Adding Actions to Buttons

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Flash 5 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide

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Introduction

Ch. 1. The Flash Editor

Ch. 2. Creating Simple Graphics

Ch. 3. Modifying Simple Graphics

Ch. 4. Complex Graphics on a Single Layer

Ch. 5. Graphics on Multiple Layers

Ch. 6. Saving and Reusing Graphic Elements

Ch. 7. Using Non-Flash Graphics

Ch. 8. Frame-by- Frame Animations

Ch. 9. Animation with Motion Tweening

Ch. 10. Animation with Shape Tweening

Ch. 11. More- Complex Animation Tasks

Ch. 12. Interactivity with Simple Frame Actions

Ch. 13. Interactivity with Objects

Creating a Basic Rollover Button

Previewing Buttons in Movie-Editing Mode

Creating Buttons That Change Shape

Creating a Fully Animated Button

Adding Actions to Buttons

Using On Mouse Event

Creating Buttons That Respond to Mouse Events

Triggering Button Actions from the Keyboard

Creating an Invisible Button

Creating a Button with Multiple Hot Spots

Adding Actions to Movie Clips

Previewing Button and Movie-Clip Actions in Test Mode

Ch. 14. Adding Sound to Your Movies

Ch. 15. Introducing Complex Interactivity

Ch. 16. Delivering Movies to Your Audience

Appx. A. Keyboard Shortcuts

Adding Actions to Buttons

All Flash buttons have certain actions built in. By default, when you move the mouse into the button area, Flash jumps to the Over frame; when you click the button, Flash takes you to the Down frame. To create more interactivity or to refine the way a button responds to a user's mouse movements, you attach ActionScripts to an instance of a button. The process is similar to adding frame actions (see Chapter 12), except that you create your scripts in the Object Actions panel.

To access the Object Actions panel:

Click the Stage, or select an object (a button or a movie-clip symbol) on the Stage.

If the Object Actions panel is not currently active, do one of the following:

From the Window menu, choose Actions.
In the Launcher bar at the bottom of the Stage, click the Show Actions button (Figure 13.16).

Figure 13.16. When the Stage has focus (when the dark border appears around the Stage) choose Window > Actions (top) or click the Show Actions button in the Launcher bar (bottom) to access the Object Actions panel. To set focus on the Stage, click it or select items on it.

The Object Actions panel opens or comes to the front if it's grouped in a window with other panels.

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Chapter 13. Interactivity with Objects > Adding Actions to Buttons

Adding Actions to Buttons

Figure 13.16. When the Stage has focus (when the dark border appears around the Stage) choose Window > Actions (top) or click the Show Actions button in the Launcher bar (bottom) to access the Object Actions panel. To set focus on the Stage, click it or select items on it.