To pass parameters use query string after the name of SWF file. In the following example a query string was used:

This tutorial demonstrates how to enlarge an image on mouse over.

Flash 8 is a program oriented mainly to the animation that is the aim of this unit. However, to continue creating more and more complex animations, beyond all, it's needed a lot of practice.

1. Open new file.
View > Rulers
Drag the guidelines at the center and lock them.
Change the background color using Modify > Movie
2. Type the text. Convert into symbol and insert key frame at 25.
3. Fade the text using Alpha at 1 st frame and drag the text in the center...

In this tutorial we're going to make a field of grass that sways gently in the breeze. I found a similar grass field tutorial at Kirupa. His tutorial didn't quite create the look of a static grass field that I wanted, so I modified it a lot and came up with this. So most of the credit goes to him......

To create image background button:
Import the image on a master frame Draw the button on the next frame Select the button and choose "Item" > "Edit Properties" Set button background, set the bitmap in "Custom Background" field Set OnOver color (the button with change the color...

The ActionScript is the programming language that Macromedia Flash has used from the very beginning, and that Flash 8 uses too. In general, we can say that the ActionScript will allow us to make everything what we propose with Flash 8, since it gives absolute control over everything related to a Fla...

Editor's Pick in Flash Tutorials, February 2006
If you are a beginner in Flash, start out from here. The tutorial gives you the basic knowledge of the program and its instruments. You can also check yourself with the mini-test in the end!

Editor's Pick in Flash Tutorials, September 2006
This excellent article is an introduction to Flash 8. The author explains the values of Flash 8 and how it can be used. The improvements of this latest technology are well portrayed and the author gives coding for some applications a....

1. Create new file.
View > Rulers
View > Grid > Show Grid
View > Grid > Edit Grid (10 X 10 px)
Drag the horizontal & vertical guide lines to get the center.
View > Guides > Lock Guides
2. Type FLASH & POINT separately using Text tool. Convert them into symbol...