Align Buttons - MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-FLASH Tutorials Manual

3. Select the Hit frame (Frame 4) of the Hit Area layer in the BTNLogo
Timeline, and press F6 to add a keyframe.
4.
In the Tools panel, select the Rectangle tool. The stroke and fill color
for the rectangle are unimportant. On the Stage, draw a rectangle that
covers, as closely as possible, the logo and text.
The rectangle now defines the clickable area of the button.
5.
Click Scene 1, above the upper-left side of the Stage, to exit symbol-
editing mode for the button.
6.
Select Control > Enable Simple Buttons.
7.
On the Stage, again move the pointer over the text.
The hit area changes to the shape of the rectangle that you drew.
8.
Select Control > Enable Simple Buttons to deselect that feature.

Align buttons

You can align buttons along horizontal and vertical axes using the
Align panel.
1.
In the Timeline, click the Content layer.
2.
Click Insert Layer below the Timeline.
3.
Double-click the layer name, type Animated Buttons as the new name
for the layer, and press Enter (Windows) or Return (Macintosh).
4. In the Library panel (Window > Library) select Button 1 and drag it to
the lower-right edge of the Stage. Precise placement isn't necessary.
5.
In the Instance Name text box in the Property inspector, give the button
the instance name links_btn.
6. Drag Button 2 and Button 3 from the Library panel, placing them to
the left of Button 1. Use the approximate spacing shown in the
following illustration:

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