Re: Tell Target/On Mouse Over

[Tracy]

Here is how to do it:


After you creat your movie clip and drag an instance of it to your work

area, make sure it is selected and go up to the menu item "Modify -->

Instance".  This will bring up the "Instance Properties" window. Click on

the "Definition" tab if it is not in front and make sure that the movie

clip you wish to work with is selected in the scroll down list under

"Symbol". Then type in a name for the instance of your movie clip  in the

"Instance Name" area. Make sure that the "Movie Clip" radial button is

selected under the "Behavior" header. Click "OK".


Next, in your work area, select the button that you want to make control

the movie clip instance. Double click it or click to select and then go up

to "Modify --> Instance".  Click on the "Actions" tab to bring it to the

front. Click on the plus sign and pull down to the "Tell Target" command.

In the little box where it says "Target:" type in the name of your movie

clip instance. Then click on the plus sign again and select "Play".  Click

on "Ok".


Go up to the menu "Control --> Test Movie". Your button should now work. If

the movie clip plays before you click on the button you will need to close

the Test Movie window, go back to your work in progress and Edit your movie

clip. Double click the first frame of your clip and select the "Actions"

tab. Click on the plus sign and scroll down to "Stop". Click "Ok" and go to

"Control --> Test Movie" to view.


Tracy



>I've wrote this question before, but I guess no one felt like answering

>it, so I'll send it again =].  My question is that I have a button and I

>want it so that whenever someone rolls their mouse over the button, the

>center image would play a movie clip that I've made.  Up until this point,

>I've just edited the 'over' animation so that the animation would appear,

>but I found that very frustrating and tedious 'cause I had to align it

>correctly.  I know the tell target is used, because I've looked at the

>help file that comes with flash, but it doesn't explain things in detail.

>Can anyone help me out?

>

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