# Navigation menu using masking **URL:** \ **Category:** flash\ **Created:** [July 3, 2003, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/navigation-menu-using-masking/24710 "2003-07-03T19:40:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fashionista](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@Fashionista](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Fashionista)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/navigation-menu-using-masking/24710/1 "2003-07-03T19:40:52Z")
I am a novice to flash and I need some help. Can anyone help me do a navigation menu like the one on this website. [www.clearmag.com](http://www.clearmag.com) I am learning how to do masking now and it requires the use of it but I am not great at it. Can someone give me direction on how to start. Thanks a lot. C:-) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/navigation-menu-using-masking/24710/2 "2003-07-03T19:56:05Z")
Perhaps this may help you out 🙂 [http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/scriptable\_masks.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/scriptable_masks.htm) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/navigation-menu-using-masking/24710/3 "2003-07-03T20:17:08Z")
Awww man, I wasted a whole 5 min to put this sample FLA togther and Lost comes up with a link. hahhaa oh well, here’s the example anyways. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/navigation-menu-using-masking/24710/4 "2003-07-03T22:13:57Z")
Thanks a lot both of you…that was great help. I did a menu in photoshop with a seperate blur. Now I was wondering how do I make it into individual buttons in flash that would be linked to the other pages I have to create…just like [clearmag.com](http://clearmag.com). WHen you are put the mouse over you can see the content and then you can click on it and it will take you to the page. How would I do that? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/navigation-menu-using-masking/24710/5 "2003-07-03T22:16:58Z")
Make a dummy button, set the alpha to 0 so that it would be invisible and use it over and over for each link. Just place the invisible dummy buttons over each text on the photoshop image. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 10:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/navigation-menu-using-masking/24710/6 "2003-07-03T22:45:07Z")
OK I will try to see what the outcome is. I am so slow at this. It is so fustrating when things don’t really turn out the way u want them. EG I saw your website…that is amazing. I am in complete awe. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/navigation-menu-using-masking/24710/7 "2003-07-03T22:49:29Z")
Fashionista, being frustrated is perfectly normal. I’ve had my fair share of frustration as well. My advice is take is slowly, there’s no rush. =) Thanks for the comment, I’m glad you like it. =) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2003, 2:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/navigation-menu-using-masking/24710/8 "2003-07-04T02:26:21Z")
EG…under the menu I am creating I want to create a submenu…how can i do that. The one I want to create is similar to the one in this website [www.stellamccartney.com](http://www.stellamccartney.com).