One of the most long-awaited upgrades to Adobe Creative Suite is the improvements to the integration between Illustrator and Flash. Now, with the new release of CS3, you have more options when moving your Illustrator files into Flash.

This tutorial will introduce you to the drawing tools in Flash CS3. First we need to discuss a few basics. Flash has its own way of doing things and its drawing tools behave a little differently from other graphics programs.

The first thing you will notice about this book is that it is project-based. Each chapter contains a lesson that covers certain Flash techniques, concepts or features and, along the way, introduces you to what is new in Flash CS3.

Once you start writing your own ActionScript code, you can move up to creating more complex animation, dynamic interaction and server-side programming. This book by Russel Chun will give you the foundation you need to master advance Flash design and development.

In the last tutorial, we took a look at the various options you have when importing vector, shape, text and layer styled Photoshop images in to Flash Professional CS3. Now we will look at the rest of the options for the Flash import feature.

Adobe Creative Suite CS3 has greatly improved the integration between its software, especially the import features for Flash Professional CS3 which gives you more control over importing bitmap and vector layers into Flash.

Flash is the most popular software for drawing, animation and creating interactive content. We have all waited with anticipation for this latest release of Flash CS3 Professional. Let´s take a look at some of what´s new.

This book by Joey Lott and Danny Patterson will take you through the steps for building flexible and adaptive applications.

This book by Andy Anderson and Steve Johnson is a quick reference guide that covers the new Flash CS3. The format makes it a great how-to source.

Become familiar with a few areas of the workspace and some terms that you will be encountering continuously as you work with ActionScript and Flash.