Creating a simple Flash Website - Button Problems

I am totally new to this. Please be as detailed as possible.
I do not know anything.
I'm building a website using this basic model (
http://www.oman3d.com/tutorials/flash/simple_website/).
I tested the tutorial to become familiar with it.
However, I want to use custom buttons that I made in
Photoshop as links to the other pages in the website. The tutorial
I'm using only demonstrates the use of components and parameters.
How would I go about doing the same thing but with my own buttons?
I've imported them as TIFF. Is that correct? Do I need to make them
into symbols? And even then, how do I link them to the pages?
Can you please help me or direct me to an useful tutorial
that can better explain the process?
Thanks so much!
I hope I was detailed enough...let me know what info you
need.

Which version of Flash/actionscript are you using? Since you
are just starting out, you should read one of Adobe's tutorials on
the matter. Either use Flash Help to find examples on how to use
Flash or go to their website. Here is a great tutorial for someone
just starting out. Make sure you read all three tutorials in "Using
Flash for the first time".
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/getting_started.html

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