MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-DEVELOPING FLASH LITE Develop Manual page 23

3.
In the Timeline (Window > Timeline), select the layer named Menu Buttons.
4.
Drag an instance of the News Button symbol from the Library panel to the Stage.
5.
Repeat step 4 for the Sports and Weather buttons.
6.
Align the three buttons vertically, as the following image shows:
7.
In the Tools palette, select the Text tool and create a text field along the bottom of
the Stage.
This text field displays a short message when the user rolls over each menu item.
8.
With the new text field still selected, do the following in the Property inspector:
a.
Select Dynamic Text from the Text Type pop-up menu.
b. Type status in the Var text box.
9.
On the Stage, select the News button and open the Actions panel (Window > Actions).
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