Creating buttons within Flash for IE7

When creating buttons with links to URLs I have encountered a
problem with the buttons not working in IE7, yet they work in IE6
and Firefox... I used a simple on release go to behavior... on
(release) {
//Goto Webpage Behavior
getURL("
http://heritagelife.org/connect.html","_self");
//End Behavior
our homepage is at
http://heritagelife.org
Any ideas?
Thanks, Ann

If it is the actionscript that you are not familiar with then what you do is assign a unqiue instance name to your button when you place it on the stage and then assign code to it... say you gave the button an instance name of "contact_btn" THen in the actions layer in the frame where that button is (different lasyer) you would code...
contact_btn.onRelease = function(){
getURL("http://...your pageurl");
If that is not what you are looking for, you have lost me.

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Start here: Flash Pro Help > Creating buttons. This article describes the options and provides links to approved videos and tutorials.
Be aware that all buttons in Flash Pro require at least some ActionScript code.
For buttons made with the "Button" symbol type, these links provide detailed instructions:
Video: Creating Buttons (Length: 9:16, tv.adobe.com)
Video: Button symbols and interactivity in Flash CS4 (Includes some ActionScript 3.0, tv.adobe.com)
Tutorial: Button symbols in Flash (Includes some ActionScript 3.0, Kirupa.com)
Example: Animation portfolio piece (Flash Professional) (Adobe.com)
Example: ActionScript 3.0 for a button to open a web page (Flashthusiast.com)
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)
For buttons made with a movie clip symbol, these links provide detailed instructions:
Tutorial: Movie Clip Buttons (ActionScript 3.0, Schoolofflash.com)
Video: Creating a Movie Clip Button (ActionScript 2.0, Kirupa.com)

Is you use the first option, "The field is the product of the following fields:" you should see a result. Just make sure the fields you want multiplied or selected.
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How to use basic calculations in PDF forms
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I have a bunch of flash files on my website that I use as
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opened in a blank window but this won't seem to work in Internet
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this is not a globaly known issue but probably a problem with
the code you are using and/or some
kind of popup blocker installed in your browser or security
setting you have made. If it is a code
issue we would need to see your pasted code at least to take
a stab at it.
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rmiman wrote:
> I have a bunch of flash files on my website that I use
as menus. Some of these
> menus have buttons call links and files to be opened in
a blank window but this
> won't seem to work in Internet Explorer 7. Are there any
fixes to this problem?
>

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First of all, I'm sure you're tired of answering the
questions regarding "Links". Although, I'm having a very
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taken all the tutorials from www.lynda.com, but
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replace 'siteName' with whatever you use to target your site
in a browser. 'FranchelleDesigns' is what you named your page in
GoLive.
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