# Learning Actionscript

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/learning-actionscript/28040>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 9, 2003, 4:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/learning-actionscript/28040 "2003-08-09T04:42:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![stoavio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@stoavio](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stoavio)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2003, 4:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/learning-actionscript/28040/1 "2003-08-09T04:42:35Z")

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Hey,  
I’m a newb to flash and since I really don’t know how to do anything other then simple motion tweens and alpha fading effects, I’m not sure if I should be diving into actionscript so soon. Does it matter when I start learning it? I’m reading the tutorials (in order) over at [www.actionscript.org](http://www.actionscript.org).

Can anyone suggest anything you may find or have found helpful while learning actionscript? Thanks!

Regards,  
Mason

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2003, 5:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/learning-actionscript/28040/2 "2003-08-09T05:36:29Z")

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Not really, i just learnt all the stuff from the kirupa tutorials, and these forums 🙂

Just make sure you understand everything you do and you’ll learn 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2003, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/learning-actionscript/28040/3 "2003-08-09T15:01:47Z")

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just hang around the forums, you’ll learn AS by looking at others problems and soon, solving them.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2003, 4:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/learning-actionscript/28040/4 "2003-08-10T04:11:34Z")

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i just started about 2 weeks ago and just by hanging around and playing with files i got pretty decent. just read all of people problems because they are often common and do the tutorials. they are very good.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2003, 7:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/learning-actionscript/28040/5 "2003-08-10T07:46:03Z")

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just wondering… do ppl who are good at AS still copy and paste sections, or do they just know everything in their heads? an example i can think of is doing all that tweening with easing via actionscript… do you just copy and paste, or type EVERYTHING out?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2003, 9:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/learning-actionscript/28040/6 "2003-08-10T09:34:43Z")

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Well i have been ASing for 2 years -+  
(or more – :beam: )  
and i have all kinds of script saved every were…  
i thing i could just type it all out but why???  
i think its easyer to just open a fla and copy it 😉  
then make the small changes and doen 😛

ooh and how i learned AS well just read the flash AS help form A-Z!!  
And i was surfing the flash kit forum untill i found this forum :}