Aimed at new users, this Flash course teaches the fundamental production skills required to create exciting and dynamic graphics, animation and multimedia projects in Flash MX 2004. Working on a number of practical tutorials throughout the day, the course will focus on the tools that enable creation of vector and animation graphics as well as interactivity for online distribution. The workshop is designed to give basic information in the following areas: illustrating, adding and editing text, creating and editing symbols, understanding layers, creating buttons and tweened animations.