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How to Use This Book You don t have to read this book from cover to cover. We provide just the information you need, when you need it. Start with the first three chapters. Then play around with graphics until you create what you need for your Web site. You might want to check out Chapter 6, on layers, to help you organize it all, and Chapter 7, which covers symbols. Then feel free to jump right to Chapter 9, on animation, to create your first real Flash movie. Chapter 13 tells you how to get your movie on your Web site. Then fire up your browser, sit back, and marvel. Of course, you ll want to check out other chapters when you need them so that you can create text and buttons, add sound and video, and create an interactive Web site. Chapter 12 provides some ideas for putting all the Flash features together for your best Web site ever. Keep Macromedia Flash 8 For Dummies by your computer while you work. You ll find it to be a loyal helper. Foolish Assumptions We assume that you re not already a master Flash developer. If you want to use Flash to create high-quality Web sites and you re not an expert animator already, you ll find this book to be a great reference. Macromedia Flash 8 For Dummies is ideal for beginners who are just starting to use Flash or for current Flash users who want to further hone their skills. Because people usually add Flash movies to Web sites, we also assume that you know some of the basics of Web site creation. You should know what HyperText Markup Language (HTML) is and understand the process of creating and structuring HTML pages as well as uploading them to a Web site. If you want some help on the topic of Web sites, you might want to take a look at Web Design For Dummies, by Lisa Lopuck (Wiley Publishing, Inc.). Conventions Used in This Book Sometimes it helps to know why some text is bold and other is italic so that you can figure out what we re talking about. (A typographic convention is not a convention of typographers meeting to discuss the latest typography techniques.) 2 Macromedia Flash 8 For Dummies
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