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This small cluster of articles takes you through the creation of a simple animation and is aimed at people very new to Flash. When you've finished reading, you'll have a basic understanding of how the program works and how to use its principal functions. In this article we build on the knowledge and examples from our Flash For Beginners tutorial. The original example was very straightforward. Now we add on the fancy bits and deal repeatedly with motion tweening and tinting.