Buttons in Flash Pro 8

Hi,
I used to develop Flash w/ Flash 5, stopped for a while and
just started again recently.
I've tried creating a button but I'm quite surprised as to
its behavior.
My button is a symbol containing a png file and a static text
object. The first 3 frames display the symbol and the text with the
text being different colors on each frame.
I initially set my hit frame to the same content as the Down
frame. At testing, I could see my mouse cursor changing to a small
hand when I hovered over the button but the latter didn't change
and did not execute the on(release) action.
Secondly, I added a sprite to the hit zone (I tried in the
same layer and a in a different layer as my symbol) - no change.
I then moved my sprite outside my symbol area and tested
that: it worked. By hovering over the invisible hit zone, the
button did what I expected.
So what's wrong with what I'm doing?

You'll need to go back into Flash and build the links into the buttons before you create the swf's. Look in the Flash help docs regarding the getURL function as far as the code you'll need for linking. If you have problems, post in the Flash AS1 and AS2 forum.
Beyond that, don't be surprised if some feedback arises here regarding using Flash buttons.

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Example: ActionScript 2.0 for a button to open an web page (Adobe.com)
Example: ActionScript 3.0 for buttons to jump to different scenes in the Timeline (Flashthusiast.com)
Example: ActionScript 3.0 for multiple buttons on the Stage at the same time (Flashthusiast.com)
TechNote: How to create a simple button (Adobe.com)
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