Sams Teach Yourself Adobe

Introduction

Adobe recently paid billions of dollars to acquire Macromedia and few would disagree it was because of Flash. Sure, Macromedia had some other fine products, but the huge success and continued momentum of Flash made Macromedia so attractive. If you think you're coming to Flash late let me assure you the brightest days for Flash are yet to come.

Adobe is not exaggerating when it says that Flash CS3 Professional is the “most advanced authoring environment for creating rich, interactive content for digital, web, and mobile platforms.” You only need to visit a few sites that use Flash to understand how compelling it is. Using graphics, animation, sound, and interactivity, Flash can excite, teach, entertain, and provide practical information. ...