Dance

Open Flash by clicking on the Flash Icon on the dock:
Create a new document. Make sure it is Actionscript 2
Save (+SHIFT+S) document in work folder Save as dance:
Select the Brush tool.
Select a fill Color. (black is a good choice, but feel free to choose your own color).
Draw a simple character with a head, arms and legs:
Use the paint bucket to fill in the character. If you can't fill, first try to close large gaps
For things like hair, select the brush tool and then select paint behind option. Then paint over the area:
To add a toonish shadow. Change the stroke color to a color not in your character
Select the Ink Bottle tool
Open the Properties Inspector (Windows>Properties>Properties)
Change the stroke to 2 px:
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Click on the outer edge of your fill
With the selection tool, select the stroke and offset it slightly
Select a shadow color for your fill color
You can use the Color palette too (Windows>Color)
Select the bucket tool and fill in the shadow area
Press delete to delete the stroke.
Repeat for other areas:
Select the selection tool and drag a box around entire figure
When the character is selected, press F8 to convert image to a symbol. Name the symbol something and make it a movie clip
Double click on the character to go inside the clip
Select the eyes and press +X to cut.
Use bucket tool to fill in holes left by the eyes.
Insert new layer
Click in first frame of new layer and press +SHIFT +V to paste in place
While both eyes are selected, convert to a symbol(F8). Make the eyes a movie clip.
Double click on eyes to go inside to edit.
Click on frame 40 to extend the frame and press F5 to extend the frame
Select the eyes agin and copy (+C)
Insert a new layer
Click on frame 35 of the new layer and press F7 to insert a blank keyframe
Press +SHIFT+V to paste in place.
Select a fill color similar to or darker than the face color. The lids should fill
Click on frame 40 of the top layer and press F6 to add a keyframe.
Click on frame 35
Press Q to select the free transform tool
Click on envelope in options
Click and move a dot to open the eyes slightly
Click on frame 35. Hold shift and click on frame 40. In the Properties Inspector select shape tween
Return to your character by clicking up one level
Select both layers and convert to a symbol (F8). Make it a movie clip.
Insert a new layer
Add an Actionscript (Windows>Actions)
Paste the following in the Actionscript window:
```
stop();
```
Insert a new layer
Open the Properties Inspector and name the frame stand
While holding SHIFT, hilite frame 2 in all the layers. Press F6 to create keyframes.
Name the second frame dance
Add an Actionscript (Windows>Actions)
Paste the following in the Actionscript window:
```
stop();
```
Click on your character in frame 2, then press +B to break it apart.
Select the character and eyes again and press F8 to conver it into a symbol.
Make it a movie clip.
Double click to go inside the new clip.
Select the eyes and press +X to cut them.
Insert a new layer, fill holes if they exist.
Press +SHIFT+V to paste them in place on the top layer.
Insert keyframes at frame 4.
Press Q to select the free transform tool
Transform just the body layer.
Click on envelope in options
Click and move dots to make the character sway
Move the eyes if you need to.
Insert keyframes at frame 7.
Sway the body the other way
Adjust eyes.
Insert keyframes at frame 10.
Sway the body the other way
Adjust eyes.
Insert keyframes at frame 13.
Sway the body one last time.
Adjust eyes.
Go to Scene 1
Click on the character. Open the Properties Inspector and name the instance char.
Insert a new layer
Take the text tool and click and drag a text box.
Type dance in the text box.
Select a font, a font-size and a color.
Select the text box and convert it to a movie clip. In the Properties Inspector, name the instance dance
Insert a new layer
Add an Actionscript (Windows>Actions)

Paste the following in the Actionscript window:

stop();
dance.onRollOver=function(){
	char.gotoAndPlay("dance");
}

dance.onRollOut=function(){
	char.gotoAndPlay("stand");
}

Test it out
Try to make your character do something else.
Save and publish

Singing

Find or record your sound clip
Open your Flash file and import your sound to the library
Open your Library (+L)
CTRL+Click on the sound file, select Linkage
Select Export for Actionscript and name the clip song
Add a new layer for the mouth
Create a keyframe a few frames down.
Use the free transform tool to distort your character
Add a singing mouth

Add the following script:

_root.snd=new Sound();
_root.snd.attachSound("song");

Create a keyframe in the next frame.
Use the free transform tool to distort your character more
Modify the mouth

Add the following script:

stop();
playIt();
_root.snd.onSoundComplete=playIt;
function playIt(){
	_root.snd.start(0,1);
}

Go to Scene 1
Use the text tool to type the word Sing
Turn the field into a movie clip (F8)
Name the instance of the clip sing in the Property Inspector
Modify the code so the character sings