Using Flash Components - MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR MX 2004-USING DIRECTOR Use Manual

Using Flash components

Macromedia Flash MX 2004 components are bundled movie clips with ActionScript
programming interfaces. Director comes with a set of user interface components, including list
boxes, radio buttons, check boxes, a scroll pane, and more.
You can also add components to the existing set by creating your own in Flash MX 2004 and
dragging and dropping them into the Director Components folder. The Components folder is
located in the directory where you installed Director; the exact location within that directory
varies based on your operating system.
If you add new components, you must restart Director to use them. For more information about
the components that are bundled with Director, other component types, creating your own
components, and adding new components, see the Flash Documentation website at
www.macromedia.com/go/fl_documentation.
Selecting Flash components
You can select Flash components to use in your Director movie using the Flash component
section of the Library palette. You can also access components on the Tools palette. For more
information, see
To select components from the Library palette:
Select Window > Library palette.
1
Click the Components icon.
2
A list of Flash components appears.
"Selecting components using the Tool palette" on page 208.
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