Flash 8 Cookbook

7.12. Creating Text Hyperlinks

Problem

You want to add a hyperlink to static text.

Solution

Select the text to which you want to apply the hyperlink, and add the URL to the URL link field within the Property inspector.

Discussion

You can add a hyperlink to the text of a static text field by selecting the text and entering the URL into the URL link field in the Property inspector. You can apply the link to the entire text field by selecting it with the Selection tool, or you can apply the link to just a portion of the text by highlighting it with the Text tool.

Also, notice that there is a Target menu next to the URL link field. If you do not specify a target, the hyperlink opens up in the same browser window and frame as the Flash movie (assuming that the movie is playing in a browser.) Otherwise, you can enter a target frame/window into the Target menu or choose from the four options that are already entered for you:

_blank

Opens a new browser window.

_parent

Opens the link in the window that is the parent to the current window.

_self

Opens the link in the same window/frame. Choosing this option is the same as leaving the target value empty.

_top

Opens the link in the top frame within the same window in the event that the window contains multiple frames.

Tip

You can add hyperlinks only to horizontal, static text. You cannot add links to any vertical text, and you can add hyperlinks to dynamic text only using ActionScript.

Flash will recognize either absolute or relative URLs. For example, ...