Getting Started

Tutorial

Flash Basics

Drawing and Painting
  Drawing and painting overview
  Understanding drawing and painting in Flash
  Drawing with the pencil tool
  Drawing straight lines, ovals, and rectangles
  Painting with the brush tool
  Erasing
  Filling and stroking shapes
  Setting fill and stroke attributes
  Applying fills and strokes with a value of None
  Creating custom line widths and styles
  Using the paint bucket tool
  Using the Lock Fill modifier
  Using the ink bottle tool
  Using the eyedropper tool
  Using color palettes
  Importing and exporting color palettes
  Creating and editing solid colors
  Creating and editing gradients
  Setting drawing preferences
  Reshaping lines and shape outlines
  Reshaping using the arrow tool
  Straightening and smoothing lines
  Optimizing curves
  Snapping
  Creating special curve effects
  Working with complex drawings

Working with Objects

Using Type

Using Imported Artwork

Using Layers

Using Symbols and Instances

Creating Animation

Creating Interactive Movies

Creating Interface Elements

Adding Sound

Publishing and Exporting

Keyboard Shortcuts

Flash Help Credits