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Flash Tutorial - Creating Simple Buttons

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Step Seven: Actions

You now have a new button which you will need to add actions to so that it does something. See previous tutorial for details of how to do this: Creating Links within a Flash Movie

The hit state

The hit area is normally the same as the rectangle. You do not need to create this unless the hit area is different to the original rectangle you created on frame one.

Note: If your button does not have a solid background (in this case a rectangle) but only text, you will have to create a rectangle (or other solid shape), in the hit area frame. Otherwise when the mouse pointer goes over the gaps between the letters, the button will go back to frame one: The over state.
Very slowly move the mouse over button 1 below and you will see the problem.

My Example: Download the Flash File:  Beg 005d

Move the mouse slowly over the Buttons to see the difference.

Button 1 is not stable and moves between states with small movements of the mouse.

Button 2 is stable. Button 2 has a rectangle in the 'Hit' frame. This is not visible in the movie, but controls the 'Up', 'Over' and 'Down' states.

If you are having difficulty understanding this, download the movie and look inside the symbol at the Hit Frame. To look inside the symbol double click it on stage.

Have fun with your buttons, make them wild and wonderful!