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3. Double-click another instance of Scrollbar, name the instance Scroll X, and position and rotate it:

Object Inspector: x: 149.8
                          y: 276.9
Transform Inspector>Rotate: 0.0

4. Double-click another instance of Scrollbar, name the instance Scroll Y, and, using inspectors, position and rotate it:

Object Inspector: x: 331.8
                          y: 94.8

Transform Inspector>Rotate: 90.0

Name another Scrollbar Instance and rotate and position it.

5. Double-click another instance of Scrollbar, name the instance TextScroll, and, using inspectors, position and rotate it:

Object Inspector: x: 515.8
                          y: 94.8

Transform Inspector>Rotate: 90.0

Name the fourth instance TextScroll and rotate and position it, using the Inspectors.

Editing The Scrollbar

The Scroll Bar symbol consists of two scroll buttons and a middle "scroll handle "that is, in fact, a button nested within a Movie Clip. The Scrollbar works when users click the left or right buttons, or drag the scroll handle. Flash then uses the x coordinate information of the scroll handle to adjust the view, including zooming, scrolling, and text-scrolling.

1. Open your movie 's Library and double-click the Scroll Bar symbol 's icon to edit it. Edit the Scroll Bar symbol to observe that it is made up of three components: two scroll buttons with a scroll handle between them.

Edit the Scrollbar symbol to observe that it is made up of three components: two scroll buttons with a scroll handle between them.

2. Double-click the left button to open the Properties dialog box and, on the Actions tab, assign the following ActionScript statements to adjust the scroll handle 's position:

This script check to see if the scroll handle is within 5 pixels of the left end of the bar, and repositions it accordingly.

3. Double-click the other scroll button (to the far right) to open the Properties dialog box and, on the Actions tab,assign this complementary set of ActionScript statements:

This script is identical to the first except it moves the scroll handle right instead of left.