Progressive flash menu

Date: 8.2.2007, 23:6 Total views: 56980

This detailed tutorial will show you how to create progressive flash menu in flash, using the Action Script. You can use this menu for any web site. Using this tutorial, you will also learn how to design menu, how to animate it, how to create instance name and much much more!

Example:

Step 1

Open a new Flash document. Select Modify > Document (shortcut key: Ctrl+J ). Set the width of your document to 320 pixels and the height to 240 pixels. In the window that opens, find the Frame rate field and enter 60 inside it. For Backgroud color set #30535F and press ok.See the picture below.

Step 2

Select the Text tool (T) and open the Properties Panel (Ctrl+F3).Then, choose the following options:

a) Select a Static Text field.
b) Select a Vedrana font family.
c) Choose 12 as font size.
d) Select white as color.

Then, type "HOME". See the picture below.

Step 3

Take the Rectangle Tool (R).In the Colors portion of the Tool panel, block the Stroke color by clicking on the little pencil icon and then on the small square with the red diagonal line. For Fill color choose #025988, and draw a "rectangle" about 7.5x7.5 px. frome the left side of text ("HOME"). See the picture below.

Step 4

In an equivalent way, create the whole menu. See the picture below.

Step 5

Take the Selection Tool (V) and click once on "HOME" text to select it. Then press F8 key (or select Modify > Convert to Symbol ) to convert it into a Movie Clip symbol.

Step 6

Go to the Properties Panel (Ctrl+F3),below the scene to its left side. You will find the Instance name input field there. Name this Movie Clip home_mc. See the picture below.

Step 7

Double-click on the movie clip on stage with the Selection tool (V).You should now be inside the movie clip.

Step 8

Take the Selection Tool (V) and select only the "rectangle" (See step 3). After that press Ctrl+X key (Cut), create a new layer (layer 2), select it and press Ctrl+Shift+V (Paste in Place).

Step 9

Go back on layer 1 (text layer), select it, press F8 key (Convert to Symbol) to convert it into a Movie Clip Symbol.

Step 10

Click on frame 20 and press F6 key (Keyframe). Take the Selection Tool (V), press and hold down Shift key and do like it is shown on the picture below.

Step 11

Select again the text ("HOME"), go to the Properties Panel once again and click on the Properties tab. On the right, you will see the Color menu. Select the Tint, for color set #FB7147 and for Tint Amount set 100% See the picture below.

Step 12

Right-click anywhere on the gray area between the two keyframes on the timeline and choose Create Motion Tween from the menu that appears.

Step 13

Lock layer 1, select layer 2 and press F8 key and convert it into a Movie Clip Symbol.

Step 14

Click on frame 20 and press F6. Then, select the "rectangle" and repeat step 12.

Step 15

Right-click anywhere on the gray area between the two keyframes on the timeline and choose Create Motion Tween from the menu that appears. After that go to the Properties Panel once again and click on the Properties tab. On the left, you will see the Rotate menu.Select the CW. See the picture below.

Step 16

Click on frame 20, open the Action Script Panel (F9), and type this:

stop();

Step 17

Go back on the main scene (Scene1). Cretae a new layer and name it Invisible Button1. After that, create the "Invisible Button" over the "HOME" button. See the picture below.

Step 18

Take the Selection Tool (V), click once on the "Invisible Button" to select it,go to the Action Script Panel and enter the following Action Script inside the Actions panel:

on (rollOver) {
_root.mouse_over_home = true;
}

on (rollOut) {
_root.mouse_over_home = fstartlse;
}

on (release){
getURL("http://www.flashfridge.com/", "blank");
}

Step 19

Create a new layer and name it Action. Click on the first frame and enter the following Action Script inside the Actions panel:

_root.home.onEnterFrame = function() {
if (mouse_over_home) {
_root.home.nextFrame();
} else {
_root.home.prevFrame();
}
};

We're done for the first button in menu. Repeat this steps for every other buttons in menu.

Bye!

Download source file (.fla)