5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Could be a lot better., Jun 4 2007
By A. Gause - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Macromedia Studio 8 Step-by-Step: Projects for Flash 8, Dreamweaver 8, Fireworks 8, and Contribute 3 (Paperback)
This book really leads you step by step -- without explaining much, to the point that you don't know why you're doing things or how to use the applications when trying to create your own webpage (you're fine as long as you're doing the exercises in the book). If you're an absolute beginner, choose something else.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Macromedia Studio 8 Step-by-Step, Jun 28 2008
By Kathryn M. Blunt - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Macromedia Studio 8 Step-by-Step: Projects for Flash 8, Dreamweaver 8, Fireworks 8, and Contribute 3 (Paperback)
Very good, clear step-by-step instructions for beginning Studio 8 users. It could use a little more explanation on the use of CSS, but overall a very useful book.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Learning software via a book hasn't worked for me yet, Feb 10 2011
By AlterNeo "alterneo" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Macromedia Studio 8 Step-by-Step: Projects for Flash 8, Dreamweaver 8, Fireworks 8, and Contribute 3 (Paperback)
I agree with a previous review, the book is good as long as you want to create what's in the book, but not good at getting you up to speed to do your own designs /work. Learning software via a book has proved NOT to work for me. There are a number of online learning sites some produced by software vendors like Adobe, which have proved to be better than buying these types of books. Not to mention the software will have upgraded by the time you learn what's in the book.