Ok i got a .fla file of a flash template and was wondering if anyone knew how to edit it cause i dont.
<span style='font-family:Comic Sans MS'>you need a flash program like "Adobe Flash CS3 Proffesional"</span>
If you want to edit something you need to select a layer in your timeline and work your way from there.
It depends what you want to edit, or what you want to add. As Nicasus said, you have to select a layer (like photoshop) except in a timeline. Read up a few tutorials on what you are trying to do, if you know. Or PM someone who is a veteran at flash, I only started using it a few months ago.