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To ensure that the first and the last frames of an animated sequence are exactly the same Copy the first keyframe and paste it into an empty frame at the end of the sequence, like this: Select the keyframe that you wish to copy, in the timeline by clicking on it. Copy this frame by: [...]

Reshaping shapes with the Selection Tool You can use the Selection tool to "reshape" shapes you have drawn in Flash. You can only reshape an ungrouped shape. When you move the Selection Tool over a shape, various small icons appear next to it, letting you know what effect the tool is about to have on [...]

You can control the size and shape of the brush tool like this: Select the Brush Tool Look at the bottom of the Tools palette.  You may have expand the palette to see these options (click and drag at the edge to pull it bigger) Locate the Brush Size and Brush Shape controls: The Brush [...]

When you publish a movie using Control > Test Movie or File > Publish, a standard .swf is created.  Most of the time you don't have to worry beyond this. So if you are a beginner, relax about this for the moment.  But if you wish to learn more about how to specify what type [...]

The Color panel is very useful for controlling colour.  This is one of the best ways to make your movies look unique as most people seem to stick to the default web safe colour palette.  Find the Color Panel at Window > Color. The Colour  panel is used to: set the colour of a fill [...]