Beginning Flash

Shape Hints make it easier for Flash to interpret how it's supposed to morph one complex shape into another in a shape tween. From the About.com Guide to Animation.

Beginning Flash tutorial on how to create a fading gradient effect using shape tweens. From the About.com Guide to Animation.

Beginning Flash tutorial on how to use shape tweens to create a fading opacity effect. From the About.com Guide to Animation.

The shortest distance between two points may be a straight line, but that doesn't mean you have to tween that way. Learn how to assign your Flash Motion Tweens to paths called Motion Guides, so that you can animate along complex paths with only two keyframes. From the About.com Guide to Animation.

Another way to control your Flash motion tweens is through an option called Easing. From the About.com Guide to Animation.

In the first Flash lesson, we covered motion tweening as a basic "Point A to Point B" process but you can also use motion tweens to rotate your symbols. From the About.com Guide to Animation.

Colorful shape tweens aren't limited just to solid colors; you can also tween gradients to change colors, and fade in and out of each other. From the About.com Guide to Animation.

A lengthy, detailed tutorial exploring Flash 5. From Designer-Info.com.

This introduction to Flash 3 is an excellent starting point.

Get started using Flash 4 with this introduction from WebMonkey.

Understand these basic elements of working with Flash.