Building Flash web sites for dummies / by Doug Sahlin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sahlin, Doug.

Series:

--For dummies.

--For dummies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Flash (Computer file).

Computer animation.

Web sites--Design.

Web sites.

ActionScript (Computer program language).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (346 p.)

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Pub., 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

You can get Flash-y with your Web site -- here's how!Know your audience, plan your site, and make it both interactive and coolGone are the days when you could get by with a boring Web site. With Flash, you can add interactivity, video, an exciting and easy-to-navigate interface, and eye candy like custom cursors and flying text. This friendly guide makes Flash fun and easy, so you can have your site up and running in no time.Discover how to* Build an interface with custom buttons and menus* Include animation and soundtracks* Dress up your text* Creat

Contents:

Building Flash Web Sites For Dummies; About the Author; Dedication; Author's Acknowledgments; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Foolish Assumptions; Conventions Used in This Book; What You Don't Have to Read; How This Book Is Organized; Icons Used in This Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Building the Perfect Beast; Chapter 1: Creating the Perfect Flash Site; Flash versus HTML . . . The Winner Is?; Setting Goals for the Design; Planning Your Site; Gathering Assets for Your Site; Building the Interface; Adding the WOW Factor

Optimizing and Publishing Your SiteChapter 2: Before You Build Your Site; Knowing Your Mission; What's the Bandwidth, Kenneth?; Put Your Ideas Down on Paper; Gathering Your Assets (Or, Wool Gathering); Part II: Fleshing Out Your Design; Chapter 3: Creating the Interface; Creating a Bandwidth-Friendly Flash Site; Creating Symbols; Working with Color; Fleshing Out the Interface; Chapter 4: Getting the Word Out; Using the Text Tool; Active Text for Fun and Profit; Stuffing 50 Pounds of Text in a 30-Pound Bag; Chapter 5: Adding Site Navigation; Button, Button, Build Me a Button

Saying Goodbye to Boring ButtonsHanging Out at the Navigation Bar; Chapter 6: Get a Move On and Animate the Site; Animation 101: A Tale of Frames and Keyframes and Blank Keyframes; Animating Symbols with Motion Tweening; Animating along a Motion Path; Animating Objects with Shape Tweening; Animating Image Sequences; Part III: Adding Bells and Whistles; Chapter 7: Making Your Site Interactive; Adding Sizzle to the Steak with ActionScript; Loading External Movies into Your Flash Site; Giving Flash a Brain (Variables 101); Chapter 8: Creating ActionScript Objects

Telling Time with a Digital ClockAdding Background Music; Creating a Preloader; Hiding Objects with an ActionScript Mask; Creating Drag-and-Drop Elements; Chapter 9: Going Visual; Adding Tool Tips to Your Web Site; Creating a Moving Navigation Menu; Creating a Flash Photo Gallery; Importing Full-Motion Video - A Moving Tale; Adding Pop-ups; Chapter 10: Going Commercial; Creating Flashy Forms; Creating a Printable Page; Designing a Flash Catalog; Creating an E-Commerce Shopping Cart; Chapter 11: Creating Flash Eye Candy; Creating a Mouse Chaser; Creating a Custom Cursor

Building a Moving BackdropCreating a Ticker Tape Marquee; Creating Flying Text; Part IV: Sharing Your Site with the World; Chapter 12: Optimizing Your Site; Optimizing Your Site; Test Each Web Site Movie; Debugging the Site; Adding Breakpoints; Chapter 13: Publishing the Site; Setting Publish Settings; Publishing Your Site; Part V: The Part of Tens; Chapter 14: Ten Tips for Creating Flash Sites That Work; Optimize Images Before Building the Flash Site; Don't Put All Your Eggs in One Basket; Get the Bugs Out of Your Scripts; Label Your Frames and Scenes; Use Named Anchors; Create Linkage

Make Your Site Skinny with Symbols

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780470048115

0470048115

OCLC:

70842420