MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-FLASH Tutorials Manual page 85

To create a tab order in this lesson, use one of the following procedures. To
create a reading order along with a tab order, follow the procedure to
control the tab order and reading order using ActionScript.
If you have Flash Professional 8, you can follow this procedure to create a
tab order using the Accessibility panel:
1. With the Accessibility panel open, select the logo_mc instance at the top
of the Stage. In the Accessibility panel, enter 1 in the Tab Index
text box.
2. Continue to select each instance on the Stage and enter a tab order
number in the Tab Index text box, using information from the
following table:
Instance name
logo_mc
dealers_btn
orders_btn
research_btn
text4_txt (the text
above the Overview
button that reads
TRIO ZX2004)
overview_btn
powerplant_btn
news_btn
safety_mc
text8_txt
text9_txt
bevel_mc (the bar
along the bottom of
the Stage)
Enter the following number in the Tab
Index text box
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
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