You need to know the following before doing this turorial
How to use the
selection tool, the rectangle tool, the oval tool, and the paint brush
tool.
What the "stage" is.
How to set the line & fill colors on the tool
palette.
When you open a new file in Flash, Flash starts you off with one
layer and a blank keyframe. Any layer you create will always have
a keyframe for
it’s first frame. A blank keyframe (one that has no content)
appears on the timeline as an empty circle.
Using the rectangle tool, draw a large rectangle on the stage (click
and drag). You’ve just drawn a rectangle on the first keyframe
of "Layer 1". Because there is now content
in the keyframe (the rectangle you just drew), the keyframe now appears
as a filled black dot.
Let’s make the rectangle stay on the stage for 25 frames. To
do this we must add frames to Layer 1. First, try pressing the F5 key
on your keyboard. This will add a frame in front of the playhead.
The playhead is the red line with the box on top that indicates waht
frame you are seeing on the stage. Add a few more frames this way.
Now try holding the shift key while pressing
the F5 key. This will remove frames. You can add
24 frames this way, but there is an easier way. (next)
Select the 25th frame in "Layer 1." To do this
just click on it on the timeline. (see below)
Now press the F5 key. The rectange will now stay on the stage for 25
frames. To play the movie, press the Return key. Nothing
exciting will happen but the playhead will move through the timeline.
