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project: Get URL Action

 
   
 

description: In this tutorial you will learn how to create a link to the World Wide Web with the getURL action.

Files: The get_url.fla file is in the fla_files folder.

   
 
   
  step 1: Click on a button instance, Window > Actions (F9), and notice that the instance has a name (in this case, DMA). Navigate as shown and Double-Click on the getURL command. Type in the URL (or better yet, copy and paste it from a browser), hit Return and note the ActionScript. (Figure A)
   
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  step 2: Repeat for each button and Command-Return. (Figure B)
   
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  step 3: Now that may have seemed like a long drawn out process, but you'll find that with a little practice you'll be creating custom buttons in just a few minutes. The key is practice.Next up: The Hit State.
   
   
   
   
 
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