Tips on using the Tutorials:

• File>New means select "New" from the menu "File".
• Flash uses "action scripting" it is assumed for most of these tutorials that you know how to input actions.
• The tutorials are labeled with one of three user levels, it is recommended that you complete the lower level tutorials before moving on the the next level as the tutorials build upon one another.
• There are two types of comments used in our tutorials, "Comment:" is a Flash Comment Action. Lines beginning with "//" are for clarification for the line immediately preceeding them and are not intended to be inserted as a part of the action script.

These tutorials were written specifically for Flash 4 and 5. New tutorials are not being authored for MX versions of Flash. These tutorials are provided for archival reasons. Many of these tutorials are still effective, but with the radical changes to ActionScript, there may be easier ways to achieve some of the same effects. - DE

Coming Soon!

Featured Tutorials - These are the newest and featured editions of the Dissymmetry Tutorials. You asked for them, so here they are...

Computer Security Primer (Off Topic) - This article is to help secure your Windows-based computers from e-mail security risks. Follow these steps and guidelines to keep from becoming infected by a virus over the internet.

Not Just Another Cheesy Preloader, Version 2 (Advanced) - Based on our original design... a percentile based preloader for any number of scenes. This preloader makes use of new functions in Flash 5. Fast and reliable, this is the best preloader scripting we've seen.

Mouse Trails (Intermediate) - Mouse Trails are one of the easiest ways to spice up a Flash movie. There are many different variations on mouse trails. This tutorial is not meant to cover all the possiblities, but give you a basic idea of how a mouse trail can be made using action script.

JavaScript Integration, Part 1 (Intermediate) - This is the beginning of a whole new dimension to the possibilites of using Flash. We will begin our tutorial series with learning how to use JavaScript to pass variables to Flash movies.

Mouse Tracking (Intermediate) - This simple component is the used with higher level techniques in Flash movies as user input to control many aspects and effects.

Full-Screen Flash (Intermediate) - Here we clear up all confusion about setting the browser window to fullscreen using JavaScript in Explorer. Flash all the way to the edge of the screen, without borders and regardless of screen resolution.

Flawless Rollover Buttons, Version 2 (Advanced) - Here is an upgrade version of our Flawless Rollover Buttons. The new buttons are combined with their associated movie clips and text boxes into one symbol for smaller .swf files and faster, more responsive buttons. If you haven't already gone through the first Flawless Rollover Buttons tutorial, you need to complete it first as this tutorial builds upon the first version!

Flash Frames Navigation (Intermediate) - This tutorial focuses on using Flash navigation for websites with frames. You've seen it done, we do it here, now you can too.

Important Note!

In case you didn't notice, you can use the frame to the left to navigate to the different tutorials pages. If you do not see the Navigation frame, click the Here. We have Basic, Intermediate and Advanced pages and tutorials. This page highlights our newly added tutorials.

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