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Hi
I recently bought the Marcomedia Studio MX 2004 package and would like a basic understanding of using the Flash & Dreamweaver packages.

I have no clue how to go about designing sites in Dreamweaver & producing some simple flash programs. ANy help would be greatly appreciated.

I am very familiar with Photoshop, Freehand & Fireworks.
Cheers

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Quick practical roadmap for and anyone else picking up Macromedia Studio MX 2004 today: Flash MX 2004 uses ActionScript 2.0 (so expect AS2-style event handlers and timeline code). (adobe.com) Note: Adobe retired Flash Player at the end of 2020, and modern browsers no longer run SWF content by default — treat Flash projects as legacy/archival unless you plan to convert them. (adobe.com)

Start workflow (small, repeatable steps):

  • Plan content and page structure first (site map + content).
  • Create visuals in Photoshop/Fireworks (you already know these). Export optimized images and sprite sheets.
  • In Dreamweaver: define the site root, make a template, use CSS for layout (container/header/nav/content/footer) so content pages are easy to update. Test locally in multiple browsers.
  • Use Flash for isolated pieces (headers, micro-interactions), keep them small and provide HTML/CSS/JS fallbacks for accessibility.

Flash basics to practice:

  • Learn timeline, keyframes, symbols (MovieClip), instance names and the Library. Keep interactive logic in short, named functions on clips or in external AS files. Example (AS2 button handler):
    myButton.onRelease = function() {
  gotoAndStop(2);
};

Migration and modern options: convert or rebuild interactive pieces to HTML5/Canvas/JS rather than shipping new SWFs. Adobe Animate can export HTML5 Canvas and helps migrate FLA content to CreateJS/JS output. ()

Tiebacks: members here pointed you to tutorials and community help — use those to dissect sample FLAs, but focus practice on small, complete projects (animated banner, image gallery, simple menu). Note ’s pointer to ActionScript learning resources and ’ suggestion to use forums for targeted questions as you build.

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Member Avatar for belama

There are some tutorials for flash in the Help menu if I can remember well. I think its also the case for Dreamweaver.

Member Avatar for raven2424

cool nice post ill check that noob place out. I can always use a touch up also hehe

Member Avatar for Royalty Hosting

When you get skilled with dreamweaver, it can become a powerful web design tool.

Member Avatar for bsdpowa

Hello,
here is my collection of actionscript tutorials:

http://www.actionscript.org


http://www.tutorialguide.net/programming/actionscript/




http://www.quepublishing.com/articles/article.asp?p=30652&rl=1
http://garyrosenzweig.com/books/book9.html

Member Avatar for mtheory

Check out www.flashkit.com for some great tutorials and FLA's to download and dissect to learn from.

Member Avatar for Buddha David

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for all the info. I have tried to learn as much as i can and can say i have begun to get the hang of flash, though Dreamweaver still is a handful.

Is there like a really simple Dreamweaver for Stupid Dummies tutorial or better still a step by step guide to designing a website with Dreamweaver MX

Cheers & Thanks once again

Member Avatar for rus

If you are a visual learner a good place is www.lynda.com.

They have some really good video tuts out there (of course, for a small fee).

Member Avatar for Polluted_Script

please contact me at and I will be more than happy enough to teach you all you would need to know in this given senario.

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