What is Flash

Flash is a tool for creating interactive and animated Web sites.

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What you should already know
Before you continue you should have a basic understanding of the following:

WWW, HTML and the basics of building Web pages
If you want to study these subjects first, go to our Home Page

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What is Flash?
Macromedia Flash is a multimedia graphics program specially for use on the Web
Flash enables you to create interactive "movies" on the Web
Flash uses vector graphics, which means that the graphics can be scaled to any size without losing clarity/quality
Flash does not require programming skills and is easy to learn

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Flash vs. Animated Images and Java Applets
Animated images and Java applets are often used to create dynamic effects on Web pages.

The advantages of Flash are:

Flash loads much faster than animated images
Flash allows interactivity, animated images do not
Flash does not require programming skills, java applets do