Flash Professional tutorials and articles
Situations to avoid when writing ActionScript
Tommi West (Jan 16, 2012)
Follow these development tips and best practices when developing Flash projects with ActionScript 3.
Creating buttons in Flash Professional
Dan Carr (Dec 16, 2011)
Learn how to enhance interactivity in your Flash projects by adding different types of buttons.
Improving performance of Flash AIR mobile apps
Jun (John) Chen (Nov 29, 2011)
Learn strategies to develop Flash AIR apps for mobile that run more efficiently.
The edge of Flash
Rob Ford (Nov 22, 2011)
Discover how Flash technology continues to reposition itself and maintain a powerful role in the toolbox of developers and agencies.
Preloading TLF runtime shared libraries
Dan Carr (Oct 17, 2011)
Learn several publishing strategies in Flash Professional to deploy SWF files that contain TLF text content.
Code templates for mobile development
Paul Trani (Oct 11, 2011)
Get up and running with mobile development with newly available code templates. (9:55)
Code snippets for mobile development
Paul Trani (Oct 04, 2011)
Learn how to use code snippets to quickly turn your Flash project into a fully-functional app for mobile devices. (12:29)
Multiple spans on an IK layer
Paul Trani (Sep 27, 2011)
Explore the powerful animation potential of IK layers. (3:26)
Text Container Manager for runtime TLF
Paul Trani (Sep 20, 2011)
Learn a few tricks for optimizing SWF file sizes by using the Text Container Manager. (4:32)
Copying and pasting layers
Paul Trani (Sep 13, 2011)
See how easy it is to manipulate entire sets of layers with a new feature in Flash Professional CS5.5. (2:42)
Scaling multi-selected tweens
Paul Trani (Sep 06, 2011)
Take a tour of some of the workflows for scaling complex animations across multiple screen sizes. (3:11)
CSS style sheets with TLF text
Paul Trani (Aug 30, 2011)
Learn how to apply CSS styling to TLF, and see the rich design flexibility of ActionScript coding for Flash Professional CS5.5 projects. (8:12)
Tips for using Flash efficiently
Dmitriy Yukhanov (Aug 29, 2011)
Choose from over 60 tips to improve your Flash Professional projects from both a UX and development perspective.
Creating preloaders using ActionScript 3
Lou Barber (Aug 22, 2011)
Learn how to use ActionScript 3 methods to develop custom preloaders to improve performance.
Exploring motion tweens
Jen deHaan, John Mayhew (Aug 15, 2011)
Create movement with Flash, as well as minimize file size, using motion tweens.
Motion migration guide for Flash Professional
John Mayhew, Jen deHaan (Aug 15, 2011)
Migrate your motion tweening skills from previous versions of Flash to the current motion model in Flash Professional.
Animation timelines and keyframes
Jen deHaan, John Mayhew (Aug 15, 2011)
Use timelines, keyframes, and layers in your animation projects to best effect.
Using JavaScript APIs for animation
Jen deHaan, John Mayhew (Aug 15, 2011)
Learn about creating custom commands and tools for motion objects using the updated JavaScript API capabilities.
Understanding frame rates in Flash animations
Jen deHaan, John Mayhew (Aug 15, 2011)
Learn why it's important to think about the frame rate when working with animations.
Overview of animation in Flash
Jen deHaan, John Mayhew (Aug 15, 2011)
Start things off right with this overview of the animation features in Flash Professional.
