Getting Started with Flash
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Test your installation
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Review the documentation
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Use the product tutorials
Download tutorials to help you get started using Flash.
TechNotes
Getting Started with Flash
- 4ca37de4—Flash Publish keyboard shortcut (Shift+F12) is used by Mac OS X 10.4
- 47b37750—Missing Font Warning opening Flash MX 2004 files in Flash 8
- 47a026b2—Long delay launching Flash when internet connection is lost
- tn_14769—Using Flash with an HTML Editor
- tn_14727— Naming strategies for Flash
- tn_14659—Flash FLA files cannot be opened in previous versions of Flash
- tn_14642—Can JavaScript resources help in learning Flash 5?
- tn_14547—Using multibyte fonts in Flash
- tn_14509—Symbols within the Library window are not editable
- tn_14437—How big can a Flash movie be?
- tn_14404—How to 'park' a movie clip so it can be preloaded and reused
- tn_14363—How to create a pop-up menu in Flash
- tn_14087—How to target variables in a Flash movie
- tn_14023—How to loop over some frames a given number of
- tn_12863—How to combine two Flash movies in to one?
- tn_12852—Unable to open a Windows FLA file on a Macintosh
- tn_12839—How to change the movie size in the Flash editor
- tn_12686—How to create a color fade effect in Flash
- tn_12206—Quick Tips for Flash
- tn_4152—FTP Upload settings for Flash Player movies
- tn_4109—Can a Flash Player movie (SWF) file be edited or imported?
Common Questions
- tn_15909—How to center a Flash movie in a Web browser
- tn_15841—What is the difference between "Track as Button" and "Track as Menu Item"?
- tn_15695—Sending email from Flash 5
- tn_15649—Macromedia Flash Player cannot write to a text file
- tn_15427—Document-relative, site root-relative and absolute paths
- tn_15412—Flash does not support the Unicode Standard
- tn_15403—Using fonts in Flash 5 and later
- tn_15392—Troubleshooting Macromedia Flash Player for Pocket PC
- tn_15381—Flash Player (Netscape Plug-in) for Solaris ReadMe
- tn_15380—Flash Player (Netscape Plug-in) for Linux ReadMe
- tn_14311—Common questions about Flash
- tn_12632—Creating advanced buttons
Tutorials and Articles
Note: The Developer Center contains newer tutorials and articles.
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Macromedia Flash MX tutorials
Download a printable version of the Introduction to Flash MX, Introduction to ActionScript, and Introduction to Components tutorials. -
Using the Flash 5 timeline
Flash 5 offers two styles for viewing, selecting, and modifying Timeline objects. Use this article to contrast and compare the two styles. -
Using panels in Flash 5
Panels help streamline your workflow by giving you easy access to many of the most commonly used features in Flash. Take a brief tour through each of the panels in Flash 5 and learn how to manage the panels while you work. -
Optimizing Flash 5 movies for localization
This article provides Flash 5 designers with strategies that foster successful localization. These strategies include documenting your movie, managing your content, and understanding ways in which Flash displays characters and text.
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