Flash MX Tutorials and Lessons

Here are some excellent Flash MX Tutorials and Lessons, hosted by the University of Tennessee of one of their web development courses. Most of the features demonstrated and taught by these tutorials are also applicable to later versions of Flash.


Flash MX Lessons
(2.0mb, unzips to Lessons folder)

In the Lessons folder, after unzipping lessons.zip, go to the Lessons folder to access the following Flash Lessons, in .swf format:
- Getting Started with Flash
- Illustrating in Flash
- Adding and Editing Text
- Creating and Editing Symbols
- Understanding Layers
- Creating Tweened Animation
- Creating Buttons
- For Director Users
- For FreeHand and Illustrator Users
- For Fireworks and Photoshop Users


Flash MX Tutorial
(3.7mb, unzips to pdf 4.3mb file, 90 pages)
Also, here are the Tutorial Files for this Flash Tutorial pdf document (11.3mb, unzips to Tutorials folder)

Chapter 1:
Introduction to Flash MX Tutorial
What you should know
View the completed movie
Analyze the stiletto.fla file
Define properties for a new document and create a gradient background
Create and mask vector art
Tween bitmap effects within a movie clip
Load dynamic text at runtime
Add animation and navigation to buttons
Add streaming and event sounds
Organize your Library panel
Test download performance and publish the movie
The next steps

Chapter 2:
Introduction to ActionScript Tutorial
View a completed movie
Initialize the movie
Save and retrieve information
Display information in a dynamic text box
Write an expression
Control the flow of the movie
Create commands and reuse code
Use a built-in object
Test the movie
The next steps

Chapter 3:
Introduction to Components Tutorial
Types of components
View the completed form
Create a form
The next steps