Tutorials and Other Online Resources

You'll find that the sites listed here are great places to expand your knowledge. In addition, most have links to other similar sites.

Director Online User Group (DOUG)

www.director-online.com

Although this is targeted to the Director user, you'll find high-quality articles on many subjects, including many on Flash.

Macromedia

www.macromedia.com/support/flash/

You can't beat going straight to the source. Also, be sure to check out the Macromedia Exchange, where you can find more components (www.macromedia.com/exchange/flash) as well as the DevNet resource center (www.macromedia.com/devnet).

Moock.org

www.moock.org

Colin Moock's site includes great resources related to Flash.

Chattyfig

http://chattyfig.figleaf.com

You'll find several Flash related email listservs at this site. They're definitely the most active lists on Flash available.

Community MX

www.communitymx.com

This subscription-based educational site is dedicated to several Macromedia products.

OS Flash (Open Source Flash)

http://osflash.org

This site is rich with information on Flash including the FlashCoders Wiki.

Flash Kit

www.flashkit.com

This site offers downloadable tutorials so you can see the .fla source files as well as click through the tutorials. It offers sounds as well.

ActionScript.org

www.actionscript.org

This site offers lots of samples and news.

ActionScript.com

www.actionscript.com

This site has mostly news and discussion.

Flash Magazine

www.flashmagazine.com

This site provides articles and news about Flash.

FlashComponents.net

www.flashcomponents.net

This site offers tons of useful (and free) Flash components.

Studiowhiz.com

www.studiowhiz.com

This site includes more than just Flash information, and it includes general web forums.

We're Here

www.were-here.com

This is probably the most active web forum on Flash.

Ultrashock

www.ultrashock.com

This site has everything from tutorials to an active forum.