Part I - The Completed Project

To get started, here is an example of what we are going to build.


Part II - Setting Up the File and Adding Tooltip to a Button
The first step is to create a document, add a button and an instance of the Tooltip component. Also you would need to add the Tooltip to the rollover states of the button. If you need help doing this, please follow either the AddOwner Tutorial or Show/Hide Tutorial.

Part III - Setting Parameters of Tooltip for Images
Select the instance of the Tooltip, and using the component inspector (Window > Component Inspector) or parameters panel (Window > Properties > Parameters) set the following parameters of the instance of the Tooltip:

• type: image

Part IV - Setting Content
This is again done in the component inspector or parameters panel, set the content field to the URL of the image. This can also be done in ActionScript with the following code:



Part V - Formating the swf and Tooltip
Now, you need to format the Tooltip for the SWF. You can either have the Tooltip auto size for the SWF or have the Tooltip resize the SWF. You set these in the component inspector or parameters panel under the contentStyle field.

• scaleContent - if set to true will scale the swf to fit within the width and height of the tooltip. If set to false it will leave the swf at it's current size.
• autoSize - if set to true will automatically scale the tooltip to fit the entire swf. If set to false, it will the leave the tooltip to the width and height of the instance of the tooltip.
• mantainAspectRatio - if set to true will keep the ratio of width:height as the swf is scaled. If set to false, it will stretch the swf to fit the tooltip's aspect ratio.

This can also be done through ActionScript:


If you have any questions please post them on our forum.