Movie clip symbol button

[jennipher_samms]

I have created  a rectangle and made it into a movie clip symbol with text on it.  I want to use it as a button.  The problem is when I test my movie and I click on the rectangle and the button only activates when I click outside the text.  If I try to click where the text is to activate the button it doesn't work.  The cursor changes and all you can do is highlight the text.  Is there a way to create a movie clip symbol with text that the entire symbol is clickable?  I know I can do it can be done with the button symbol but I wanted to use a movie clip symbol.

[JoãoCésar]

Hi.

There two main options:

- Select the text field inside of your button, go to the Properties panel and set the text to not be selectable;

- Set the mouseChidren property to false. E.g.: yourButton.mouseChildren = false.

Regards,

JC

[jennipher_samms]

HI thanks for the reply.  I looked in the properties panel and I don't see the choice to make the text not selectable.  As for the second option my ActionScript code does not have mouseChildren property in it.

Thanks

Jennipher

[JoãoCésar · Accepted solution]

Hi.

Please take a look at the picture. It's located in the last row from the Character section.

About the code to disable mouse interaction for the children, you have to first give a name to the Movie Clip instance in the Properties panel. Then you must open up the Actions panel (F9) and write something like yourButtonName.mouseChildren = false.

Like this:

Hopefully this shed some light.

Thanks,

JC