# Please help me make a sidebar menu!

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-me-make-a-sidebar-menu/1971>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 31, 2002, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-me-make-a-sidebar-menu/1971 "2002-03-31T23:00:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**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:** [March 31, 2002, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-me-make-a-sidebar-menu/1971/1 "2002-03-31T23:00:13Z")

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Hi,

I have a four-item menu like below:

Item One  
Item Two  
Item Three  
Item Four

Upon rollover on one of them (say, Item Two), I want the rest of the Items to dim/reduce alpha. When clicked, I want that state to remain (the clicked one ‘normal’, the rest ‘dimmed’). It’s for a one-page portfolio site with the left 5/8 of the screen designated for swapping pictures; the 3/8 left to the right is where the menu will be. Underneath the menu is a thumbnail scroller that swaps out according to the Item clicked. At this point, I just want to know how to dim the other Items when one is clicked. If possible, I want to learn how to do the same to the scrolling thumbnails - when one image is selected, the rest dims on the scroller.

I can run Flash5 as well, so whatever help I can get will be a lifesaver.

Thanks everyone,  
nn

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**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:** [April 4, 2002, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-me-make-a-sidebar-menu/1971/2 "2002-04-04T12:11:21Z")

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well that problem looks like a sommet to be sorted with actionscript one of the guys around here will have a script for it i would imagine or go to [www.actionscript.com](http://www.actionscript.com) i think they might have sommet u need i would ask kirupa or pom or that bloke with the [centerspin.com](http://centerspin.com) footer ive forgot his name sorry i cant help actionscript is not my thing well flash isnt really im just tryin to learn

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**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:** [April 11, 2002, 12:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-me-make-a-sidebar-menu/1971/3 "2002-04-11T00:21:49Z")

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Hey, well the setProperty action will do this:  
on(rollOver){  
&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp setProperty("/item2",\_alpha,50);  
}  
on(rollOut){  
&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp setProperty("/item2",\_alpha,100);  
}

this action works for me…hope it helps you.  
Kyle