How to modify drop down menus

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica][size=2]hello, can somebody tell me where to begin? I’m “trying” to create a hierarchical menu/submenu system, using flash MX. I’ve downloaded several sample Fla.s, which I would like to modify and use. But, since I’m still pretty much a newbie, I’m having a rather difficult time figuring out even where to start once I open the file(s).

I’m looking to modify a menu to contain 4 main items. 3 of which will have sub-menus:

menu item 1
5 submenus
menu item 2
2 submenus
menu item 3
4 sub menus
menu item 4
0 (zero) sub-menus

check the URLS below to see what sort of menu’s i’m trying to modify. i’m also attaching a quick screen shot of how I’d like my menu to look.

I’d REALLY like to figure this out myself, just not sure where to start! The actions all seem be located in diff places, and I’m never sure which mc’s I shoud start with first… heh… I wish I had an “order of operations” for modifying the files, like in algebra problems!

Thanks in advance for any help!

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I really like the way this file works
http://www.flashkit.com/movies/Interfaces/Menus/hierarch-Falcao-8032/index.php

but these two look like they might be the easiest to figure out:

http://www.flashkit.com/movies/Interfaces/Menus/Collapsi-Daran_K-8976/index.php

http://www.flashkit.com/movies/Interfaces/Menus/Color_Me-Seungho_-2943/index.php

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