Button Actions and Frame Actions

For people who are learning Flash or are scared of ActionScript, Macromedia have provided not only Behaviors complete mini scripts that you can customize, but also Actions pre-written pieces of code that you can combine and customize for your own requirements.

Actions can be attached to frames as well as to buttons, for example, to pause on a frame or for making a new movie load or to loop a sequence.

Movie clip symbols and frame actions can be contained within button symbols to create a more complex piece. However, you cannot put button symbols within button symbols.

We will now look at creating a simple menu using frame actions and behaviors.