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Animated buttons

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by - delegate Cathy [1 post] (2007 Oct 18 Thu, 15:38) Reply

How to create an animated button?

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RE: Animated buttons

by - trainer David gold contributer [391 posts] (2007 Oct 19 Fri, 07:38) Reply

you need a gif file creator programme

RE: Animated buttons

by - trainer Rich platinum contributer [713 posts] (2007 Oct 22 Mon, 15:11) Reply

Cathy,

There are a number of ways to create an animated button. David suggests using an application that can create animated GIF images, such as Paint Shop Pro.

Other ways are:
- using CSS for basic animation (eg. hover)
- using Javascript to swap the image on a mouse action (eg. hover or click)
- using Adobe Flash application to add shockwave buttons to your page (Dreamweaver MX and above has a built in flash button generator)

Regards, Rich

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