Make a pic into a button

Question

I am new to flash. I want to make a picture into a button to
link to a URL. How do I do this? please remember I am new so please
baby steps. I would've tried F1 but it just doesn't open.

Answer 1

Ok open flash. Select rectangle tool. Draw out a button at
the normal size you want it. Then select the free transform tool.
Select the button you drew. In the center of the button should be a
circle. Drag this circle to the left edge of the button. You should
only move it horizontally across so that its still in the center
but on the left edge. Now select the black arrow again. Select the
button again and right click it to convert to symbol. name it
whatever you want. For this example I named it box. Make sure Movie
Clip is selected. (I'll explain in a minute). Also, make sure the
registration point is the left center edge. Just like when you
selected the free transform tool. Click Ok. Now for the
explaination. You want to always use Movie Clips instead of button.
Well not always but most of the time. Because movie clips can be
used for more than just buttons. I won't get too detailed but when
this tutorial is finished you will see you can make a movieclip
respond like a button.
Now back to work! :)
Now select box and go to properties and give instance name
box.
Insert layer. Open actions panel and insert the following
import mx.transitions.Tween;
import mx.transitions.easing.*;
box.onRollOver = function() {
var tw:Tween = new
Tween(this,"_xscale",mx.transitions.easing.Elastic.easeOut,100,300,3,true);
box.onRollOut = function() {
var tw:Tween = new
Tween(this,"_xscale",mx.transitions.easing.Elastic.easeOut,300,100,3,true);
Now test your movie
you can go to help and find out more about the transition
tween classes. You can replace "Elastic" with "Strong" for a
different effect. There are others you can use also. Like I
mentioned before just look up transition manager or tween classes
to view other options. You can have a lot of fun with actionscript.
I view it as jedi powers. The more you learn the better you
become.