With support for CSS, predefined Behaviors, Timeline effects, and more, Flash MX 2004 is a must-have program for your Web design toolbox. Equally essential is the Macromedia certification that proves to your clients that you have the skills to use it effectively! This comprehensive yet easily digestible study guide represents the surest route to getting that seal of approval! Designed specifically to simplify preparation for Macromedia’s certification exam (and organized like the exam itself), this volume offers everything intermediate and advanced Flash designers need to know to prove their Flash chops. You’ll learn how to identify requirements as well as how to design, construct, and optimize Flash animations with maximum efficiency. Best of all, this essential information is conveyed in clear, direct language complimented by well-explained code examples, loads of sample questions, and plenty of graphics. Also included are extensive notes, tips, and cautions, and the companion Web site provides tips, reading material, and sample tests to help you gauge your exam readiness.

With support for CSS, predefined Behaviors, Timeline effects, and more, Flash MX 2004 is a must-have program for your Web design toolbox. Equally essential is the Macromedia certification that proves to your clients that you have the skills to use it effectively! This comprehensive yet easily digestible study guide represents the surest route to getting that seal of approval! Designed specifically to simplify preparation for Macromedia’s certification exam (and organized like the exam itself), this volume offers everything intermediate and advanced Flash designers need to know to prove their Flash chops. You’ll learn how to identify requirements as well as how to design, construct, and optimize Flash animations with maximum efficiency. Best of all, this essential information is conveyed in clear, direct language complimented by well-explained code examples, loads of sample questions, and plenty of graphics. Also included are extensive notes, tips, and cautions, and the companion Web site provides tips, reading material, and sample tests to help you gauge your exam readiness.

Very helpfull - Lots of Hidden Secrets
I’ve been a Flash Web Developer for the last 5 years and this book exposed some really neat tricks that I was unaware of. So if you want to impress your friends, or need help with getting your cert I would suggest you get this study guide. Warning** Not good for a newbie, more of a review.

ps it helped me get my Flash Cert :p

Not What I Was Looking For
I’ll make this review short and simple:



This guide is way too basic and cursory to justify the $30 retail asking price. If you are serious about passing the certification exam, I suggest that you have given a lot of time towards practicing actual Flash while also investing 4-5 days in your local Borders/Barnes & Noble to outline the Designer test material(available at Macromedia.com) from as many resources that you can get your hands on. I’d also recommend the book’s multiple choice testt that are available on Forta.com, as they come straight from the book. I’m sitting for the exam in July and I will let everyone know how I did. This book was a breeze and I’m hoping that the exam will be more difficult.

Not What I Was Looking For
I’ll make this review short and simple:

This guide is way too basic and cursory to justify the $30 retail asking price. If you are serious about passing the certification exam, I suggest that you have given a lot of time towards practicing actual Flash while also investing 4-5 days in your local Borders/Barnes & Noble to outline the Designer test material(available at Macromedia.com) from as many resources that you can get your hands on. I’d also recommend the book’s multiple choice testt that are available on Forta.com, as they come straight from the book. I’m sitting for the exam in July and I will let everyone know how I did. This book was a breeze and I’m hoping that the exam will be more difficult.

Did the job!
I bought the book - I passed the exam with flying colors! Need I say more? It covers every aspect of Flash, except the more advanced Actionscript stuff, and gives you a good idea what the exam questions are like. The only problem with the book is that it must have been put together in a hurry, because it’s loaded with misprints! (spelling, grammar, and at least one of the answers to the sample questions was wrong.) But all in all, a great book!

This book is only a partial solution
I read this book 3 times to completely be sure I would pass the certification test. Though the book has several typos and grammar problems, the book certainly has some value. After passing this test recently, I can assure you that this book only covers a relatively small portion of the questions I encountered.
My suggestion (besides using Flash on a regular basis) is to read more comprehensive books such as "Flash mx 2004 demystified" and "Flash MX 2004 actionscript, training from the source". DO NOT think because you did well with the book’s sample test questions that you will have this test aced.