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Creating Buttons

Free Flash Tutorial

Step Two: Creating the Button Symbol

A button is a type of Symbol, so the first thing to do is create a 'Button Symbol'.

1. Go to Insert > New Symbols (Ctrl F8)

Note: The "Symbols Properties" dialog box will open.

2. Name it: Button 1
3. For Behavior select: Button


New Symbol Dialog Box.

4. Click: OK

   Note: You will go to a new stage, called Button 1. In this stage, you will have four frames:

   

   Frame 1 - Up Frame 2 - Over Frame 3 - Down

   The Button States

   
   

   Frame 4 - Hit

   The Hit Area

   Button States: The first three frames refer to the three Button States as described earlier.

   Hit Area: The fourth frame enables you to set what is called a Hit Area. This will be described latter but briefly it enables you to set an area that responds when the mouse pointer passes over it or clicks in it.