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Step Three: Setting up the Buttons on Stage

1. Create a button and drag it onto the main stage or get one from the Common Library (Window > Common Libraries > Buttons). You will need eight buttons in total. Seven for the frog settings and one for the reset.
   
   Note: If you take a button from the Library avoid Component buttons as they work differently.
   
   
2. You will need to align the buttons on stage. To do this you need to open the Align panel: Window > Align
3. In the Align panel make sure the Align to Stage button not selected. It is gray when de-selected, white when selected.
4. Select 7 of the buttons (not the reset button).
5. In the Align panel click on the Align left edge button
6. In the Align panel click on the Space evenly vertically button:
   Your buttons should now be in a straight line and evenly spaced.
7. Select the text tool:
8. In the Property panel select: static text
9. In the Property panel deselect: Show Border Around Text
10. Click on the stage to create an insertion point for the text tool on stage.
11. Type the following Labels next to the buttons (each button label should have it's own text box):
    • Width: In Pixels
    • Height: In Pixels
    • Alpha: 0 - 100
    • Rotation: 0 - 360º
    • Visibility: 0 or 1
    • X Position: horizontal axis
    • Y Position: Vertical axis
    • Rest
12. Place the labels next to the buttons (the Align panel maybe helpful in this).
    
    Note: To type the degreeº symbol hold the Alt key down and type 0186 on the number pad. For other symbol codes open the program Character Map (Windows). Go to Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools. If it is not installed on your PC you can install it from the Windows CD (in your Control Panel go to Add/Remove Programs > Widows Setup > System Tools > Details and select Character Map- may vary in some operating systems).
    Otherwise: Open Word and go to Insert > Symbol and paste the symbol into Flash.

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