Flash How To

The first step to adding a motion tween to a picture(object),is to make an object or picture that you want to add the tween to and put it on the Stage, (the stage is the main screen when flash opens what the audience is going to see) then click the picture after you click it go to the insert tab, and click the motion tween. Once you click it press {OK} on the dialog box that pops up; then click the object and drag it to were you want it to travel. The motion path is the way or style you want your object to go, it is the dotted line that comes out when you add a motion tween. Every time you want to add a new shape you have to, you have to add a new layer and every time you add a new tween it adds one automatically. On your workspace you have panels; these panels have all of the tools you need to manage you movie. To add a filter, on your panels on the bottom left it has a folder and it says add filter, you can add color, shadow, glows. Once you add it you can change what it looks like on either the timeline or frame. The frame shows where the object is at a certain time, and the timeline shows how long the actual movie is. To resize an object go to your panels and under size and position you can modify the size of your object. The Playhead is the red bar that shows what frame is being played it goes from left to right and it shows what part of the movie it is on.