Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Flash: Buttons

Making buttons in flash isn't as difficult as you might think.  You can make a drawing (or even just a circle, square, or other shape) and convert it to a button.
  1. Draw the shape(s) that you would like to become the button.
  2. Select the shape(s) either by clicking/shift-clicking on them or drag a box around them.
  3. Select MODIFY > CONVERT TO SYMBOL (or right-click the selected shapes and choose Convert to Symbol)
  4. Select the "Button" option.
  5. Notice that the "timeline" has been replaced with 4 squares -- or "button states".  
    1. Up: This is what your button will look like when untouched.
    2. Over: This is what your button will look like when you move your mouse over it.
    3. Down: This is what your button will look like when you click it.
    4. Hit: This is the area of the button that is "encounterable".  
  6. Adjust your button states to set how your button will appear to users.
  7. Do a CTRL+ENTER to test your movie and see how your button works.

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