If you’re starting your journey into the world of Flash with the current CS4 version, the changes in the product probably don’t effect you, but if you’re upgrading from any previous version of Flash, you may find yourself wondering where certain, long-standing elements are. I know I’ve been in that position, and as a result, I had to do some digging for things.

One of those things is how to create a motion guide while using what’s now called a “classic motion tween.” Like a lot of long-time Flash users (I’ve been using Flash since version 3), I wondered why the motion guide was removed, and after doing a little digging, found out it hasn’t been removed, they just removed the button from the layers area of the timeline that makes it easy to apply one to a classic motion tween layer.

I figured it would be easier to demonstrate how to add a motion guide to a classic tween layer, than write it out in a series of non-visual steps, so click on the image below for a video walk-through. You’ll need the Flash 9 player or higher to view the screencast.

Creating a classic motion guide in Flash CS4