# Actionscript for creative 'dummies'

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**Created:** [July 4, 2006, 11:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-for-creative-dummies/193104 "2006-07-04T11:23:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Marie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bc8723/32.png) [@Marie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Marie)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 11:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-for-creative-dummies/193104/1 "2006-07-04T11:23:56Z")

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Hi,

I’m a designer and I never really programmed (scripted) anything, but the most basic like stop(); and play();. I still love Flash, but I feel so restricted sometimes. I tried some basic actionscript totorials, but I don’t get it intuitively (I’m a creative with capital C, that is ‘poor sense of logic’!).

Would anyone be able to recommend a tutorial or a book for real actionscript ‘dummies’ - where e.g. “functions” are explained step by step and with usefull examples?  
I’m using Flash MX2004

Thanks!!!  
Marie