Aiming to be a complete guide to Lingo, this package covers everything from the basics to advanced animation and game programming. It shows how to use Shockwave to build multimedia Web applets, and includes exercises at the end of every chapter. The CD-ROM, for Windows and Macintosh, includes a trial version of Director 5.0 and special tools and media for building user interfaces and interactive applets immediately. It begins by introducing the basics of Director 5 and its Lingo scripting language, then introduces Lingo syntax, components and punctuation, showing how to store Lingo scripts. Users are shown basic interactivity and program control techniques, and how to troubleshoot Lingo scripts. The handbook proceeds through the construction of a basic user interface, demonstrating how to use Lingo to control virtually any multimedia element, including sound, sprites, graphics and colour palettes. It then covers more advanced topics, including Parent Scripts, Child Objects, Shockwave for the Web, Xtras and XObjects.