Flash Animation Basics

How to create simple flash animations using Motion, Shape, Guided Tweening and Frame-by-frame Animation

While working in Flash you will find it necessary to create simple animation sequences. In this tutorial you'll learn how to create simple animations in Flash.
In Flash animation can be done in four basic ways:

• Motion Tween
• Shape Tween
• Frame-by-Frame Animation
• Guided Motion Tween

It is very simple and neatly explained here.  more...