Flash Site Design - link from a flash file

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link from a flash file

Brian

2004-04-08, 10:30 pm

I'm extremely new to this but I have a very small flash file that I have
managed to place on my page saying 'Breaking News' and I need to be able to
have a link from this when I mouse over it. I can't seem to do this so what
is the method I need. I have used DWMX a lot but the usual way of dragging
and making a link doesn't seem to work.
Thanks a mil
Brian

creativity06

2004-04-08, 10:30 pm

Insert your text. Go to Insert -? Convert to Symbol. Select Button. Then double
click your button. Put keyframe
1. Insert a text field.
3. Select your text field (with the black arrow), and make sure you select the
whole thing.
4. Look at the top of the menu, and you will see INSERT.
5. Click INSERT> CONVERT TO SYMBOL.
6. Name your button whatever you like.
7. Then you will have a choice to pick if you want it to be a movie clip, a
graphic, or a button.
8. Click Button and click okay.
9. Now, double click your button and you will see the Up, Over, Down, and Hit
state.
10. The Up state is what the button will look like without you putting your
mouse on it. The Over state is when you put your mouse on the button. The Down
state is what you will see when you click the button. The Hit state is never
seen.The Hit state determines the boundaries for a button.
11. To put keyframes in your over,down,up, and hit states you use f6.
12. Now, go to your main movie and look at the top of the menu in flash and
click CONTROL> TEST MOVIE.
13. Then attach the following script to the button by going to Properties -?
Actions

on (release) {
getURL("http://www.changethistotheurlyouwouldliketolinkto.com", "_blank");
}

Brian

2004-04-21, 3:14 pm

Thanks for this.
Sorry if forgot to post back sooner.
Regards
Brian
"creativity06" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:c54rao$bli$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> Insert your text. Go to Insert -? Convert to Symbol. Select Button. Then
double
> click your button. Put keyframe
> 1. Insert a text field.
> 3. Select your text field (with the black arrow), and make sure you
select the
> whole thing.
> 4. Look at the top of the menu, and you will see INSERT.
> 5. Click INSERT> CONVERT TO SYMBOL.
> 6. Name your button whatever you like.
> 7. Then you will have a choice to pick if you want it to be a movie clip,
a
> graphic, or a button.
> 8. Click Button and click okay.
> 9. Now, double click your button and you will see the Up, Over, Down, and
Hit
> state.
> 10. The Up state is what the button will look like without you putting
your
> mouse on it. The Over state is when you put your mouse on the button. The
Down
> state is what you will see when you click the button. The Hit state is
never
> seen.The Hit state determines the boundaries for a button.
> 11. To put keyframes in your over,down,up, and hit states you use f6.
> 12. Now, go to your main movie and look at the top of the menu in flash
and
> click CONTROL> TEST MOVIE.
> 13. Then attach the following script to the button by going to
Properties -?
> Actions
>
>
>
> on (release) {
> getURL("http://www.changethistotheurlyouwouldliketolinkto.com",
"_blank");
> }
>