Finding the perfect learning tool for Flash is a daunting task to any novice web developer. One can find help in a number of ways through books, friends and private tutors. These methods are great but not often readily available, nor cheap!  The best and cheapest way to learn anything from the basics of flash to the secrets of the trade is a Flash Tutorial. Think of the Flash Tutorial as a mini lesson that teaches a specific part of the flash.

Flash Tutorials come in many levels of difficulty and quality. Developers don’t publish their tutorials according to an established curriculum, they simple publish whatever they please or think will be useful. That makes finding the correct Flash Tutorial difficult. Many times the tutorial is too vague and the information is difficult to understand. Conversely, the concepts could be easy to understand but entirely useless in the real world. If a person will examine the quality of the tutorial before they work through it, they will be able to avoid a lot of unnecessary frustration. When selecting a Flash Tutorial, look for these three criteria: examples, clarity, and usefulness.

Examples

When looking for a Flash Tutorial, be sure that it has examples to go with it. Examples are actual snippets of code that actually demonstrate the principles taught in the tutorial. If the source code is downloadable as an example file for you to look at and run, that is even better. Look for examples that are easy to follow and demonstrate clearly the principle being taught. There is nothing more frustrating than finding the perfect tutorial and not having the perfect example to work from.

Clarity

Find Flash Tutorials that are clear and easy to understand. If a flash dictionary is needed, then the tutorial is not worth your time. Tutorials should be written clearly and concisely. It is best when the author has put links to the definition of, or clarifies a difficult word. Generally, it is also helpful when the tutorial has visuals. That being said, not all visuals are effective. The visuals should clarify and not confuse.

Usefulness

Above all tutorials should be useful. They should teach things that can actually be used. It is great when the tutorial teaches how to effectively use the feature in a real-life situation. A good Flash Tutorial will be adaptable. The user should be able to take the examples and adapt them to their application without having to entirely redo the process. Finally, the tutorial should teach the entire concept. This can be in one lesson or in many lessons, but it should teach everything the user needs to know to implement that concept.

When looking for tutorials remember that it must have example, it must be clear and it must be useful. If you’re a basic user start searching for “Basic Flash Tutorials”. As you get more advanced, search for specific topics such as character creation or Flash shape tweening. Remember, the first tutorial that comes up on the search isn’t always the best. They have to be sifted through until the really good ones are found.

Creating a product is usually a labor-intensive task—here’s a quick way to get a product fast and have it ready to market almost immediately.  Create a video tutorial.

Video tutorials can be created in very little time—as little as an hour—and can be on almost any topic.  They’re easy and maybe even fun to make.

Here’s how you can create one:

Define your Topic.

Let’s say you wanted to create a video tutorial on how to use Microsoft Excel.  That’s a pretty long tutorial.

So, before you create the tutorial as a whole, break it up into just one small task at a time.  If you are creating a comprehensive product, your “lessons” can build on one another until you have covered the whole topic.

For Excel I might start with a tutorial on “The Basic Terminology of Excel.”  Then I might do a second one on “How to Format a Cell”, a third on “Adding and Subtracting” and so on.

Outline in detail all the steps you are going to work through in your tutorial.

The key to an effective tutorial is DETAIL.  You want to create your tutorial with “every little step” in place.  Never assume your “student” knows ANYTHING.

Creating a clear, step-by-step outline keeps you on track and helps you to avoid skipping steps which might be unclear.

Download a copy of Camtasia

http://www.techsmith.com/download/studiodefault.asp

At the time of this writing there is a free 30-day trial.

What Camtasia does is create a “film”—with audio and video—of a section on your computer screen.  You can then use it to make that film into a Flash video, mpeg or streaming video from your website.

Record your Tutorial.

Shut off the phone, get into a quiet room, tell everyone you have to be left alone.  Follow the instructions with Camtasia to record and save your tutorial.

Write any supporting materials.

This final step is often overlooked, but it can make the difference between a great product and a mediocre one.

A good poker download tutorial provides with easy to read and understand playing advice. Some of them even provide rank analysis software in built. Previously, rank analysis software was a part of just money downloads, but due to increasing competition these materials and software are available as a part of free poker rooms.
Before making a download of any poker download you have to peep through the screenshots and demonstration video of the poker download to get to know what is there inside the poker software. They can be useful in understanding several of the strategies involved in poker like how a trip can beat a high pair, why check raising is better than betting, why all in is better than folding, when should you go all in, what is a side pot and lot more.
Most of the tutorial poker downloads are a combination of hands that can be studied through to arrive at how to act next. Some poker download is a collection of past plays from various sources. Many interesting playing histories are interpreted in flash programs and are reanalyzed and the results are given as a tutorial.
The past hand history analysis, which is presented in a replay format of the whole game in a flash program gives a feeling of rail birding a real table. It eliminates the boredom that one experiences when they are trying to learn poker approaches by reading the hand history analysis. The interactive graphics format is easy to grasp than when the same is given in a text format.
You learn lot of things from a poker download ranging from how to count your pot odds, how to estimate the number of bets that you will be missing on your next move, how to keep people playing because you need money in the pot, how to have people go heads down because you are sitting mediocre. A whole lot of tricks can be learnt from a patient exploration of a poker download. ]]>

Identify the Topic
The first thing you should do is identify your Flash topic. Examples may be “Using the Flash Pencil Tool,” “Using the Flash Selection Tool,” or “Create and Edit Text in Flash”. Notice that these topics are specific and to the point. Too often I see Flash tutorials on the Web that are too vague and general. The tutorials may be entitled “Learn Flash Animation” or “How to Animate in Flash”. One has to watch the tutorial before they’ll know what type of animation is taught.
Flash offers many ways of doing the same thing, so to be clear, these tutorials should have titles like “Learn Flash Motion Tweening” or “How to Animate a Stick Man in Flash”. It is important to remember the KISS principle, which is short for “Keep It Simple Stupid”. If you remember the KISS principle, it will be easier for you to focus on one topic and produce a more effective tutorial. This approach will also help the learner focus on the specific topic you are trying to teach. If you have a big topic to cover, break it into smaller, manageable pieces by creating multiple tutorials.
Record the Screen
Preparing to record the screen is essential to producing a quality tutorial. Adobe Captivate offers several settings to help you create a tutorial that best meets your needs. These settings affect automatic events such as text pop-ups, highlight and click boxes, mouse visibility, click and typing sounds, and many others.
Adobe Captivate offers three recording modes for recording: Demonstration, Assessment Simulation, and Training Simulation. These modes have several preset options that can be customized to meet the specific needs of your simulation. For example, if you want most of the options that are associated with a demonstration, select the Demonstration mode, but then click the Options button, and next the Edit Settings button to open the Recording Mode drop-down list. At this point you can simply select or deselect the options to meet your requirements.
As I mentioned earlier, Flash has many ways of doing the same thing, but every method can’t be covered in one tutorial. I recommend demonstrating the most common method in your tutorial. If you are narrating your lesson, which I highly recommend, you can mention the less-common methods in your narration without actually demonstrating how they are applied.
Write the Script
Again, I highly recommend writing a script and narrating your tutorial. If recording your voice in this way is not natural for you, don’t worry, you’ll get better with practice. I suggest narrating your lesson because some people learn best by seeing the information in action, and others may learn best by hearing it. But everyone is more likely to learn if they encounter the information in more than one way. So, if someone were to hear and see the information, they are more likely to learn it than if they were to only hear it or only see it.
I also recommend writing the script after you have recorded the screen. This is because it is easier to write a script to match what is happening on the screen than it is record a screen to match a written script. You know the screen is accurate because you see the end result of all your actions. However, writing a script of how to perform certain steps from your memory is more likely to have missing steps or contain errors.
Narrate the Tutorial
Narration for the tutorial should be recorded on the corresponding slide, starting with the first slide and in sequential order, working your way through to the last slide. When screen recordings are produced, you’ll notice that some slides (e.g. those recording multiple mouse clicks or screen reloads) do not require narration. This is why it is important to record the screens first, and then add the audio narration to the slides that need it.
Test the Tutorial
It’s a good idea to test your tutorial often while it is being produced. After you’ve recorded the screens, watch the entire tutorial, even if the timing isn’t correct. By the way, in most cases the timing will not be correct initially because of preset times for actions in Captivate. However, watching the tutorial from beginning to end will help you ensure that all the required steps have been correctly recorded.
As you’re testing, there are a few things you should always check. Make sure that the audio is accurately synched with the actions on the screen. Also make sure that there is enough silence before and after actions occur on the screen. This gives the learner time to get oriented and ready for what is about to happen. Finally, adjust the timing for all the slides so that all actions are similar to what happens in the real world. This refers to making the timing realistic for selections in drop-down boxes and page reloads after a button or link is clicked.
So those are the basics for creating Flash tutorials with Adobe Captivate. There is enough information here to get you started, but you’ll only be able to produce top-quality tutorials with a lot of practice. If you want to see examples Flash tutorials made in Captivate, visit http://flash-tutorials.elearner.tv/ ]]>

Requirements for this tutorial:
Windows PC
IE6
IE7 Install File (Do not install)
Resources for this tutorial:
IE7 Standalone Tool
IE7 Installer
You should already have IE6 installed on your PC, so we can get straight into this tutorial.
First thing is downloading the IE7 installer and the IE7 standalone tool. Follow the links above to download them both to your desktop.
Extract the standalone download to your desktop, and you should have a folder containing 6 files.
Drag the IE7 installer right into that folder, so it now contains 7 files.
Now, in the folder locate IE7 Standalone Setup.bat and run it. Follow the instructions displayed.
Once finished, you can run IE6 and IE7. IE6 runs normal as it used to, but to run IE7 go to the folder and double click on IE7.bat
You should now be able to run IE6 and IE7 at the same time!
Why is it good to run IE6 and IE7 on the same computer?
Many web developers need to test websites on all major browsers. As IE7 has just come out, many users will be using IE7 and a lot still using IE6. This meant testing websites effectively was very hard, until this tutorial came along!
Tutorial written by Jack @ PODJA Web Solutions - http://podja.com - Cheers ]]>

Tutors are a great way to get Flash training. They can offer you personalized Flash training so that you can learn exactly what you want or need to learn. This is especially good if you specialize in animation because they can teach you to make killer animations without getting bogged down with the programming end. However, tutors are often hard to find and they are very expensive. If you have a friend or neighbor who is willing to teach you what they know, take advantage of the opportunity.
Formal classes provide the most structured environment for Flash training. Each course is broken into lessons and the material is often sequential. People who take formal class often learn the material very fast and well. Classes do have draw backs as they are expensive and hard to find. They are not offered in all locations. If they are offered they may not cover the material you want to learn. Look carefully at what the class covers before you sign up for it.
Another great way to get Flash training is through books. Books offer a cheap way to learn flash. They are also great because there are many options for you to read, so you can customize your learning curriculum. Sometimes it is hard to find books that are well written and clear. Books take time and there is a lot of technical reading that can discourage many hopeful Flash developers. Books are a great way to get a basic understanding of the material.
Flash tutorials are the most interesting and varied ways to get Flash training. Millions of people post little mini-lessons on things that can be done with Flash. Flash tutorials provide you with the flexibly to learn whatever you want. The draw back is they are not in a standardized format. Their quality is only as good as their author. Flash tutorials are a great way to get Flash training if you have a specific task you want to accomplish. (Link to article the Flash tutorial)
There are many ways to learn Flash. Which one is the best? There really isn

This method does not preserve any animation or transitions. However, you can, of course, add animation in Flash.
Here’s how:
1. In PowerPoint, choose File > Save As. (In PowerPoint 2007, click Office button>Save As.)
2. In the Save as Type drop-down list, choose Windows Metafile (*.wmf) and click Save.
Note: WMF is a vector format, which means that the images are defined by equations rather than dots. WMF images can be resized without losing their resolution. Flash uses vector graphics.
3. You see a message asking if you want to export every slide or just the current slide. Click the Every Slide button.
4. You see a message stating the folder where the slides were saved. PowerPoint creates a subfolder in the current presentation’s folder.
5. Open your Flash movie and click the first keyframe where you want to start.
6. Choose File > Import>Import to Stage. Find the files in the folder and click the first one. They’ll be named slide1.wmf, slide2.wmf, and so on. Click Open.
7. Flash asks you if you want to import the entire sequence; click Yes.
8. Flash imports each slide onto consecutive frames and makes each frame a keyframe. Save the file. Because you’re importing a vector format, you can edit all the objects and the text in Flash!
9. To make use of your Flash movie, you’ll need to make some changes. Remember that Flash defaults to 12 frames a second and you don’t want your slides to go by that quickly! You can change the frame rate to create the equivalent of a timed PowerPoint presentation. For example, to display each frame for 4 seconds, set the frame rate to .25 fps. To do so, double-click the framerate box at the bottom of the timeline to open the Document Properties dialog box.
10. However, a more common technique is to add a button on each frame linking to the next frame. You can also add buttons to link to the previous frame and the first frame, thereby providing a navigation system to the user. The instructions for doing so are beyond the scope of this tutorial and will vary based on the version of Flash that you’re using. ]]>

Flash is a multimedia format developed by Macromedia. This
allows web designers to create and develop animations and
interactive movies or images, which can be embedded into a
web page. Flash web designing provides a number of benefits.
It can make a website more attractive, interactive and dynamic.
The special advantages that Flash offers in web designing are:

Flash is a multimedia format developed by Macromedia. This
allows web designers to create and develop animations and
interactive movies or images, which can be embedded into a
web page. Flash web designing provides a number of benefits.
It can make a website more attractive, interactive and dynamic.
The special advantages that Flash offers in web designing are:

So articles websites call them articles and tutorials websites call them tutorials. In case you want to write an article or a tutorial you need to follow 3 easy steps:
a) Never write your article or tutorial with a commercial thought. Just write what you think and people will appreciate it. Tell the people the truth and try to teach them something.
b) If your article website has the option for accepting images try to use them. People will love images in the body of your article. Try to insert useful images and never insert ads in your article body.
c) If you are using images try to explain every step. Do not use phrases like: See Image Below or click here. Try to explain everything that's in your image.
d) If the purpose of your article is to promote an website or a product use keywords wisely. Do not repeat them too many times because that is really annoying.
e) Do not write long articles. Try to maintain your article to 700 max 1500 words.
f) Use bullets, numbers, colors, bold lines and etc. Don't just setup all article with font arial size 2 and that's it. Believe me it will be boring.
g) Use your reference box wisely. Do not say just: here it is my website or visit my website. Tell people something about yourself or something about your website or the product you have. Convince them to click on that address. Try not to post bad or low quality websites in your resource box. People will remember that and your future articles will not be a success anymore.
h) Try not to use articles spin software. In most of the cases this software are creating a low level articles. People will notice that. Try to be creative or outsource your articles writing. There are many people around the globe that are excellent in writing.
i) Do not post same article on many articles websites. Create 10 15 articles for every website.
j) Try to write about something new.
I hope this article will help you solve the enigma of writing a tutorial. ]]>