Flash MX ActionScript for Designers

Doug Sahlin is an author, graphic artist, and Web site designer. His books include Macromedia Flash MX ActionScript For Dummies, Flash 5 Virtual Classroom, Fireworks 4 For Dummies, Carrara 1 Bible, and How to Do Everything with Adobe Acrobat 5.0. He has also written numerous magazine articles, product reviews, and Web tutorials on image editing and Web design software.

Preface. Acknowledgments. PART I: Comprehending the Mechanics of ActionScript. CHAPTER 1: Introducing ActionScript for Designers. CHAPTER 2: Delving into Your ActionScript Toolkit. CHAPTER 3: Planning Your ActionScript Movie. PART II: Using Basic ActionScript in Your Movie. CHAPTER 4: Charting the Timeline of Your Movie. CHAPTER 5: Creating Basic Interactivity. CHAPTER 6: Creating Elements for Your Movie. CHAPTER 7: Taking Control of Your Movie. CHAPTER 8: Creating Variables to Store and Dispense Information. PART III: Creating ActionScript Elements for Your Movie. CHAPTER 9: Generating ActionScript to Modify Objects. CHAPTER 10: Designing Interactive Navigation. CHAPTER 11: Composing Dynamic Text. CHAPTER 12: Building Interactive Interfaces. CHAPTER 13: Creating ActionScript Sound Objects. CHAPTER 14: Debugging an ActionScript. PART IV: Building Additional Design Elements for Your Movie. CHAPTER 15: Building Web Site Elements with ActionScript. CHAPTER 16: Creating Flash Eye Candy. CHAPTER 17: Integrating Flash with HTML. Appendix A: What s on the CD ROM. Appendix B: Flash Resources. Appendix C: Flash Inspiration. Index. End User License Agreement.