Introduction

Macromedia Studio 8 is the premier Web development software package available today. From cutting-edge graphic design to developing database-driven e-commerce Web applications and everything in between, Studio 8 offers serious tools for visually oriented graphic designers and code-oriented Web and multimedia programmers alike. Given the breadth and depth of the five applications that compose Studio 8—Macromedia Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, Contribute, and ColdFusion—it is impossible for someone new to these applications to master them in a day.

The 17 lessons in this book are intended to provide a crash course for serious beginners, people who have an ambitious learning agenda. In the book, you’ll begin designing graphics and page ...

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