User Guide

Control the tab order and reading order 25

If you have Flash MX Professional 2004, you can follow this procedure to create a tab order using

the Accessibility panel:

With the Accessibility panel open, select the logo_mc instance at the top of the Stage. In the

Accessibility panel, enter 1 in the Tab Index text box.

Continue to select each instance on the Stage and enter a tab order number in the Tab Index

text box, using information from the following table:

If you have Flash MX Professional 2004, follow this procedure to view a tab order:

• Select View > Show Tab Order.

The tab index number that you entered appears next to the instance on the Stage.

Note: A tab order created with ActionScript, rather than the Accessibility panel, does not appear

when Show Tab Order is enabled.

Instance name Enter the following number in the Tab Index text box

logo_mc 1

dealers_btn 2

orders_btn 3

research_btn 4

text4_txt (the text

above the Overview

button that reads TRIO

ZX2004)

overview_btn 6

powerplant_btn 7

news_btn 8

safety_mc 9

text8_txt 10

text9_txt 11

bevel_mc (the bar

along the bottom of the

Stage)