This tutorial will teach you how to Increase and decrease a Movie Clip using  buttons and Action Script in flash 8.



Step 1

Create a new flash document, take the Line Tool (N) and draw a "star" like it is shown on the picture below.





Step 2

Press Ctrl+A and after that F8 on the keyboard, to convert your "star" into a Movie Clip.

 

Step 3

While your new made Movie Clip ("star") is still selected, open the Properties Panel (Ctrl+F3), and under type star.



Step 4

Click on Window > Components to open the Components Panel.

Step 5

After that from Components Panel choose Button and using drag 'n' drop technique move it on the stage. See the picture below!



Step 6

While your button is still selected, from the Properties Panel under type ButtonDecrease.

Step 7

Select the button and press Ctrl+D on the keyboard to duplicate it.

Step 8

With the new copy of the Button instance selected, rename the instance to ButtonIncrease.

Step 9

Insert a new layer and name it Action.



Step 10

Click on the first frame of layer Action, open the Action Script Panel (F9), and paste this script:

ButtonIncrease.onRelease = function():Void{
with (star){
_xscale += 7;
_yscale += 7;
}
};

ButtonDecrease.onRelease = function():Void{
with (star){
_xscale -= 7;
_yscale -= 7;
}
};

We're done!


Test your Movie (Ctrl+Enter).

Download source file (.fla)

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