- Under File -> publish settings and the under flash tab. Make sure your file is set to Flash Player 8 under Flash Version.
- Create a new layer (Insert > Timeline > Layer)
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- Order it above all other layers,
- Double click the new layer and name it accordingly such "click or clickTag"
- Select the first keyframe in that layer.
- Using the Rectangle tool, draw a rectangle encompassing the entire area of the ad.
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- You can define the size within the properties panel below.
- Convert the rectangle to a button. Using the Selection tool
from the toolbar. If you can't see it Ctrl F2,
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- Right click and select Convert to Symbol
- Type a name such as "ClickTag" for the name
- Select Button as the Type and Click ok
- Double-click the button we just created 300x250
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- go into symbol editing mode to edit it, and drag the Up keyframe to the Hit keyframe.
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- Go back to the main timeline by clicking Scene 1.
- Select the button we created earlier on the stage
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- Open the Actions panel (If the Actions panel is not open choose Windows > Actions or you can press (F9).
- Copy and paste the following code into the ActionScript field. Please Note: You may need to manually retype the " quotes as copy and paste copies a different type of character that flash doesn't recognise which will cause issues.
on (release) { getURL (_level0.clickTag, "_blank"); }
- To use multiple click-tracking URLs repeat steps 3-7 number the variables sequentially, using the exact naming shown below:
URL #1 clickTAG URL #2 clickTAG2 URL #3 clickTAG3 URL #4 clickTAG4 URL #5 clickTAG5
- Save your flash file Save As, or Save. To export the swf file you can press CTL + Enter and it will automatically create the swf file in the same location you have saved your flash file.
