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Procedure
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prepping for the exercise
- view finished menu
- download starter files
- examine downloaded files
- duplicate "menu-start.fla", rename "menu.fla", open in flash
creating the master menu in flash
- window > panel sets > default layout
- edit > select all, make symbol (movie clip) (F8)
- double click symbol to edit symbol on stage
- create new layers: labels, actions, heartland, buttons1, buttons2,
buttons3, green, color1, color2, color3 (in this order)
- create symbols of each color bar (graphic) (F8)
- move color bars to appropriate layers
- move type to appropriate layers
- extend heartland and green to frame 20 (F5)
- color1: insert keyframe on 5, tween, move art on frame 1
up
- repeat with color2 between frames 6 and 10
- repeat with color3 between frames 11 and 15
- copy frames 11-15 and paste into frames 16-20
- actions layer: add stop action on frames 5, 10, 15, 20
- add labels: frame 6 "activities", frame 11 "spa_treatments",
frame 16 "spa_activities"
- button1 layer: move to frame 5, extend art to frame
20 (F5)
- drag "color 2" symbol onto stage, resize to match
rollover area for "about us"
- convert to symbol "button1" (button) (F8)
- double click symbol to edit symbol on stage
- drag art to "over" state, copy art to "down" state and "hit"
state (F6)
- return to "menu"
- assign action to button: "goto" "frame label" "activities" (release=yes;
over=yes)
- copy button to other menu items, resize
- repeat with button2 and button3
- test movie (cmd+RETURN)
- add additional frames, labels as needed (note: action script
for "contact" needs to be handled slightly differently)
publishing
- file > publish settings, format (.swf & .html), flash
(version 4, no loop); publish
- modify "menu.html" in dreamweaver, margins=0
- test site in browser, resize browser
- publish your uploadable files for grading
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