Macromedia Flash MX 2004 for Windows and Macintosh (Visual QuickStart Guides)

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2002 Katherine Ulrich

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Dedication

To Perry Whittle, who continues to offer both moral and technical support, who helps me keep it all in perspective, and who downplays my failings and promotes my successes shamelessly.