This article is a complete guide to learn what flash is, what it can do. Learn the basic flash elements and how to make simple animation with this article.
Mailto function in flash is not much different than Mailto function in HTML. In HTML this function is applied on links, whereas in Flash it is applied on buttons.
In this tutorial you will learn how to create a preloader that will return a percentage. This percentage can then be used for things such as a preloader bar. Preloaders that work out percentages are important because they give the users of your site feedback of how much of your flash content is loaded. For this tutorial I expect you to have a basic knowledge of flash and can navigate around freely within the flash interface. I also expect you to have a basic actionscripting knowledge and be able to understand the basic scripts in this tutorial. This tutorial has been writen for use in Flash MX, it takes advantage of some of the added features including text box instance names. If you don't have mx, remember to use the textVariable property instead of the instance name.
This tutorial will show you how to create a simple button. Once you have master this you will be able to go on and create a whole button menu for your site.