How to Add a Web Page to a Flash Movie

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Link to other websites directly from your Flash movie.

If you're watching a Flash movie, it can be convenient to have the option to go to a related Web page directly from the movie. Adding a Web page link to a Flash movie is a bit more complicated than doing so in basic HTML and Web design, but not greatly so. The steps necessary to create the link are no more difficult that making the Flash movie in the first place.

Instructions

    • 1

      Open your movie file in Adobe Flash.

    • 2

      Go the portion of the movie where you want to add a Web link.

    • 3

      Import an image to use as the link button. To do this, click "File," then "Import." Select an image and click "Open."

    • 4

      Select the image and convert it to a symbol by clicking "Insert" and "Convert to Symbol" in the top menu. When the Behavior list appears, select "Button" and click "OK."

    • 5

      Right-click the image and choose "Actions" from the menu.

    • 6

      Click the "+" sign in the Object Actions box, then select "Basic Actions" and "Get URL."

    • 7

      Enter the URL of the website that you want to link to.

    • 8

      Select target in the Window field, then close the Object Actions box.

Tips & Warnings

  • Test your Web link by clicking "Control," then "Test Movie" from the top menu.

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References

  • Photo Credit Internet hyperlink image by Star from Fotolia.com

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