Learn this tutorial and see how to create vertical flash menu in flash 8 using the Action Script. You can use this tutorial for any web site.Using this tutorial, you will also learn how to design vertical menu, how to apply action script code on it using the action script panel, how to animate it and more.



Step 1

Create a new flash document, choose Modify > Document (Ctrl+J), and set Width to 450, and Height to 250px. Frame rate set to 33 fps (Frames per Second).



Step 2

Double click on layer1 to rename its name in background. Insert a new layer and name it menu. After that, take the Rectangle Tool (R), click on Stroke color and choose No stroke, under Fill color set #A1958A, and draw a five "rectangle" 88,5x250 px which will represent a menu. See the picture below.



Step 3

Take the Text Tool (T), under Fill Color set #FFFFFF, and for the first field in menu, type "home".



Step 4

Then, choose Modify > Transform > Rotate 90° CW (Ctrl+Shift+9).



Step 5

Select the first field and text ("home"), press F8 key (Convert to Symbol) and convert this field and text into a Movie Clip Symbol. See the picture below.





Step 6

While the new made Movie Clip is still selected, open the Properties Panel (Ctrl+F3), and for  type button1.

Next:  Animation

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