Basic ActionScript for Designers Support

When you are looking to create animations, there is no better tool than Flash. However, there's more to this versatile piece of software than the ability to create clips that can just be observed and admired. With Flash, you can create interactive animations that control the way a movie or sound plays with the click of a button and a lot more besides.

This interactivity can be achieved with ActionScript, the scripting language built into Flash.  So if you already know how to animate within Flash but are looking to develop your skills and add some interactivity to your movies then this tutorial is for you.

We won't be dealing with much theory here - we'll dive straight in and show you how ActionScript can be used to achieve tasks like:

• Controlling the way movies play
• Using buttons
• Opening a Web site from Flash
• Playing and stopping sounds

For the purposes of this tutorial we're going to assume you're familiar with working on the Timeline and creating animations with keyframes. You should also know how to create buttons and movie clips, as well as being able to publish a movie, both within Flash and on a Web page.