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Flash - Menu that Swings In

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Step Six: Placing the Menu

1. When you have finished go back to the Main Stage by clicking on the Tab:
2. If your Graphics Layer is not locked, lock it:
3. Click on the Insert Layer button:
4. Rename the new Layer to: Buttons
5. If your Library is closed, open it: Window > Library (F11)
6. Drag from the Library on to the Stage all your: Movie Clips (Not the Buttons)
7. Position the Movie Clips to the Left and just: Off Stage
8. You may want to use your Align Panel to get them in a straight line and spaced evenly: Window > Align (Ctrl K)
   
   
   The Movie Clips are on the left and are just off stage.
   
   
9. If the Property Inspector is closed, open it: Window > Properties (Ctrl F3)
10. Select the first Movie Clip and give it an Instance Name of: MC1
    
    Note: Do not type a space between the MC and the 1. It must be one word: MC1
    
    
    The Instance Name for:MC1
    
    
11. Give as Instance Name the next Movie Clip: MC2
12. Give Instance Names to the rest of the buttons: MC3 etc.
    
    
13. You may need to re-arrange the order of the Layers. They should look like this:
    
    
    The Layer Order has been changed.

    Note: The Menu Bar needs to cover the Buttons which is why it is the top Layer. The Buttons should swing onto the Stage over the Graphics.