Source Files:Download Objectives: This lesson will
introduce you to incorporating the Flash MX ScrollPane component
into your movies for the purpose of scrolling thumbnails to load
external .swf movies. Tools & Techniques: ScrollPane
Component, Property inspector, Movie Clips, ActionScript, Symbol
Properties and Linkage
Step 1: Getting Started
We
started by creating a new Flash movie and then creating 8
graphic symbols that will be used as our thumbnails. We also
created larger .swf movies for each thumbnail that we'll later
load into the main movie.
While this isn't necessary for demonstrating how to create
and use the ScrollPane, we thought it would be of greater
benefit to demonstrate the technique in a complete project. We
have a tutorial on Loading Movies.
Select all the graphics
and/or buttons you want to scroll and
convert them to a Movie Clip by clicking F8 and
selecting Movie Clip.
In the Name field, give your
Movie Clip a name. If your Symbol window isn't already
expanded, click the Advanced button to expand it
Select "Export for ActionScript"
under the Linkage section. You'll notice your Movie Clip's
name is automatically inserted into the "Identifier" field.
