Using Flash Component - Working with Components

In this little tips, you’ll use several Macromedia Flash (FLA) files and ActionScript class files to learn how to add components to a document and set their properties.

The files used in this session are TipCalulator.fla and TipCalculator.swf. The files are installed in the following locations on your hard disk:

• (Windows) Program Files\Macromedia\Flash 8\Samples and Tutorials\Samples\Components\TipCalculator
• (Macintosh) Applications/Macromedia Flash 8/Samples and Tutorials/Samples/ Components/TipCalculator

All components in the user-level configuration/Components directory are displayed in the Components panel.
To display the Components panel:

Select Window > Components.

To display components that were installed after Flash starts:

1. Select Window > Components.
2. Select Reload from the Components panel pop-up menu.