The Flash CS3 Test Drive

For the tutorials in this section, you need a Flash animation to practice on. There's one ready and waiting for you on the "Missing CD" page of the Missing Manuals Web site.

Tip

Much of the time, you'll be working with files that already exist–either because you've created them yourself or because you want to incorporate them into Flash animation picture, sound, or movie files you've found on the Web. To avoid the agony of downloading a file and not being able to find it later, create a folder called, say, Downloads in the My Documents (Windows) or Home →Documents (Mac) folder and keep them there. You can even set your Web browser's Preferences to stash all downloads in that folder automatically.

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