Step 1: Create a new Flash movie. The ActionScript version, background color, frame rate and the stage size do not matter for this tutorial.

Step 2: Click and hold the Rectangle Tool on the Tools panel, and then point to PolyStar Tool.

Step 3: Click Options in the Property Inspector. You can use Ctrl+F3 to open the Property Inspector.

Step 4: When you click on Options button a pop up will appear on the screen, you can either choose from a polygon or a star style. In this tutorial we will choose start.

Step 5:  In the Number of Sides text box, enter a number. The maximum number is 32, which is probably plenty. In the Star Point Size text box, enter a value between 0 and 1 to indicate the depth of the points. A lower value, such as 0.1, creates deeper points, making your start spiky looking. A higher value, such as 0.8 creates shorter points.

Step 6: Drag on the screen to create the star or polygon.

That’s it!