Hello All I am new to the forums so please be patient. I am having a problem calling a gotoAndPlay() command across _levels in my movie. I have the basic movie at _level0. I then load my content, navigation, and other elements into other levels 1-4. _level3 is the navigation. On ...more >>

I just got the Flash software and downloaded it to my computer and if I double click to open it, it doesn't work....I mean, the icon will show up for a about 1 to 2 secs and it seems like it's trying to open, but it abrupty stops and it doesn't open at all. Of course per software requirement, ...more >>

I have eight buttons. Each button plays a different sound. If the sound is playing from button1 & I press button2 the sound from button2 plays over the first sound. How do I get it so that when I press button2 the sounds from all the other buttons stops & ONLY the sound from button2 pl...more >>

i am using flash mx, and my objects are converted to symbols of type movie. now, when i create a motion tween between frames, it takes all the objects, groups them, and moves them left. any idea what's going on?! ...more >>

can anyone let me know how to add a link to a flash movie please. Thanks...more >>

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi all, I've come accross a problem and can't work out a solution. I'm trying to create a horizontal menu with 5 buttons and 3 of these buttons have drop down sub menus. I've followed the tutorial on this site a...more >>

I would certainly appreciate know how to stop a movie after it plays 2 times. I've tried everything I know. Action script in last keyframe.... as follows. counter++; if(counter<2) { gotoAndPlay(1); } This doesn't work. Why isn't there a box that says - Play Movie X times and...more >>

When I use a JPG and/or a GIF file as the rollover image in a button, they appear blurry or extremely bitmapped in the final movie. The strange thing is, they look perfect when I'm working with them on the stage. What am I doing wrong? This only happens when the image is placed on the but...more >>

I made a simple layout intro and when i go to publish it as an HTML and upload to a server noone can see anything on the page. Not even me. Is there any scripts or settings i am missing when i publish the file? ...more >>

I have 4 pictures that i converted into buttons and then placed into movieclip. when i paly the clip the first button works but the rest doesn't. also when i return to the first picture the button doesn't work as well... what am i missing? here is the link to the file: http://dryfi...more >>

my button doesnt work in professional, ive checked, its not a movie clip, i did up,over,down, and hit, but there must be something wrong with the actionscript, some one help me???...more >>

How do you get Flash MX 2004 to run for the Users group or a member of the Users group? I've changed permissions on HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Macromedia, C:\Program Files\Common Files\Macromedia, C:\Program Files\Common Files\Macromedia Shared, and C:\Program Files\Macromedia, and still ...more >>

New to Flash. Using MX. How can I make my skip intro button go to my main page? ...more >>

Can anyone help with generator in flash 5. is it a separate program because it seems to be greyed out. Thanks...more >>

Hello, I am a newbie in flash. I just want to make a link on a flash (.swf) as when someone click on the flash animation he launch a new web page. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Leo -- ...more >>

A lot of sites use flash to create an interactive timeline of the comapny or organization's events. does anyone has a sample FLA file that I can look at on how they created one? i find lots of timelines, but just no FLA files...please help ...more >>

Hello to all, I am new to flash and i am working on text animation. How can i do bullets and numbering in flash. where can i get the tutorial on text animation in flash. thank you in advance, vishnu....more >>

I have made a flash button up/over/down/hit. It has been saved but when I open it and run my mouse over it, all it does is loop through all of the 4 states continuously. Any ideas what I could be doing wrong. Thanks ...more >>

Is there a way to detect if the mouse cursor leaves the flash banner? ...more >>

hello, i downloaded a scroll bar from http://www.flashkit.com/movies/Smart_Clips/Other/txtscrol-Michael_-3668/index.ph p could someone please help me in editing the text in this flash file. i would like to insert my resume copy/paste manner thanks ...more >>

Hi, I'm new to Flash and I'm wondering if there is a way to crop my Flash animation file. Ex. I have a logo that does a 360 degrees rotation and now I like to just save the logo portion and not the entire document work area. Is there a way to crop a SWF file? Thank you Maz. ...more >>

Hi All, I am looking for some help in creating a simple flash audio player such as the one at http://www.acdcrocks.com/ . Ideally it would be to play .wma or.mp3 formats. I am creating a site for a friend of mine who is venturing on a music career and I am doing it as a favour as he knows n...more >>

Can I start a Flash movie by placing the mouse over the flash image (first frame), and then stop it when mouse is removed? How? An easy way I hope, like a parameter where flash is embedded..? TIA ...more >>

see at http://www.yetisports.org/ the last version (with albatros), in stand alone format (download secion) as penguin icon and other label than the standard "Macromedia Flash Player" How do i make the same thing ?? thanks for any response :) Thierry...more >>

hi, i downloaded a text scroll from actionscript.org and i am having problems editing the text which was supplied with this flash file. any suggestions? the file is titled scroll columns...more >>

I'm new to Flash, so please excuse me for asking what is probably a very basic question. I have created a movie which contains a movie clip named "MainMenu". The clip contains several buttons. Each button loads an external .swf file using the "LoadMovieNum" function. When I first tried...more >>