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Using sounds with Sound objects
You can use the Sound object in ActionScript to add sounds to a movie and to control sound objects in a movie. Controlling sounds includes adjusting the volume or the right and left balance while a sound is playing. See Creating sound controls.
To use a sound in a Sound action, you assign an identifier string to the sound in the Symbol Linkage dialog box.
To assign an identifier string to a sound:
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Select the sound in the Library panel. |
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Do one of the following: |
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Choose Linkage from the options menu in the upper right corner of the panel. |
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Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) the sound name in the Library panel, and choose Linkage from the context menu. |
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Under Linkage in the Symbol Linkage Properties dialog box, select Export for ActionScript. |
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Enter an identifier string in the text box, and then click OK. |
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