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FLASH TUTORIAL 1
(Creating Simple animation (Tweening) in Flash)
Flash can create a type of tweened animation using timeline: Motion Tween
Creation of Motion/Shape tween using timeline is the asics of Flash!
Motion tween is nothing ut tweening a Symol"s mo#ement from one position to
another!
To implement Motion Tween all that you ha#e to do is$ pro#ide Flash with
Symol"s initial position and the end position! %est is ta&en care y Flash! Isn"t it
really simple!
Steps to follow:
1! 'pen a new flash file (Ctrl)*+!
,! *ew -ocument window will appear
.! Select /eneral panel and choose Type: Flash -ocument ! Press '0!
1! If your timeline window is not open$ press (Ctrl)Alt)T+!

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8! *ow you can see a single 3ayer called 93ayer19 in your timeline :indow!
;! Select the first frame!
<! *ow you draw your own o=ect! -raw a pencil as shown elow:
The following tools in the toolo> are useful to draw the ao#e pencil:
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Timeline
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?! @ou can also either choose %ectangular tool or '#al tool from the tool o> and
draw your desired shape!
6! *ow select your o=ect on the stage A press B#C on the &eyoard and select!
15! Press F? to con#ert this image to a Mo#ie Clip Symol! Con#ert to Symol
window will pop7up as follows:
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This tool is used to
select$ mo#e and ad=ust!
To enale this tool$ you
may also press B#C
This tool is used to
draw lines
This tool is used to fill
colour
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11! *ame the mo#ie clip symol as BpenC!
1,! Select Mo#ie Clip eha#ior and press '0!
1.! *ote: @ou can create motion tween only on symols!
11! %ight now your Symol is in frame1 of 3ayer1! Select frame ,5 and press F; to
insert a new &eyframe!
18! Still &eeping playhead on frame ,5$ mo#e your Symol to any other position other
than the present one!
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Press F; and creating
new &eyframe now
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1;! Select any frame etween$ , to 16
1<! Press Ctrl ) F. and a Property inspector will pop up as follows:
1?! Select Motion from the tween pop7up menu in the Property inspector!
16! *ow your 3ayer will loo& something li&e the one shown elow!
,5! *ow press (Ctrl)4nter+ to #iew your motion tween!
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Property
inspector pop up