Duplicate Movie Clips
Follow the instructions in this tutorial to learn
how to duplicate movie clips when a button is
pressed or when the animation loads.
Collision Detection
Learn how to use Flash 5's Hit Test function to
determine collisions by following this tutorial.
Changing Stacking Order (swapDepth)
Learn how to change the
vertical arrangement of objects in Flash during
runtime by using the swapDepth function.
Random Motion
Learn how to create random, programmatic movement
for Flash objects by using the ActionScript code
found on this link.
Preloaders
Learn how to
preload an entire Flash animation by using a few
lines of code on only one frame!
Drag and Drop with Drop
Targets
Not
only will you learn how to drag an object across
the animation, you will also learn how to trigger
a response based upon the location the object was
dropped.
Displaying Data in a Text Field
Learn how to use variables, input boxes, dynamic
text boxes, concatenation, and more in this
tutorial.
Basic Text Scroller
Ever
wanted to create text in its own little scroll
box? This tutorial will help you to learn how to
create a basic text scroller easily.
Random Colors
Learn how to
create a movie clip that creates random colors on
the fly. You can customize to a mouse action,
frame action, etc. This is one tutorial and source
code you should not be without.
Flash MX: Switch/Case
Find an
alternative to if/else by learning about the
switch/case feature!
Tell
Target
Learn how to control
animations in another movie clip inside the same
animation.
More
Tell Target
Learn more about why the
Tell Target commands function the way they do and
why you should consider to use them in your
animation.
Projector Commands
Use this page as a guide to
help you remember the projector commands that you
can use in your projector movies.
Password Entry &
If/Else
Learn how to create a password input form that
checks whether the password is accurate or not by
using If/Else statements. Master if/else
statements by following this tutorial.
Displaying Data in a Text Field
Learn how to use variables,
input boxes, dynamic text boxes, concatenation,
and more in this tutorial.
Flash 5 Preloaders
Understand how Preloaders work and use them in
your own animations by following this simple guide
that outlines all the steps necessary for a
successful preloader.
Set
Property
Control the properties of movie clips by using the
Set Property commands.
