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Glowing neon playback control buttons

November 4th, 2008 16 Comments

In this easy lesson made for Flash 8 professional I will show you how to create a set of cool, neon glow playback control buttons easily. No other applications will be used to create these buttons, because Flash has so much power on its own! You will see: How to use the basic shapes to […]

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ActionScript drop-down menu – part 1 of 3

November 1st, 2008 99 Comments

In this easy tutorial made for Flash 8 I will show you how to create a set of cool drop-down menus for your Flash website. You will see and learn: How to create a generic menu button and prepare it for dynamic use, How to use a loop to create the main horizontal menu bar, […]

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How to make an amazing button in Flash using ActionScript only

October 28th, 2008 63 Comments

In this easy ActionScript lesson I will explain to you how to create professional, clean and polished buttons. No design tools will be used in this tutorial. Just pure ActionScript code! Please note that this is a lesson made for Flash 8 pro. You will learn how to: Create new movie clips from scratch, Create […]

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How to make a menu with gel buttons encased in metal

October 26th, 2008 5 Comments

In this easy lesson made for Flash 8 professional I will explain to you how to create a cool website menu, with gel buttons, that are encased (inset) in a metal background. You will, among other things, learn the following Flash techniques: How to use the linear gradient fill option to create a realistic metal […]

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How to make a complete Flash website navigation system with a built-in preloader for external content – part 1 of 4

October 24th, 2008 Comments Off on How to make a complete Flash website navigation system with a built-in preloader for external content – part 1 of 4

In this thoroughly explained, detailed lesson made for Flash 8, I will show you how to create a really cool, complete Flash website navigation and loading system. The menu that you will make has a built-in animated preloader. You will learn: How to design a menu with a built-in preloader (a numerical one), How to […]

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Applying the blur filter to buttons via ActionScript

October 23rd, 2008 16 Comments

In one of my previous tutorials, I have explained how to make a cool sharp/blur effect by applying filters to symbols on the stage and making transitions via motion tweens. This time, I will show you how to apply the blur filter to objects in Flash through some simple ActionScript code. You will learn the […]

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How to make pixel buttons in Flash

October 22nd, 2008 3 Comments

In this detailed lesson for Flash 8 professional I will show you how to create one of this nifty, sharp-looking pixel buttons. You will use exclusively the design tools and effects available in Flash 8 professional to create the pixel button. You will learn the following Flash techniques: How to use the Rectangle tool to […]

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How to make a minimalistic vertical menu with a slider

October 21st, 2008 14 Comments

In this easy lesson made for Flash 8 and ActionScript 2.0, I will show you how to create a really nice easing slider, for a minimalistic vertical menu. In this tutorial, you will learn: How to create minimalistic menu buttons, How to quickly duplicate the buttons, How to write a really simple but effective ActionScript […]

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Design a big animated promo button with scrolling text

October 15th, 2008 5 Comments

In this easy Flash 8 tutorial, I will show you how easy it is to make an attractive and effective promo button. You will learn the following design techniques during the process of making this button: How to make a nested animation – one that continually moves inside the button symbol itself, How to use […]

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How to make a shiny rollover effect for a movie clip that will function as a button

October 14th, 2008 20 Comments

In this easy tutorial made for Flash MX, Flash MX 2004 or Flash 8, you will learn to create a shiny animated effect which will appear once a user rolls his mouse over a button. Many visitors to my site have asked me to explain how to make this kind of effect once they have […]

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