Macromedia Studio MX 2004 All-In-One Desk Reference for Dummies

by Damon A. Dean, Andy Cowitt, Ellen Finkelstein

"Macromedia Studio MX 2004 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies" provides a one-stop reference for users looking to harness the power of this Web building suite. The book covers each of the core applications in Studio MX including Dreamweaver, Flash, Freehand, Fireworks, ColdFusion and, newly added to this edition, Contribute. "Macromedia Studio MX 2004 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies" also contains coverage on using all the applications together in a single Web building project as well as an overview of the basics of good Web design. This book, like the product itself, should appeal to both professional and hobbyist Web builders who want a single product that can do the work of six or seven separate products.

840 pages, ebook

First published November 20, 2003

About the author

Jennifer Smith is a noted web and graphics technology expert. She is the author of more than one dozen books on digital imaging and Web publishing. She has been hired many times by Adobe systems to develop and deliver training content to Adobe employees, and to write books for Adobe Press. She is the cofounder of American Graphics Institute, and outside of her Photoshop and Illustrator work, she also is involved with UX and UI design using Expression Studio, Expression Web, and Silverlight."

Reviews

[Bernie4444 · Rating 5 out of 5]

7 books in 1

I just bought Macromedia Studio MX 2004. Yet, all I got was a CD and good luck. Well, I could root around trying to use the product, and get a book with insight on how to handle the product efficiently. There are many good books on each item in the Studio. If you buy them individually the price is almost seven times the price of this book. Then you have to compare and contrast to integrate the information.

This book brings all the advantages of the other Dummies books. There are clear examples and pictures of what the screen should look like. The added plus is that this book shows how to integrate all the individual products in the studio. There's a good introduction, contents, index, and tabbed pages so you can see where one section stops and the next begins.
There is no CD. However, the advantage is that there are no trial programs to interfere with the real product. I have tried a few of the items and I am pleased with the results.