Setting the URL for a button symbol or instance

A URL, or Uniform Resource Locator, is a link to another web page, website, or anchor on the same web page. The URL can be a symbol- or instance-level button property. You can attach a URL to a selected button instance in the Property inspector or in the URL panel.

You can attach a URL to a symbol, so that the same URL appears in the Link text box in the Property inspector for each instance. This is helpful when entering absolute URLs within a site; you need only complete the last part of the URL in each instance's Link text box in the Property inspector to link the button instances.

To set the URL for a button symbol in the Button Editor:

1. Do one of the following to open the button in the Button Editor:
   • Double-click a button instance in the workspace.
   • In the Library panel, double-click the button preview or the symbol icon beside the button symbol.
2. Click the Active Area tab in the Button Editor.
3. Select the Active Area slice or hotspot.
4. Do one of the following:
   • Enter the URL in the Link text box in the Property inspector.
   • Select a URL from the URL panel.

   NOTE

   Changing the URL for a button symbol won't change the URL for existing button instances of that symbol that already have unique URLs assigned to them. This also applies to changes made to a button symbol's target and alt text.

To set the URL for a selected button instance in the workspace, do one of the following:

• Enter the URL in the Link text box in the Property inspector.
• Select a URL from the URL panel.