Adobe Flash Catalyst CS5 Classroom In A Book: The Official Training Workbook From Adobe Systems (Classroom In A Book (Adobe))

Adobe Flash Catalyst CS5 Classroom in a Book: The Official Training Workbook from Adobe Systems (Classroom in a Book (Adobe))

Classroom in a Book; the best-selling series of hands-on software training workbooks, helps you learn the features of Adobe software quickly and easily. Classroom in a Book offers what no other book or training program does---an official training series from Adobe Systems Incorporated, developed with the support of Adobe product experts.Adobe Flash Catalyst CS5 Classroom in a Book contains 13 lessons. The book covers the basics of learning Adobe Flash Catalyst and provides countless tips and techniques to help you become more productive with the program. You can follow the book from start to finish or choose only those lessons that interest you.What you need to use this book: Adobe Flash Catalyst CS5 software, for either Windows or Mac Os. (Software not included.)Note: Classroom in a Book does not replace the documentation, support, updates, or any other benefits of being a registered owner of Adobe Flash Catalyst CS5 software."The Classroom in a Book series is by far the best training material on the market. Everything you need to master the software is included: clear explanations of each lesson, step by step instructions, and the project files for the students"From the Back CoverThis official training guide from Adobe will teach readers all they need to know to create rich interactive experiences with Flash Catalyst CS5, Adobe's exciting new interaction design tool. Flash Catalyst CS5 lets designers create real Adobe Flash and Adobe AIR applications without having to learn ActionScript.Using step-by-step instructions in projects that progressively build skills, readers of this Classroom in a Book will learn how to prepare and import artwork from applications such as Adobe Photoshop and Fireworks into Catalyst, and then add interactive functionality in a familiar interface and with tools that are intuitive to use.Readers will learn how libraries let them organize and reuse assets, how to use layers to view and control objects, how to work with pages and states to create interactive components, how to add transitions and action sequences, and how to work with video and sound. Readers will also learn to incorporate Flash files from other applications and use Flash Builder to extend their projects' functionality.The companion CD provides users with all the sample files they need to complete all the projects.?The Classroom in a Book series is by far the best training material on the market. Everything you need to master the software is included: clear explanations of each lesson, step-by-step instructions, and the project files for the students. -Barbara Binder, Adobe Certified Instructor, Rocky Mountain TrainingClassroom in a Book