4) In the "Up" frame of new "Check
Box Button" Symbol, draw the check or circle which will indicate
that the box has been checked, on the side, not in the box itself. For
checks it is good to use the angled brush. Once the check has been drawn,
select it and group it to keep it from merging with the border later.
5) In our button, copy the "Up" frame into
the "Down" frame of the button. Then move the check or circle
that indicates that the box is checked into the box.
6) Copy the "Down" frame into the "Hit"
frame and return to the "Up" frame to cut the stray item that
shows the box checked. We did this copying to ensure that the check
box itself does not move. We are now "cutting" the item from
the "Up" frame because we are going to paste it elsewhere.
7) Return to the "Check Box" movie clip
for editing. Insert a new "Movie Clip"
8) Insert a new frame into the frame 2 location of
the new "Check" movie clip and paste the check from the clipboard
into that frame. Frame 1 should remain clear.
9) Insert a new layer above Layer 1 and call it "Events".
Put a stop action in each frame, 1 and 2 of the "Events" layer.
(Frame 2 will require a new blank keyframe)
10) Return to the "Check Box" movie clip
for editing. Edit the Properties of the "Check" Symbol and
name the Instance "Check" and hit "Ok"
11) Edit the Properties of the "Check Box Button"
Symbol and insert the following action script:
On (Release)
If (Checked = 0)
// Expression = Expr.
Set Variable: "Checked"
= 1
// Variable
= String, Value = Expr.
Begin Tell Target ("Check")
// Target = String
Go to and Stop
(2)
End Tell Target
Else
Set Variable: "Checked"
= 0
// Variable = String, Value =
Expr.
Begin Tell Target ("Check")
// Target = String
Go to and Stop
(1)
End Tell Target
End If
End On
12) Name the instance of the "Check Box"
Symbol on the stage "Enabled".
13) The only thing left to do is to coordinate the
location of the "Check" movie clip with the button image by
going back and forth between testing the movie and adjusting the "Check"
movie clip's location. If you zoom in, it gives you finer control over
the adjustment.
14) To use the variables in each check box, refer
to the name of each instance of the "Check Box" symbol like
this: Enabled:Checked (where "Enabled" is an instance of our
check box like in this example.) and make sure that the scripting is
set to Expression. Just name each instance of the "Check Box"
Movie Clip different and you're set.
