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August 27, 2009

12 Excellent Flash Tutorials

Here are 12 excellent Flash Tutorials at Adobe Design Center Dialogbox. Using these Flash tutorials, we look at how to make things move around and bring interactivity to Flash movies. In addition to animations, Flash can be used to create complex multimedia content with interactivity, sound, drop down or scrolling menus, animated buttons, custom animated cursors and even games. These Flash tutorials contain a variety of intermediate and advanced techniques and features of this popular interactive web multimedia application.


12 Flash Tutorials:

 - Adobe - Flash: Encoding Flash Video
 - Achieve amazing easing effects in Flash (pdf, 482 kb 10 pages)
 - Adobe - tutorial: Comping your next design in Flash
 - Adobe Design Center – Animator’s toolkit
 - Adobe - Flash CS3 tutorial : Preparing and building microsites
 - Creating Flash Video from Premiere
 - Adobe - Flash: Encoding Flash Video
 - Adobe Design Center – Creating a talking-head Flash video
 - Adobe Design Center – Achieve amazing easing effects in Flash
 - How Interactivity and Storytelling Sell a Movie (pdf, 1018 Kb, 3 pages)
 - Adobe Design Center – Motion and Digital Media
 - Adobe Design Center – Video on the web: Getting started

Popularity: 10% [?]


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    6 Web Design and Development Posts

    The following are six web design and development posts which I have written in the past few weeks on our other blog at Inteligentedu.com. These are execellent training and learning materials for the topics covered.


    2 Web Design Tutorials for Programmers

    Here are two Web Design Tutorials: Design for Developers and Web Design for Programmers, hosted at New Auburn Personal Computer Services. These two Web design tutorials will help you to create successful web sites and web applications, along with getting you familiar with the process and tools involved with developing a functional and attractive site/application. The first tutorial is illustrated using presentation slides, and the second one is illustrated as an e-book. Both tutorials are in pdf format.

    Design for Developers  (224 Kb, 34 pages)
    This course is meant to be a hands-on experience. The goal is to get you familiar with the process and the tools involved in developing a functional, attractive site or application. Various hands-on examples are illustrated using the help of Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and CSS.

    Web Design for Programmers  (2.48 Mb, 83 pages)
    This tutorial explains you about basic color theory, learning how to choose colors, basic typography, learning how to choose fonts, basic layouts, how to mock up a site in Photoshop and basic XHTML and CSS. Also covered are building a logo that can scale using Illustrator and building a mockup of the site in Photoshop.


    Free Training to Learn Flex in a Week

    Here are Adobe’s free video training Flex in a Week Courses, at Adobe Developer Connection, which will greatly help you learn and use Flex. To maximize your learning, we recommend that you view the videos and complete the exercises in the order in which they are listed. Adobe Flex is a must see application if you’re building cross-platform, rich Internet applications and making extensive use of Flash. It provides a software development kit and an IDE to help get you on your way. These Flex tutorial courses show you how to get the most out of Flex for building rich, complelling, and interactive web applications.


    4 JavaScript Tutorials

    Here are 4 JavaScript Tutorials at syger.it. All the scripts in these JavaScript tutorials are available for download as two compressed archives Scripts.zip and AspScripts.zip. These JavaScript tutorials are designed to provide an overview, with coding examples, of the some of the power of the JavaScript programming/scripting language. They are not just aimed at the developer who works on code for the browser or client side, the tutorials contain presentations to classic ASP developers, in an attempt to move them away from VBScript and towards JavaScript, for web application development.


    44 JavaScript References and Code Examples

    Here are 44 excellent JavaScript References and Coding Examples, at psoug.org. JavaScript is the scripting language of web, and is used in millions of web pages to add functionality, validate forms, detect browsers, and much more. You can use these 44 JavaScript examples to help you to become a better JavaScript programmer, and by reading and using these you will learn how to code its many features and functions, thereby increasing your JavaScript skills.


    218 PHP Code Examples and References

    Here are 218 excellent PHP Code Examples and References at psoug.org. If you want to learn the basics of PHP, then this PHP code library will help you greatly. These code examples will also help you increase your PHP skills and become a better PHP programmer. PHP-enabled web pages are treated just like regular HTML pages and you can create and edit them the same way you normally create regular HTML pages. Many pieces of functionality are covered by these PHP code snippets.


    2 Ruby Tutorilas and 3 Ruby on Rails Tutorials

    Here are 2 Ruby Tutorilas and 3 Ruby on Rails Tutorials located at the LUG Villafranca Programming Course website. These Ruby and Ruby On Railes tutorials give you an excellent grounding and understanding on using Ruby and Ruby On Rails to build web applications. Ruby On Rails is an open source Ruby framework for developing database-backed web applications. You will need to download and install the Ruby Interpreter, and you will also need to install Ruby on Rails. In addition, these tutorials use RMagick version 2.0.2, which is explained in this FAQ, and  SQLite 3.1.2.1, which is explained in this How-to. Windows users will need both the .exe and .dll versions of SQLite. The Ruby on Rails Wiki page also gives helpful information for SQLite. Source code is provided for all of these tutorials. Also, the whole programming course, which includes JavaScript tutorials, can be downloaded as pdf which is 2.28 Mb and explained in 125 pages.

    Popularity: 13% [?]


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    August 29, 2009

    2 Microsoft Access 2007 Tutorials

    Here are two Microsoft Access Tutorials, at the University of Minnesota, which describe and demonstrate the basics of Access, the new features of Access 2007, building effective databases, and how to manage them. These Access tutorials also teach advanced database features and development techniques, for both beginning and advanced users. They will help you understand the nuances of Access and assist you with working more efficiently with it.


    Access 2007 Course Tutorial: Database Development  (4.19 Mb, 170 pages)
    This course tutorial introduces users to skills necessary for creating and editing databases and demonstrates some of the features of Relational Database Design.

     - LESSON 1 - INTRODUCTION TO DATABASES
     - LESSON 2 - BUILDING A DATABASE IN ACCESS
     - LESSON 3 - SETTING FIELD PROPERTIES
     - LESSON 4 - CREATING RELATIONSHIPS
     - LESSON 5 - MODIFYING TABLES AND RELATIONSHIPS
     - LESSON 6 - CREATING INTERFACES TO INTERACT WITH DATA
     - LESSON 7 – EDITING A FORM
     - LESSON 8 – QUERIES
     - LESSON 9 – REPORTS
     - LESSON 10 -FINAL TOUCHES
     - APPENDIX A - USING THE LABEL REPORT WIZARD
     - APPENDIX B - CREATING A QUERY USING AGGREGATE FUNCTIONS
     - APPENDIX C - EXPORTING QUERY RESULTS
     - APPENDIX D - CREATING A MEMBER ADDRESS REPORT USING THE WIZARD
     - APPENDIX E - EXPORTING A REPORT


    Relational Database Design Tutorial  (111.59 Kb, 18 pages)
    This course tutorial introduces users how to create and maintain Relational Databases. This tutorial compares the tradition flat file databases with relational databases and also teaches how to design and normalize relational databases.

     - Relational Database Design
        - Flat File Databases vs. Relational Databases
        - Term Definitions
     - Designing a Relational Database System
        - Normalizing a Database
     - Take Home Practice


    Class Files (.zip)
    Here is a downloadable zip file containing the required resources to complete this Access database development course.
     - Access 2007: Basic Database Development

    Popularity: 12% [?]


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    August 30, 2009

    17 Excellent Photoshop Tutorials

    Here are 17 excellent Photoshop Tutorials at Adobe Design Center Dialogbox explaining some of the advanced techniques used in this popular graphics editing program. These Photoshop tutorials demonstrate advanced techniques that will increase your technical knowledge of Photoshop, as you learn more about the concepts of design, layout, balance, color theory, and more. I hope you’ll find these techniques inspiring and helpful.


    17 Photoshop Tutorials:

     - Optimum Strategies for Using Adobe Photoshop CS2 in Scientific and … 4.72 Mb, 18 Pages
     - Adobe - Photoshop CS3 tutorial : 20 years of Photoshop history
     - Adobe - tutorial : Understanding Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw 4
     - Adobe - Photoshop : Why shoot raw?
     - Adobe - Photoshop : Non-destructive imaging: An …
     - Adobe - Photoshop : Nature’s Lightroom 
     - Adobe - Photoshop : Creative spark
     - Adobe - Photoshop : Zig zag
     - Adobe - Photoshop : Awakening the Web
     - Adobe - Photoshop : Wonders of the digital …
     - Adobe - Photoshop : The incredible, shrinking …
     - Adobe - Photoshop : Shades of Green
     - Adobe - Photoshop CS4 tutorial : Playing with print
     - Adobe - Photoshop : Rendering the print: The …
     - Adobe - Photoshop : Making user-generated …
     - Adobe - 20 years of Photoshop history
     - Adobe Design Center – Video on the web: My favorite designers

    Popularity: 10% [?]


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    5 Word 2007 Tutorials

    These 5 excellent Word Course Tutorials, at the University of Minnesota, discuss and demonstrate several features of Word 2007, its new features, document editing, mail merge, time saving tips, and techniques on working more efficiently in Word. Various exercise are also provided. These Word tutorials are in pdf format, and can be downloaded and used for later reference.


    Word 2007 Tutorial: Time-Savers for Research Papers 2.23 Mb, 98 pages
    This Word course tutorial contains information on Microsoft Word features such as footnotes, headers, customizing the view, style sets and themes.

     - LESSON 1 - THE BASICS
     - LESSON 2 - STYLES: THEY MAKE THE WORLD GO ‘ROUND
     - LESSON 3 - HEADERS AND FOOTERS
     - LESSON 4 - COVER PAGE
     - LESSON 5 - FOOTNOTES AND ENDNOTES
     - LESSON 6 - TABLES OF CONTENTS
     - APPENDIX A - WHAT’S NEW IN WORD 2007
     - APPENDIX B - STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXERCISES
     - APPENDIX C - EFFICIENCY TIPS
     - APPENDIX D - WORD 2007 RESOURCES


    Word 2007 Tutorial: Working More Efficiently (includes help with Styles) 3.11 Mb, 141 pages
    This 141 page downloadable document that discuss the new features of Word 2007 and how to make it work more efficiently.

     - LESSON 1 - WHAT’S NEW IN WORD 2007
     - LESSON 2 - CREATING A DOCUMENT FROM SCRATCH
     - LESSON 3 - QUICKLY FORMATTING A DOCUMENT
     - LESSON 4 - FINALIZING AND PRINTING
     - LESSON 5 - CREATING A DOCUMENT TEMPLATE
     - LESSON 6 - CUSTOMIZING WORD
     - LESSON 7 - PLANNING AND EDITING A DOCUMENT
     - LESSON 8 - STYLES MAKE THE WORLD GO „ROUND
     - LESSON 9 - TABLES
     - LESSON 10 - MULTILEVEL LISTS
     - LESSON 11 - SMARTART
     - LESSON 12 - HEADERS AND FOOTERS
     - LESSON 13 - COVER PAGES
     - LESSON 14 - STYLE SETS AND THEMES
     - LESSON 15 - COLLABORATION IN WORD
     - APPENDIX A - EXERCISES: STEP-BY-STEP
     - APPENDIX B - WORD OPTIONS
     - APPENDIX C - WORD 2007 RESOURCES


    Word 2007 New Features 665.11 Kb, 7 pages
    This document explicitly discusses the new features of Word 2007 and how they work better than the older version of Word.


    Word 2007 Mail Merge Instructions 96.15 kb, 2 pages
    This 2 page document provide instructions on how to use the Mail Merge feature.


    Word 2007 Treasure Hunt 170.08 Kb, 2 pages
    This pdf document that discusses most of the features that user have learnt so far and this is done using a clue for each feature of Word.


    Class Files(.zip)
    This section contains downloadable zip files for the first two tutorials above and can be used for creating effective Word 2007 documents.
     - Word 2007: Time-Savers for Research Papers
     - Word 2007: Working More Efficiently

    Popularity: 13% [?]


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    August 31, 2009

    Excel 2007 Course Tutorials

    Here are some excellent Excel Course Tutorials, at the University of Minnesota, that provide information on the new features of Excel 2007, its uses, its advantages over the existing versions of Excel, working with Excel charts in Word or PowerPoint, the different formulae used in Excel cells and how to effectively manage and analyze data. The first three tutorials below are in pdf format.


    Excel New Features Tutorial  (761 Kb, 7 pages)
    This document discusses the new features of Excel 2007 such as formatting itemized lists, creation of charts, using conditional formats and creating pivot tables.


    Excel Treasure Hunt  (240.54 Kb, 2 pages)
    This 2 page pdf document allows users to guess the features that users have learned so far and this is done using a clue for each feature of Excel.


    Pasting Excel Charts in Word or PowerPoint  (117.20 Kb, 2 pages)
    This Excel tutorial explains how to use and embed Excel charts and worksheet data in Word and PowerPoint.


    Class Files (.zip)
    This section contains downloadable zip files that contain spreadsheet that will help you learn spreadsheet basics, and how to manage and analyze data using Excel.

     - Excel 2007: Managing and Analyzing Data
     - Excel 2007: Spreadsheet Basics

    Popularity: 13% [?]


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