First, open a new Flash document in Flash 8 and use the text tool to write some sample text. Now convert this to a symbol by choosing the text clicking on Modify > Convert to Symbol... Give the symbol a name and click on ok.
The following Steps will show you how to animate a spinning boomerang traveling across the Stage. The boomerang animation used in the tutorial was created in Swift 3D and imported into a Movie clip symbol. However, you can draw and animate your own boomerang inside of Flash.