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project: Making a Pull-Down Menu
 
   
 

description: In this tutorial you will learn how to make a pull-down menu like the one at right.

Files: The pull_down.fla file is in the fla_files folder.
   
 
   
  step 1: Open pull_down.fla and examine it. Double-Click on the Movie Clip instance on the stage and note that a Button instance resides with it. Use this file or create your own then watch the following movie and create the Labels Layer as shown. (Figure A)
   
  A
   
  step 2: Insert two additional layers (Actions and Invisible Buttons) then watch the following movie. Insert the additional keyframes and place a Stop Action as shown. (Figure B)
   
  B
   
  step 3: Select the button and text then Modify > Group. Once grouped, Option-Shift-Drag to duplicate the buttons as shown. (Figure C)
   
  C
   
  step 4: Select all the instances, Window > Align (Command-K), deselect Align to Stage, and select Space Evenly Vertically. (Figure D)
   
  D
   
  step 5: With all the instances selected, Modify > Ungroup, and change the text on the lower three buttons. (Figure E)
   
  E
   
  step 6: Select the keyframe as shown and drag an instance of the pre-made invisible button from the Library (Command-L). (Figure F)
   
  F
   
  step 7: With the invisible button selected, Window > Actions (F9), and set the goto action options as shown. (Figure G)
   
  G
   
  step 8: Resize and duplicate (Option-Drag) the invisible button as shown. (Figure H)
   
  H
   
  step 9: Return to Frame 1, select the button, and assign the actions as shown. (Figure I)
   
  I
   
  step 10: Command-Return to Test Movie. (Figure J)
   
  J
   
  step 11: Once you build a series of scenes you can assign other actions to the individual buttons (and, of course, give the buttons more meaningful names).
   
   
   
   
 
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