How to modify a flash document

Can someone give me any guidance on how to modify an existing
flash document? We need to be able to change the images that are
associated with the buttons. Also, we need to be able to add new
buttons to the document and link images to them.
Any help would be greatly appreciated,
Thanks,
Don

undivided02 wrote:
> Can someone give me any guidance on how to modify an
existing flash document?
> We need to be able to change the images that are
associated with the buttons.
> Also, we need to be able to add new buttons to the
document and link images to
> them.
You need the source file FLA to do all the changes.
Best Regards
Urami
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