How to Make an Order Form in Flash
Many websites use Adobe Flash to add strong visual appeal and unusual qualities to the sites, by using animations and user interactive elements. As many businesses transfer to Flash-based sites as well as e-commerce shopping, they need to create and apply e-commerce elements such as order forms to the sites. A fairly strong understanding of ActionScript and Flash is necessary to make these elements.
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Instructions
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Create a background for the order form. This background should complement the rest of the site. Plan for various text fields you'll need to implement.
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Create labels for the elements that the user will either change or input, such as "address" and "email." Use the text tool to create these labels. Change the text type to "static text" on the properties panel. Position the labels on the form's background in the general area where the input fields will be located.
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Use the text tool to add text fields next to the labels. Change these text fields to "input text" in the properties panel. Give each one of these fields an instance name in the instance field box in the properties panel. It is best to name the input fields after their labels.
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Drag a combo box from the component panel onto the form's background. Add an instance name to the combo box. In the properties panel, select the "labels" field to open the values menu. Use the "+" to add fields to the combo box. These fields should be ordering options, such as "Product 1," "Product 2."
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Drag a list from the component panel onto the form's background. Give this component an instance name. Click the "labels" field to open the values menu. Add fields to this menu. These fields should show additional ordering options, or can be used instead of the combo box.
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Drag a button from the component panel onto the form's background. Give the button an instance name, and change the label of the button to "Submit."
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Add the ActionScript required to send the information to the server. The coding you need is not a simple copy-and-paste code and requires a special server setup. If you can't do the coding, consult an experienced software engineer or web developer.
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Tips & Warnings
Other components such as radio buttons and check boxes can aid in form design.
