Overview

Flash is a tool for creating a wide range of applications– from simple animations to sophisticated data interfaces and interactive learning environments.

This tutorial will introduce you to the Flash environment, its capabilities, and interface. Then, we'll cover simple animation techniques, and how to publish your Flash movie to the web.

To start, download the file practice.fla and open it on your computer:

1. Right-click on the filename below:
   
   practice.fla
   
   clock.fla
   clock-final.fla
   
   snowing.fla
   snowing-final.fla
   
   sailing.fla
   sailing-final.fla
   
   
2. Select Save Target As... from the menu
   
   
3. Save practice.fla to your desktop
   
   
4. Double-click on the practice.fla file on your desktop to launch Flash MX