I have now taken a beginning Flash course three times, purchased books, tried self study and tried online tutorials, but for some reason I am just hitting a wall with this software. No trouble with dreamweaver or front page or even pagemaker, but I just can't seem to get the hang of this software. I have been asked to make an alternative home page in Flash and I've attempted a few simple projects. I tried moving text on and off the page and moving icons, but when I try to combine everything with keyframes and the timeline, etc. pictures don't show up at the right spot, text doesn't move, etc. I just want to design a simple page with text that moves in by a few words at a time and six small icons that enter the stage at different times and then will be used as links to web pages. I am especially confused about all those layers you need to use. I would appreciate any help. Thanks.