Button Animation Problem

Hey everybody, I’m having a problem with this mouseover. I followed the tutorial on this site in regards to the button animation. BUT, I have a problem. The button is text, and I added a new layer on the button added a hit area around it so the entire area around the text is clickable (on a normal button thtas how it would work). BUT… using this tutorial: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/button_effect.htm I find that my button’s “hit area” isnt activated anymore.

THis creates a problem becaues if someone mouses over my butotn, it animates, butwhen the animation “rotates” the text is not over the mouse, therefore it sends the animation backwards. Then when it returns to an area where the mouse is over the text it starts the animation. This creates a “bouncing” effect that is not desireable.

How do I enable the full hit area for the button? Is there any other way to do this?

Please see the attached files.