Macromedia MAX 2005 - Anaheim, CA What’s New In Flash 8
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To make sure the rectangle covers the entire image area, double-click the rectangle to select it,
and then use the Property inspector to set its x and y coordinates both to 0, its width to 176,
and its height to 100.
Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) the Image Mask layer in the Timeline, and
select Mask from the context menu.
The layer is converted to a mask layer, indicated by a mask layer icon. The layer immediately
below it is linked to the mask layer, and its contents show through the filled area on the
mask.
Save your changes (File > Save).
At this point, if you were to test the application in the emulator, the animation you created would play
through to the end and then stop.
Adding Navigation and Text to the Specials Screen
In this section, you'll add interactivity to the specials screen that lets the user control the transition
between each animation. You'll also add dynamic text fields that display the name and description of
each image.
