Welcome to your no-experience-required, introductory guide to creating animations with Macromedia Flash! Flash Animation for Teens will help you develop the fundamental Flash skills that you need to confidently create your own animations. Covering the basics of Flash animation, this book uses Flash 8 to teach you the techniques you need to create a variety of animation styles, including games, web sites, stand-alone applications, and cartoons. Ideal for readers with little to no Flash experience, this project-based guide will help you conquer the basics and begin creating your own animations.

Chapter 1 The Not-So-Boring Animation Intro
Chapter 2 Taking the Tour
Chapter 3 Your First Animation
Chapter 4 Drawing, Selecting, and Importing Objects
Chapter 5 Transforming and Filling Objects
Chapter 6 Working with Layers
Chapter 7 Animation 101
Chapter 8 Putting Your Body in Motion
Chapter 9 Tunes for Your 'Toons
Chapter 10 Cool Flash Effects
Chapter 11 Help If You Need It