Time for action – creating a simple interactive menu

Follow the given steps:

1. First of all, we need a simple graphic for the buttons. As you already know my programming art style, I have created three very simple images in Adobe Photoshop.

   

2. Now, start Flash and create a new ActionScript 2.0 project. Import the three PNGs for the buttons. Create a new movieclip in the library (right-click in Library) and call it something like MyButton.

3. Open the MyButton movieclip and create three keyframes. Place button_out.png into the first keyframe, button_over.png into the second keyframe, and button_down.png into the third keyframe. Now click on each keyframe and type in the label names—out for the first, over for the second, and down for the third keyframe (you can define the label name in the PROPERTIES panel if you click on a keyframe).

4. Create a new layer, and add a dynamic textbox to it. Give it the instance name btnText. Make sure you embed the font (Lowercase and Uppercase). It is also important to...