Starting the ActionScript

Set the name variable, which is inside the the text MovieClip which is inside the item1 MovieClip! You need to know how to create a target path through those two MovieClips and then set the variable.

Flash uses Dot Syntax to specify a target path. Identify a variable or an object with a dot (.) followed by the name of the object. The first target item1 doesn't need a dot in front of it because it is on the same timeline as the ActionScript. Add on .text for the second target object and .name for the third object.

1. On the main stage, insert an ActionScript layer and bring up the Actions-Frame dialogue box (F9 is the shortcut).
2. Double-Click set variable
3. Set the Variable to: item1.text.name with the Value: testing

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