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I am using swishmax as an alternative of flash!!
i am an web designer. so i have to make quick flash effects. can anyone tell me how to use text as links?

and how much swishmax is helpful??

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Short answer for : make the text an interactive object (or place an invisible interactive hit area over it) and attach a link action via SwishMax’s actions/event inspector. and were right that the solution is to attach a link, but doing it through the editor (rather than raw scripting) is usually faster and less error-prone for simple links.

Recommended workflow:

  1. Create the text as static/graphic text (not an input field).
  2. Group/select the text and convert it into an interactive symbol (button/interactive object) or draw a transparent rectangle over the text and convert that to an interactive symbol.
  3. With the symbol selected, add a link/open-URL action in the Actions or Events panel and set the target (same window or new window). Enable the hand cursor so users see it’s clickable.
  4. Test in the standalone player and in a browser; if opening in a new window is blocked, try same-window navigation for testing.

Troubleshooting and best practices: if clicks do nothing, check z-order (an invisible layer above the link can capture clicks), make sure the layer/object isn’t locked or on a non-interactive layer, and confirm the field is not an input type. For multi-line text, a larger hit area improves usability. Beware browser popup blockers when opening new windows. For navigation links that should be indexable or accessible, prefer HTML links over embedded SWF.

Context for modern readers: SwishMax/Flash produced SWF files that modern browsers stopped supporting. For new public-facing work, convert animations/links to HTML5/CSS/JS or use libraries/tools like GSAP or Lottie for vector animations to ensure compatibility, accessibility, and SEO. For quick, local or legacy projects, SwishMax still speeds up simple animated assets.

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I think SwishMax supports ActionScript. So try function.

I have never used SwishMax, but just tried it long ago. Flash alternatives generally provides nice effect and animations with just one click. But I prefer to use Flash instead as it provides me full actionscript support, better timeline and drawing tools and of course because Flash is the best environment for creating SWF movies. Once you get used to you barely use other.

However, creating complex effects in flash is not that easy and takes considerable time. So, the best way is to use both together. Basically you use other alternatives(like swishmax) to create individual animations. And then load it dynamically using Flash whenever required.

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I can say signature building is the thing which you want , i mean use url()..

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