Using ActionScript in Macromedia Flash MX 2004: Best Practices

Code it right: Use these best practices as you write your ActionScript.

deHaan, Jen. Adobe (2004). Design>Web Design>Programming>Flash

Using Flash for the First Time, Part 1: Building a Banner

This is part one of a three-part article on how to build a simple animated banner in Flash and add it to a web page using Macromedia Dreamweaver. You'll learn how to create a file and modify its settings, import and add graphics to the Stage from the library, and create layers in part one. In parts two and three you'll add an animation and create a button that opens a browser window. Then you'll specify publish settings, and add the banner to a web page.

deHaan, Jen. Adobe (2005). Design>Web Design>Interactive>Flash

Using Flash for the First Time, Part 2: Adding Symbols, Animation, and ActionScript

How to create symbols, animation, and even write some simple ActionScript to make a banner function.

deHaan, Jen. Adobe (2005). Design>Web Design>Interactive>Flash

Using Flash for the First Time, Part 3: Publishing and Adding the Flash File to a Web Page

This is part three of a three-part article on how to build a simple animated banner in Macromedia Flash and add it to a web page using Macromedia Dreamweaver. In this final part, you learn about file size, banner standards, how to set publish settings, how to add the banner to a Dreamweaver web page, and how to add Macromedia Flash Player detection.

deHaan, Jen. Adobe (2005). Design>Web Design>Interactive>Flash