Quick Flash Tips Learn how to use flash the easier way!

What is flash?  Flash is a tool developed by Adobe Systems Inc., which allows its users to create many animated things, like movies, games, or advertisements.  This kind of work takes lots of practice and hard work to pull off, but the rewards are totally worth it.

Flash example My advertisement flash

Steps to using flash Draw the shape you want to animate. It could be a rectangle, like in the picture above. Free transformation allows the shape to be bent into any way.

Step 2: Timeline You use the timeline to animate the shapes. They keep track of what happens in each frame for you. You can edit each layer so that something happens in each layer. It’s easier if you rename each one.

Step 3: Symbols Clicking the symbol convert button allows you to create a symbol. Once it is a symbol, you can do many things like motion or color tweening. Anything can become a symbol.

Step 4: Motion tween First you click it. Drag it to where you want the shape to move to. A line like this should appear. But the motion tweening does not stop there. You can also click this button:

Step 5: Line curving You could use the magnet tool to curve the motion tween line. It allows wavy motions.

Step 6: Imports You can add any song to the animation, by just dragging it to the timeline. It would be much more convenient if the song is adjusted to fit the length of the animation. If not, the song will keep playing until it ends!