Teach Yourself VISUALLY<sup>TM</sup> Macromedia« Web Collection: Flash<sup>TM</sup>, Dreamweaver«, Fireworks«,9780764536489

Teach Yourself VISUALLY^TM Macromedia« Web Collection: Flash^TM, Dreamweaver«, Fireworks«

by Sherry Willard Kinkoph; Mike Wooldridge; Sue Plumley; Compiled by: Michael S. Toot

ISBN13: 9780764536489

ISBN10: 0764536486

Format: Paperback

Pub. Date: 2001-01-01

Publisher(s): Visual

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Summary

Teach Yourself VISUALLY" Macromedia® Web Collection uses the proven Visual step-by-step approach to learning the best of Macromedia products - in full color! Coverage includes Flash animation, Dreamweaver page design, and Fireworks integration. This is a full-color tutorial with clear, concise, jargon-free instructions with over 500 color screenshots throughout. Jam-packed with information, this book goes beyond the basics. The book covers the latest versions of Macromedia's popular Web software tools: Flash 5, Fireworks 4 and Dreamweaver 4.

Author Biography

Mike Wooldridge is a technology writer and Web designer in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has a day job at Namesecure, which registers domain names. He is the author of several other books in the Visual series, including Teach Yourself VISUALLY Photoshop 6. For more information about using Dreamweaver, visit his site, www.mediacosm.com. Sue Plumley has a B.A. in education and taught in public school before starting her own business, Humble Opinions, in 1988. Humble Opinions is a firm that specializes in computer consulting and training. In the years since she started Humble Opinions, Sue has trained staff and employees of local companies, large corporations, and federal agencies in the use of various applications, including FrontPage and Fireworks. She also offers support for the use of different products. In addition, Sue has taught Internet classes at the College of West Virginia and Glenville College. Finally, Sue has written and contributed to over seventy books about computer software for various publishers, including Hungry Minds (formerly IDG Books), John Wiley and Sons, Que Corporation, and DDC. Michael Toot is and author and software program manager in the Seattle area. He is an MCSE and MCP+I and has been involved with Microsoft operating system since 1992. He has written a book on Windows 2000 Server and enjoys learning new programs and operating systems, even those not from Microsoft. When not working or writing books, he is reading, sailing, writing movie reviews, fiction, and nonfiction, and conducting adventures in home renovation and repair on his ninety-three year old home. gt;Sherry Willard Kinkoph has written more than 40 books over the past nine years, covering a variety of computer topics ranging from software to hardware, from Microsoft Office programs to the Internet. Sherry's ongoing quest is to help users of all levels master the ever-changing computer technologies. No matter how many times they — the software giants and hardware conglomerates — throw out a new version or upgrade, Sherry vows to be there to make sense of it all and help computer users get the most out of their machines.

USING FLASH

Flash Basics

Tour the Flash Window

(2)

Open a Flash File

(1)

Start a New Flash File

(1)

Save a Flash File

(1)

Close a Flash File

(1)

Drawing and Painting Objects

Draw Line Segments

(2)

Format Line Segments

(2)

Edit Line Segments

(2)

Edit Fills

(2)

Draw Curves with the Pen Tool

(2)

Smooth or Straighten Line Segments

(2)

Draw Oval and Rectangle Shapes

(2)

Fill Objects with the Paint Bucket Tool

(2)

Enhancing and Editing Objects

Select Objects

(4)

Move and Copy Objects

(2)

Ratate and Filp Objects

(2)

Group and Ungroup Objects

(2)

Work with Stacked Objects

(2)

Align Objects

(2)

Creating Text Effects

Add Text with the Text Tool

(2)

Format Text

(2)

Change Text Alignment

(2)

Working with Layers

Add and Delete Layers

(2)

Set Layer Properties

(2)

Change the Layer Stacking Order

(2)

Working with Symbols and Instances

Create Symbols

(2)

Insert a Symbol Instance

(2)

Modify a Symbol Instance

(2)

Edit Symbols

(2)

Import Graphics

(2)

Animation Techniques

Set Move Dimensions and Speed

(2)

Add Regular Frames or Keyframes

(4)

Move and Copy Frames

(2)

Delete Frames

(2)

Create Frame-by-Frame Animation

(4)

Modify Frame Properties

(1)

Preview a Flash Animation

(1)

Animating with Tweening Effects

Create a Motion Tween

(4)

Set Tween Speed

(2)

Create a Shape Tween

(4)

Creating Interactive Buttons

Create a Button Symbol

(4)

Create on Animated Button

(4)

Assign Button Actions

(4)

Adding Sounds

Import a Sound File

100

(2)

Add a Sound Layer

102

(2)

Assign Sounds to Frames

104

(2)

Assign Sounds to Buttons

106

(2)

Assign Streaming Sounds

108

(2)

Adding Flash Actions

Add Actions to Frames

110

(2)

Assign Stop and Play Actions

112

(2)

Assign Stop and Play Actions

114

(2)

Load a New Movie

116

(2)

Distributing Flash Movies

Play a Flash Movie in Flash

118

(2)

Play a Flash Movie in a Browser

120

(2)

Test Movie Bandwidth

122

(4)

Publish a Movie

126

(2)

Publish a Movie in HTML Format

128

(6)

USING DREAMWEAVER

Dreamweaver Basics

Start Dreamweaver on a PC

134

(1)

Start Dreamweaver on a Macintosh

135

(1)

Show or Hide a Panel

136

(1)

Add Objects with the Objects Panel

137

(1)

Correct Errors with the History Panel

138

(1)

Exit Dreamweaver

139

(1)

Setting Up Your Web Site

Set Up a Local Site

140

(2)

Open a Web Page

142

(2)

Create a New Web Page

144

(1)

Add a Web Page Title

145

(1)

Save a Web Page

146

(2)

Working with Web Page Text

Explore Structural Tags

148

(1)

Explore Text-Formatting Tags

149

(1)

View and Edit the Source Code

150

(2)

Create and align Paragraphs

152

(2)

Create a New Heading

154

(2)

Create Line Breaks

156

(1)

Indent Paragraphs

157

(1)

Change Font style

158

(2)

Create Bold or Italic Text

160

(2)

Working with Images and Graphics

Insert an Image into a Web Page

162

(2)

Wrap Text Around an Image

164

(2)

Change the Size of an Image

166

(2)

Add a Background Image

168

(2)

Insert Multimedia

170

(2)

Creating Hyperlinks

Create Hyperlinks to Other Pages on Your Web Site

172

(2)

Create Hyperlinks to Another Web Site

174

(2)

Create Image Hyperlinks

176

(2)

Create Hyperlinks to Content on the Same Web Page

178

(2)

Create Hyperlinks to Other Files

180

(2)

Creating Tables

Insert a Table into Your Web Page

182

(2)

Insert Content into a Table

184

(2)

Change the Table Background

186

(2)

Insert or Delete a Row or Column

188

(2)

Create a Layout Table

190

(2)

Rearrange a Layout Table

192

(2)

Working with Forms

Set Up a Form

194

(1)

Add a Text Field to a Form

195

(1)

Add Check Boxes to a Form

196

(2)

Add Radio Buttons to a Form

198

(2)

Add a Menu to a Form

200

(2)

Add a List to a Form

202

(2)

Validate a Form

204

(2)

Designing with Frames

Divide a Page into Frames

206

(1)

Insert a Predefined Frameset

207

(1)

Name a Frame

208

(1)

Delete a Frame

209

(1)

Add Content to a Frame

210

(2)

Change Frame Dimensions

212

(2)

Hyperlink to a Frame

214

(2)

Save a Framed Site

216

(2)

Using Library Items and Templates

Create a Library Item

218

(2)

Insert a Library Item

220

(2)

Edit a Library Item and Update Your Web Site

222

(2)

Create a Template

224

(2)

Edit a Template and Update Your Web Site

226

(2)

Implementing Style Sheets and Layers

Create a New HTML Style

228

(1)

Apply HTML Styles

229

(1)

Customize an HTML Tag

230

(2)

Create a Class

232

(2)

Apply a Class

234

(2)

Edit a Style Sheet Class

236

(2)

Create a Layer

238

(2)

Resize and Reposition Layers

240

(2)

Implementing Timelines

Create a Straight-Line Animation

242

(2)

Create an Animation by Dragging a Path

244

(2)

Create a Flashing Animation

246

(2)

Change Animation Speed

248

(2)

Publishing a Web Site

Set Up a Remote Site

250

(2)

Connect to a Remote Site

252

(2)

Upload Files

254

(2)

Download Files

256

(4)

USING FIREWORKS

Fireworks Basics

Start Fireworks

260

(1)

View Previews

261

(1)

Create a New Document

262

(2)

Modify Canvas Size

264

(2)

Change Canvas Color

266

(2)

Save a Document

268

(2)

Open an Existing Document

270

(2)

Close a Document

272

(1)

Undo and Redo a Change

273

(1)

Working with Text

Enter and Edit Text

274

(2)

Select Text and Change the Font Size

276

(2)

Change the Font Style

278

(2)

Change Text Color and Text Attributes

280

(2)

Change Text Orientation and Alignment

282

(2)

Move or Copy Text

284

(2)

Import Text

286

(2)

Working with Objects

Draw Lines and Curves

288

(4)

Edit a Path

292

(2)

Draw a Shape

294

(2)

Apply a Fill

296

(2)

Work with Color

298

(4)

Arrange Objects

302

(2)

Group Objects

304

(2)

Import an Object

306

(2)

Working with Images

Modify an Image

308

(4)

Crop an Image

312

(2)

Select and Move Pixels

314

(4)

Erase Pixels

318

(2)

Adjust Brightness and Contrast

320

(2)

Blur an Image

322

(2)

Sharpen an Image

324

(2)

Applying Effects

Bevel and Emboss Edges

326

(2)

Blur and Sharpen Edges

328

(2)

Apply a Shadow

330

(2)

Apply a Glow

332

(2)

Set Default Effects

334

(2)

Save and Use Styles

336

(2)

Create Masks

338

(2)

Edit Masks

340

(2)

Creating Buttons and Navigation Bars

Create a Button

342

(2)

Convert an Object to a Button

344

(2)

Copy and Edit a Button

346

(2)

Assign a URL to a Button

348

(4)

Import and Update a Button

352

(2)

Create a Navigation Bar

354

(4)

Creating Hotspots and Image Maps

Create or Insert a Hotspot

358

(2)

Edit Hotspots

360

(4)

Create an Image Map

364

(2)

Slicing Images

Using the Slice Tools

366

(4)

Hide or Show a Slice

370

(1)

Name a Slice

371

(1)

Create a Text Slice

372

(2)

Assign a URL Link to an Image Slice

374

(2)

Update and Export a Slice

376

(2)

Creating Rollovers

Create a Simple Rollover

378

(2)

Assign a Behavior

380

(2)

Swap an Image

382

(4)

Optimizing Graphics

Select a Graphic File Format

386

(2)

Optimize PNGs and GIFs

388

(4)

Optimize JPEGs

392

(2)

Exporting Objects and Slices

Export an Area or an Entire Graphic Image

394

(2)

Export a Slice

396

(2)

Export Layers or Frames

398

(2)

Export an Image Map

400

(2)

Integrating Graphics with HTML Editors

Copy and Paste HTML

402

(4)

Copy HTML for Sliced Objects

406

(2)

Copy JavaScript

408

(2)

Index

410

Teach Yourself VISUALLYTM Macromedia« Web Collection: FlashTM, Dreamweaver«, Fireworks«