swfchan: Simplest Button Tutorial.swf (info)

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So you wanna
make a button eh?

I Can Help

Just Click Here --->

GO!

Well First You Wanna
Make A Circle
(this will be your play
button)

this will do

NEXT
you will want to
convert it to a "button"
symbol

BACK

Then you click the
button while it is in the
library and then double
click on it while it's in
the library window!

You shall see a page that looks like
this where the time line used to be!

over

down

hit

really
bad
imitatin
of key
frames

I will explain on next page!

My sorta detailed definitions

Up: how the button will look when it is just sitting there
(no mouse over it or clicking)

Over: pretty self-explanitory. But this is how the button
looks when mouse is over the button (not clicking)

Down: this is how it looks when you are holding the
mouse button down on button.

Tips: this is just like drawning normally
(i.e. inserting keyframes etc.)

Hit: where the cursor needs to be to be able to
click(but i never mess with this)

UP!

OVER!

DOWN!

Once you have that done go the to
frame your button is on and
highlight it.

Once you have done that then you will
need to click "Actions" tab
(normally at the bottom near
"Properties" tab)
or press F9

You will see what looks like the
notepad pop up.
Then type this in to it (this will be in
the description)
I'm not letting you copy this because
you should remember this.

on(release){
gotoAndPlay(*);
}

more explained in the
next page

Where the asterisk (*) is put the
frame no. that you want the
button to lead to.
heres an example!

on(release){
gotoAndPlay(1);
}

this means it
will go to and
play frame 1

Also an example of
a "replay" button...

IMPORTANT TIP!

If you want the button to go to the next page
but stop (like these buttons on this flash) then
make the actionscript for the button this

on(release){
gotoAndStop(*)
}

After that your button should work!

ActionScript [AS1/AS2]

Frame 1
	stop();
Frame 2
	stop();
Frame 3
	stop();
Frame 4
	stop();
Frame 5
	stop();
Frame 6
	stop();
Frame 7
	stop();
Frame 8
	stop();
Frame 9
	stop();
Frame 10
	stop();
Frame 11
	stop();
Symbol 8 Button
on (release) {
	gotoAndStop (2);
}
Symbol 17 Button
on (release) {
	gotoAndStop (3);
}
Symbol 20 Button
on (release) {
	gotoAndStop (4);
}
Symbol 23 Button
on (release) {
	gotoAndPlay (2);
}
Symbol 26 Button
on (release) {
	gotoAndStop (5);
}
Symbol 27 Button
on (release) {
	gotoAndPlay (3);
}
Symbol 37 Button
on (release) {
	gotoAndStop (6);
}
Symbol 38 Button
on (release) {
	gotoAndPlay (4);
}
Symbol 45 Button
on (release) {
	gotoAndStop (7);
}
Symbol 47 Button
on (release) {
	gotoAndStop (5);
}
Symbol 55 Button
on (release) {
	gotoAndStop (8);
}
Symbol 56 Button
on (release) {
	gotoAndStop (6);
}
Symbol 60 Button
on (release) {
	gotoAndStop (9);
}
Symbol 62 Button
on (release) {
	gotoAndStop (7);
}
Symbol 63 Button
on (release) {
	gotoAndStop (8);
}
Symbol 64 Button
on (release) {
	gotoAndStop (10);
}
Symbol 73 Button
on (release) {
	gotoAndPlay (9);
}
Symbol 74 Button
on (release) {
	gotoAndPlay (11);
}
Symbol 79 Button
on (release) {
	gotoAndPlay (1);
}

Library Items

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Symbol 56 Button	Uses:21 22	Used by:Timeline
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Symbol 63 Button	Uses:21 22	Used by:Timeline
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Symbol 66 Text	Uses:1	Used by:Timeline
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Symbol 75 Text	Uses:1	Used by:Timeline
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Symbol 77 Text	Uses:1	Used by:Timeline
Symbol 78 Graphic	Used by:79
Symbol 79 Button	Uses:78	Used by:Timeline

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