FLASH Buttons - Part III

Above we make use of a Blank Keyframe. What is the difference between Keyframe and Blank Keyframe? Inserting Keyframe copies the previous frame contents in the new keyframe while inserting Blank Keyframe creates only a new frame with no contents.

Linking button to URL

Right-click on a button and choose Actions. Click on (release) { script and press Delete key. The statement gotoAndStop(5);will also delete because it was embedded in the braces. Here be sure that all actions are deleted. Click Plus sign and choose Get URL from Basic Actions. In the URL box below, type http://www.suite101.com/. Test your movie by choosing Control > Test Movie.

E-Mail Link

You might have experienced while surfing the web that some email links open a new email message window. How it works? Type mailto:umais@suite101.com in the above URL box. For example, action scripts should look like as below.

on (release) {
getURL ("mailto:umais@suite101.com");
}

Following are the list of Action Scripts used in this article.

Go To
Stop
Get URL
On Mouse Event

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