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1. Once you downloaded the Flash MX 2004 app. It's pretty easy to learn how to do simply effects once you get past Flash's little quirks.
   There should be a tutorial under the help menu (depending on which version of flash your using) successfully getting through this tutorial should get you going.
   With a sme practice you'll be up and running in a week or 2.

   After you've done with the first tutorial visit the flash development center for more tutorials and advanced stuff.

   by owen ( Tue, 02nd Mar 2004 at 12:57 pm )

2. ten second tutorial

   • start new file.
   • draw square.
   • right click in timeline frame 1
                              - insert keyframe.        
   • right click in frame 10, insert
                              keyframe.
   • move square
   • then play movie
   
   that's the basic steps. try that

   by owen ( Wed, 03rd Mar 2004 at 12:17 pm )