MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004-LEARNING FLASH, Manual

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CHAPTER 9
Add Animation and Navigation to Buttons
A button is a symbol that contains special frames for different button states, such as when the
user’s mouse pointer is over the button or when the user clicks the button. When you select the
Button behavior for a new symbol, Macromedia Flash MX 2004 and Macromedia Flash MX
Professional 2004 create the Timeline for the button states. You can add navigation to buttons by
using behaviors or by writing ActionScript.
In this lesson, you’ll learn about creating and modifying buttons, including adding animation to a
button. Specifically, you’ll learn how to complete the following tasks:
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Create a button from grouped objects
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Name a button instance
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View the hit area of a button
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Change the hit area of a button
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Align buttons
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Create animation for a button state
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Add an action to a button
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Add navigation to a button
If you are not familiar with symbols and instances, before taking this lesson select Help >
How Do I > Basic Flash > Create Symbols and Instances to take that lesson.