Specifying an object's path

To use an action to control a movie clip or loaded SWF file, you must specify its name and its address, called a target path.

In ActionScript, you identify a movie clip by its instance name. For example, in the following statement, the _alpha property of the movie clip named star is set to 50% visibility:

star._alpha = 50;

To give a movie clip an instance name:

Select the movie clip on the Stage.
Enter an instance name in the Property inspector.

To identify a loaded SWF file:

Use _levelX, where X is the level number specified in the loadMovie() action that loaded the SWF file.
For example, a SWF file loaded into level 5 has the target path _level5. In the following example, a SWF file is loaded into level 5 and its visibility is set to false:
```
onClipEvent(load) {
  loadMovieNum("myMovie.swf", 5);
}
onClipEvent(enterFrame) {
  _level5._visible = false;
}
```

To enter a SWF file's target path:

In the Actions panel (Window > Development > Actions), click the Insert Target Path button and select a movie clip from the list that appears.

For more information on target paths, see Using absolute and relative target paths.