Macromedia Studio MX 2004: Training from the Source provides a comprehensive, working introduction to the most powerful Web design and development suite available, Macromedia Studio MX. In this hands-on, project-based book for active learners, you'll get a solid overview of how you can use the integrated workflow of Macromedia's Studio MX product suite to create your own dazzling sites. 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, Dreamweaver, and FreeHand 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, and ColdFusion. The enclosed CD-ROM contains all the files you need to complete the projects, plus completed files for you to compare with your results and use as models for future projects.

Macromedia Studio MX 2004 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies provides a one-stop reference for users looking to harness the power of this Web building suite. The book covers each of the core applications in Studio MX including Dreamweaver, Flash, Freehand, Fireworks, ColdFusion and, newly added to this edition, Contribute. Macromedia Studio MX 2004 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies also contains coverage on using all the applications together in a single Web building project as well as an overview of the basics of good Web design. This book, like the product itself, should appeal to both professional and hobbyist Web builders who want a single product that can do the work of six or seven separate products.

Annotation Leverage the power of Macromedia Studio MX 2004 to design and build attention grabbing, data-driven web sites on-time and under-budget. This common-sense guide uses a creative approach to demonstrate how to use Studio MX 2004 components (Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, ColdFusion, Freehand, and Director) to create data-driven sites. Written for professionals who understand how to use the individual software applications and need to learn how to use them in concert. Includes bonus coverage on utilizing Contribute, Flash Remoting, and Flash Communication Server in dynamic sites.

Que crafted this book to grow with you, providing the reference material you need as you move toward proficiency with Studio MX and use of its more advanced features. Special Edition Using Macromedia Studio MX 2004 is the only book you need to get the most from Macromedia Studio MX 2004, including the newest versions of Flash, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, FreeHand, and ColdFusion Developer Edition. Book jacket.

* Learn the new, powerful features in the new release of Flash. Covers all new areas of extensibility: commands, tools, timeline effects, behaviors, and advanced topics. This book will allow you to streamline day-to-day development by showing you how to custom-build your own commands and tools. Plenty of useful examples are included throughout to demonstrate each area. * Two books in one: first part will actually get the person to understand and be able to use the Extensibility features, not just copy and paste the code in the book, but have a conceptual understanding of how it works and be able to create their own extensions. The second part of the book will be a complete reference guide, that one will want to keep around to look up commands, syntax, parameters, etc. * At this time, it’s the only book covering the subject, and this book actually covers extensibility in both Flash MX 2004 and Flash MX Professional 2004. * The reference content and example files will be available from the book’s companion site, www.flashextensibility.com – this site aims to be the premier site for designers and developers to go to for Flash extensibility material.

Macromedia FreeHand MX: Training from the Source is a thorough ground-up text that is part of the popular series from Macromedia Press. Macromedia FreeHand MX leads you step-by-step through the program's most important new features as you work through several, practical graphic design projects that reflect real-world problems, solutions, and practices. With Macromedia FreeHand MX: Training from the Source you'll learn how to use the program's robust tools to create a logo and then create a corporate identity package all in one document, organize and manage complex illustrations, and even create an animation that will then be used in a Flash animation. The book's project-based tutorial approach allows you to work through the lessons in the book at your own pace, using the practice files on the companion CD-ROM to get started immediately with the program!

This student text provides the activity guides for the projects outlined in the Digital Design Curriculum Guide: Foundations of Web Design (0-619-18396-9). The Digital Design Curriculum covers the professional Web design and development process using Macromedia Web tools and develops career skills in information technology for project management, design, research, communication, and technical concepts. This activities text can only be used in conjunction with the Design Curriculum Guide and should not be used as a standalone product.