Re: FLASH: NEWBIE

[Mark Sheppard]

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> OK, so I am kinda a neophite Flasher.

>

> I have created a button that I want to link to a url. I created the button

> and made an action on the "down" of "get URL" and then entered the address

> but nothing happens. What dum newbie mistake am I making?



You don't want to put the action in the button it's self.


drag an instance of the button out to the timeline, then double click (or

right click / properties) the instance and put your get URL in the actions

tab there.


The button is re-useable, meaning you can have the same button on the page

hundreds of times, with a different action  for every one, OR you can even

have the exact same one button do different things at different points in

time separated by key frames).


Sounds confusing at first but once you play around with it you'll see.

HTH

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Mark Sheppard

AKA Zachnefein

zach29columbus [dot] rr [dot] com

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