Macromedia MX Tutorials: Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, Freehand, Director

Here are 5 Free Macromedia MX Training Tutorials, one each for Dreamweaver MX, Flash MX, Fireworks MX, Freehand MX, and Director MX. These are provided free by trainingcafe.com, which is no longer hosting free learning modules, except for these.


Free Macromedia MX Training Tutorials:


Dreamweaver MX:
http://www.trainingcafe.com/members/mmf/learn.asp?m_id=17
Dreamweaver MX is a professional visual editor for creating and managing websites and pages. It provides advanced design and layout tools, enabling you to create web pages without writing a line of code.
In this module you'll learn:
- 1. How to use the Dreamweaver interface
- 2. How to organize and set up a website
- 3. How to set up a web page and modify its properties
- 4. How to add elements to a web page
- 5. How to create and edit a table
- 6. How to use frames
- 7. How to publish your website


Flash MX:
http://www.trainingcafe.com/members/mmf/learn.asp?m_id=16
Flash is a popular web animation tool your can use to create real-world applications, such as simulations, interactive diagrams, animations, Web page designs and online learning.
In this module you'll learn:
- 1. How to use the Macromedia Flash MX interface
- 2. How to draw simple objects in Macromedia Flash MX
- 3. How to edit text in Macromedia Flash MX
- 4. How to create and edit layers
- 5. How to use symbols and instances
- 6. How to Motion Tween*
- 7. How to use scenes to organize your movie
- 8. How to attach actions to an object
- 9. How to export a Macromedia Flash MX file


Fireworks MX:
http://www.trainingcafe.com/members/mmf/learn.asp?m_id=18
Fireworks MX creates high quality JPEG and GIF graphics with smal file sizes in a few number of steps, great for web graphics.
In this module you'll learn:
- 1. How to use the Fireworks interface
- 2. How to draw objects
- 3. How to edit bitmaps
- 4. How to create buttons and rollovers for a web page
- 5. How to create hotspots and slices
- 6. How to optimize and export web graphics
- 7. How to integrate Dreamweaver and Fireworks


FreeHand MX:
http://www.trainingcafe.com/members/mmf/learn.asp?m_id=24
FreeHand is a powerful design tool that can be used to produce both print and Web graphics.
In this module you'll learn:
- 1. distinguish a vector image from a bitmap image
- 2. identify FreeHand's various toolbars
- 3. use FreeHand's panels
- 4. enter and format text
- 5. create and modify paths
- 6. import and trace graphics
- 7. organize artwork with layers


Director MX:
http://www.trainingcafe.com/members/mmf/learn.asp?m_id=25
Director MX is a professional authoring tool for creating and combining multimedia in a single integrated presentation. Its movies can be viewed either on the Internet or as a stand-alone projector saved on a disk.
In this module you'll learn:
- 1. How to use the Director MX interface
- 2. How to create cast members
- 3. How to create animations in Director MX
- 4. How Director MX uses Lingo to control movie elements
- 5. How to create interactivity
- 6. How Director MX uses sound and video files
- 7. How to use 3D in Director MX
- 8. How to create projectors


Need help with older versions? Check out these training modules:

Macromedia Dreamweaver 4:
http://www.trainingcafe.com/members/mmf/learn.asp?m_id=2

Flash 5:
http://www.trainingcafe.com/members/mmf/learn.asp?m_id=1

Fireworks 4:
http://www.trainingcafe.com/members/mmf/learn.asp?m_id=3

FreeHand 10:
http://www.trainingcafe.com/members/mmf/learn.asp?m_id=5

Macromedia Director 8.5:
http://www.trainingcafe.com/members/mmf/learn.asp?m_id=4