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| Creating the Buttons |
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| In part 3 we're going to be creatig the buttons for the drop down menu, but first make a new layer called 'bar'. Import (File > Import > Import to Stage) the bar graphic onto the new layer, placing at the positions shown below, |
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| Now we're going to create a button, that will be used to activate the drop down menu. So, create a layer called 'main button'. Use the rectangle tool to create a dark grey (#898989) rectangle, and use the selection tool to cut off the bottom. |
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| Convert the rectangle into an button symbol called 'mainButton' |
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| Go into the 'mainButton,' create a key frame at the over state, and then increate the darkness of the rectangle. |
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| Create a new layer called text, and then add some text for the main button. |
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| Next we're going to make the drop down menu sub buttons, which we'll later write the actionscript to attach them dynamically. For the moment we'll create the sub buttons temporarily on the stage, so create a new layer, and then create a rectangle. The outline is grey (#CCCCCC) and the fill is white. |
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| Convert the rectangle to an MC called subButton, giving it an identifier of the same name, |
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| Go into the subButton MC and create a key frame on frame 2. Change the color of the fill color to something you'd like as the sub button is rolled over. I've used a peach color (#F1E3DE) |
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| Next add the text on a new layer, using the setting shown below. It's important to make it 'dynamic' so that it has the ability to change while the SWF file is being viewed. We also need to give it a var (txt) so that the name of the button can be assigned dynamically. |
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