's advanced features and development tools. It also helps in integrating Flash with a host of applications and languages, including databases, 3D graphic generators and PHP.