Now we will code our button. This code will tell Flash to listen for a mouse event, such as our button being clicked. Then we will write a function to tell Flash what to do when the button is clicked. Our function will tell Flash to go back to the first frame and play the animation again.

In this tutorial, we will create a button symbol from text. We will set the color of the text to a different color for each of the three rollover stages of our button.

I recommend a working knowledge of ActionScript 3 in order to get the most from this book which will demonstrate the most important tasks for creating an interactive widget in Flash CS4 and publishing that widget to Widgetbox.

We will continue to work on the eCard project in Flash CS4. We will use Script Assist to help us add the ActionScript stop code that will stop our animation after it plays through once.

In this tutorial, we will add a snowfall to our animation. You will learn how to draw the snow with the new Spray Brush tool.

This book by Fred Gerantabee and the AGI Creative Team is great if you are learning Flash or want to learn the new features in Flash CS4 Pro. This book is sectioned into 15 lessons beginning with an introduction to Flash, a touch of ActionScript and ending with advanced animation techniques.

In this tutorial, we will continue to build the object-based tween model blinking lights animation for our eCard project.

In this tutorial, we will create an eCard with Flash CS4. The card will have flickering Xmas lights. We will use the new object-based tween animation model to create the blinking lights animation.

With this new upgrade to Creative Suite 4, you can design your project in InDesign and then move it into Flash to add the complex interactivity that only Flash can handle.

Flash CS4 has some new features that will increase your productivity and allow you to publish for several media including web, print, mobile devices and desktop.