Flash Lesson

How to Create Bubbles

How to Create a Basic Motion Tween and a Library Symbol

  1. Open Flash
  2. Create a Circle and drag it onto the workSpace
  3. Pick a color
  4. Select the paint bucket and apply the color to the circle for this example first create a blue ball.
  5. Click on the Keyframe where the circle is located in the timeline
  6. Then choice from the Insert Menu and Select "Convert to Symbol" (This will put your Circle into the Library for reuse it)
  7. Name the Symbol BlueBall and Select the Movie Clip radio button.
  8. To find your Library's reusable symbols:
    1. Go to Top Menu and Select Window->Library
  9. Delete your original symbol from Layer 1
  10. Rename the layer BlueBall (To rename the Layer click on the name (Layer1) and Flash will let you type over the name.
  11. Drag your blueball from the Library and place it onto the Workspace wherever you like.
  12. In the Properties Frame - Change the Tween to be a Motion Tween
  13. In the TimeLine - Insert a Blank Keyframe in frame 10. You'll be doing this every 10 frames or so - whenever you want the Ball to change position.
  14. Drag the blueball from the Library onto the Workspace where you want the ball to have moved to.
  15. Remember to change the Tween to a Motion Tween for each new Blank Keyframe. When the tween is successful you will see a straight arrow. If it isn't successful the arrow will be dotted. If it's dotted try again.
  16. Repeat this at least 4 times for a each ball.
  17. Do the same thing but with different colored balls