Macromedia Flash - Dynamic cursor object

Read this exercise and see how to create a dynamic cursor with just a few basic steps and of course use Action Script in Flash 8.

Step 1

Create a new Flash file and set Width to 350 and Height to 200px. Frame rate set to 33fps

Step 2

Double click on layer1 and rename it to Background . Then insert a new layer named Active object .

Step 3

Use simple Flash tools to draw an object at your disposal. For example, I have a drawing like a pointer like below

Macromedia Flash - Dynamic cursor object Picture 1

Step 4

Select 'object just drawn' and press F8 key ( Convert to Symbol ) to convert it into a Movie Clip.

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Step 5

After the conversion is complete, open Properties (Ctrl + F3) and at the line enter the object .

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Step 6

After that, select the first frame of the Active object layer, in the Action Script window (F9), enter the following script:

startDrag (object, true);

Step 7

Double click on the 'object' to enter the content edit inside

Step 8

Select 'object' press F8 key to convert to Movie Clip

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Step 9

Click on frame 15 of layer1 and press F5 key. Then select the first frame of layer1 and right click and choose Copy Frames.

Step 10

Add a new layer (layer2), select the first frame, right click and select Paste Frames .

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Step 11

After that, click on frame 15 of layer2 and press F6 (Keyframe).

Step 12

Use the up and down arrow keys to place the object on a position where you want it to appear

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Step 13

While your 'object' is selected, open Properties (Ctrl + F3) and under Color choose Alpha and set it to 0%.

Step 14

Go back to the first frame of layer2, open Properties , at Tween choose Motion .

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The last thing is to press Ctrl + Enter . Download source file.