Flash Basics Tutorials

Flash Preloader

Flash Preloader

The flash preloader is essentially used to prevent partial loading of the movie while it plays. A preloader is usually made attractive to the viewer to keep him/her occupied while the full flash movie or some external data is loaded in the background.
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Custom Cursors

Custom Cursors

Have you ever seen those flash movies where it has its own image for your mouse cursor... I'll show you a way to make your flash movies a little more snazzy with your very own mouse cursor!
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Basics of Using Text in Flash

Basics of Using Text in Flash

This tutorial explains the basics of using Text in Flash. In Flash there are 3 types of Textboxes - Static, Input & Dynamic. In this tutorial you’ll learn about the text types in Flash and how to create and use them.
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Vectors and the Tracing Command

Vectors and the Tracing Command

Learn how to use vectors in Flash along with the Bitmap Trace Command.
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Flash Graphics Tips

Flash Graphics Tips

In this Tutorial you'll learn how to create attractive graphic objects that use various Fill options/effects to make them unique and attractive. Learn how to use bitmap images as fills and how to create a ring in Flash.
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Flash Symbols

Flash Symbols

In this Tutorial you'll learn the basic concepts of Flash symbols, symbol types (graphics, buttons and movieclips), creating and using them.
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Custom Mouse Pointer In Flash

Custom Mouse Pointer In Flash

Create a custom mouse pointer in Flash.
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Sound Import and Syncing in Flash

Sound Import and Syncing in Flash

This tutorial will show you how to import and sync your sound correctly and finally how to export your movie with the proper sound options you will require.
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Digital Timer

Digital Timer

Learn how to create a digital using Flash's getTimer() function.
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Customized Cursor in Flash MX 2004

Customized Cursor in Flash MX 2004

Learn how to create a customized cursor in Flash MX 2004. A very easy step-by-step tutorial.
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Optimizing Your Falsh

Optimizing Your Falsh

Basic recommendations for the optimization your Flash clips.
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Removing Flash Movie Protection

Removing Flash Movie Protection

For an attentive study of the work of others, an analysis of their design decisions, understanding one or another moment when Flash technology was chosen in their designs, it can be quite helpful to download what you find an interesting Flash clip in an editor and scrutinize it in frame by frame mode. I want to warn you from the get go that this does not decompile an SWF file in initial FLA format, but nevertheless it gives sufficient food for thought while studying great work.
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Creating Sound Control

Creating Sound Control

Sound Control Tutorial - This tutorial requires a basic knowledge of Flash. You must know how to create buttons, and work with Frames and Layers.
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Fill Techniques

Fill Techniques

Since there are about five major fill methods, this tutorial will spend a short period of time covering each method.
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Video in Flash MX 2004

Video in Flash MX 2004

Flash MX 2004 includes basic video features that can aid you in not only importing video files for display in Flash, but you can also perform some simple editing tasks also. This tutorial will help you to learn more about Flash and video.
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Creating Masks

Creating Masks

What is masking? Masking is a simple way to reveal parts of a layer below. This tutorial will take you through many types of masking from static masking where a image is shown through a non moving mask, animated masks where the mask moves to reveal bits of the image, and a special blurred edge mask.
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Flash MX 2004 Layers and Animation

Flash MX 2004 Layers and Animation

Layers and Animation in Flash MX. Clear and easy to use, step-by-step guide for flash beginners.
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Custom Cursor

Custom Cursor

This tutorial will teach you how to create a custom cursor for your flash movie. The .fla download file is included at the end of the tutorial.
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Add and Control Music

Add and Control Music

Simple step-by-step tutorial. You may learn how to add sound to flash movie and turn it on and off using buttons.
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Circle Design

Circle Design

In this tutorial, you will learn how to align instances to the circle path using Movie Clip registration point. Sometimes, to create a nice preloader or an animated logo we need the circle with the custom outlines. Macromedia Flash allows us to use built-in stroke type in the custom stroke style dialog.
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Timeline Motion Tween

Timeline Motion Tween

Learn how to create a simple animation using motion tween in Flash. Soon you'll be on your way to creating beautiful animations using this simple concept.
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Coloring in Flash

Coloring in Flash

An in-depth lesson on coloring inked drawings in Flash (the fast and easy way!).
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Solving Javascript Conflict

Solving Javascript Conflict

Sometimes if you use flash and javascript or layers on the same page, you will have some problem with your layers or javascript - they will go behind your flash. This tutorial will solve that problem.
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Transparent Flash Movies

Transparent Flash Movies

Add a few tags or play with a few menus to make your Flash animation transparent.
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Fit Flash Movie to Browser

Fit Flash Movie to Browser

With a few simple settings you can make your movie files fit perfectly at all window sizes.
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