New to flash

have macromedia and have had it for quite a while, purchased flash MX h.o.t. by kymberlee weil and still can’t fiqure out some basic things I want to do… I have like 5 or 6 pictures that i would like to make like a slide show, where one pic fades into the next and perhaps add some music to it…

I guess i should take my seat on the short bus cause I cannot get this fiqured out… can I get some help?.. thank you in advance…