The following lessons are intended to serve as a light introduction to Macromedia's fascinating Flash software. An essential tool of all serious web designers, Flash can add life and interest to all of your web masterpieces.
My intent is that these articles will whet your appetite to practice and learn more about the ins and outs of mastering Flash. To begin, you will need to purchase the program, Flash MX 2004 from Macromedia.


Flash 101, Pt. 1 - Learning Layers
There are several components that must become familar to you before you can create a Flash movie. The most basic of these are layers.


Flash 101, Pt. 2 - Understanding Timelines
The Timeline is one of the most important areas of the Flash workspace, like the editing area of a movie set..


Flash 101, Pt. 3 - Organizing Tweened Objects
Flash 5 has provided web designers with an essential service - the ability to create movies within an object oriented environment using objects or symbols..


Flash 101, Pt. 4 - Adding Music and Sounds
One of the beauties of Flash is the way sounds and music can be seamlessly incorporated with text and images. Gone are the days of tinny midi background music.


Flash 101, Pt. 5 - How to Make A Preloader
Most Flash movies contain action, sound and images which equates to many bytes of memory. A preloader is a good way to keep your viewer´s attention while the Flash movie loads.