Drop down and gradient fill

Question

In flash i want to create a roll over dop down menu like
suckerfish drop down.
I want each menu item to have a gradient fill of color and
change color when roll over.
2)How do i create gradient fill on just a simple rectangle? I
see in color mixer this but th epaint fill does 1 solid color.
3) is it possible to have a drop down menu?

Answer 1

2) To create a gradient fill, do the following:
a- create a rectangle
b- select the fill color
c- from the color mixer, choose liner gradient from the Type
como box.
d- in the gradient color indecator, you will see two colors.
duoble-click the color box to change it. and move the small
triangle to control its length.
e- to add new color click any where on the gradient bar.
3) you you can, just search on google on how to create
drop-menu in Flash and you will find many