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In the previous Newsletter we had covered how to create a dynamic grid through actionscript in flash 5.0. In this Newsletter we will be covering How to create a dynamic Flowing Arrows effect with the actionscript in flash 5.0.

To make the tutorial practical & easy to understand we have created the dynamic Flowing Arrows in Flash. Click here to download the arrows .fla file.

Note : In this example we are using Arrow as an object. You can replace an arrow with any other object of your choice.

1. Choose File > New

2. Choose Modify > Movie

3. Set Frame Rate '18 fps' and Background Color 'Black'. i.e #000000. Set the width = 750 and height = 300

4. Draw one white arrow on the stage.

5. Select the arrow and choose Insert > Convert to Symbol

6. Name it 'arrow' and convert it into a movie clip.

7. Select the 'arrow' movie clip and choose Insert > Convert to Symbol to put 'arrow' movie clip into another movie clip.

8. Name it 'flow arrow' and convert it into a movie clip.

9. Choose Window > Library

10. Select 'flow arrow' movie clip.

11. Double click the 'flow arrow' movie clip to go inside the movie clip.

12. Select 'arrow' movie clip in the movie.

13. Choose Window > Panels > Instance

14. In the Instance window, type instance name as 'arrow'.