Creating Websites with Adobe Flash

Compared to Dreamweaver, the process for creating a website in Flash is very simple.  Drag and drop to the next level.  The actionscript covered in class has been the simple stuff, e.i. goto a specific frame, link to URL.

Something that surprised me while working at home, Flash CS4 does not have a code snippets panel!

Flash allows for visual effects like fades and slides.  However, from what I understand, Javascript is more efficient.

I'm looking forward to getting into more complicated Actionscript coding!

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Designing websites with Dreamweaver

In this past course we learned about Dreamweaver, and how it's possible to create a decent looking webpage without knowing much about HTML or CSS.  However, for me, the benefit to using Dreamweaver is the tips it gives you while typing out the script.  Since I can't always remember the HTML tag names or the names of the CSS rules, it's very helpful to have the tip pop up and show the list of possibilities.
Also, the split view between design and code is nice.  Getting used to how HTML and CSS work can be tricky, so being able to see the results of what your doing quickly is handy.  Design view is good for positioning elements and playing with image sizes and colors.  The templates and site system work great for updating and managing files and links.
Using Dreamweaver speeds up the design process, I like using it!

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