Re: FLASH: Glossary Using Flash

[Karin Christensen]

You could do this in a couple of ways.  Make the word in your text the

same color as the background which would hold the place but make it

invisible.  Then create a button with the word in the same type style

and point size.  Just put the button word over the invisible word in

the text.  Or you could keep the word in the original color and make a

rectangular transparent color button placing it over the word which

would highlight it.  In either case the over state could include the

definition or you could incorporate a tell target action to a mc with

definitions.

Karin


>This has probably been asked in some form before, but does anyone

know a way

>to highlight text within a text field and have the chosen text

function as a

>button?  I'm building a glossary and would like the user to be able

to

>select (point and click) text from a field, and upon selection, the

>text/button generates a definition.





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