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Custom tabs for accessible objects

You can control tab order in Flash movies using ActionScript properties. If you create a custom tab order for a movie, the accessible objects follow the specified tab order. You should include all accessible objects in the tab order, even when those objects do not represent tab stops. For example, dynamic text and movie clips should be included in the tab order so that screen readers know when to read these objects.

Tab order can be assigned to dynamic text objects, buttons, movie clips, and input text fields. To assign tab order to a static text object, you must first convert it to a dynamic text object. You can use the ActionScript `tabIndex`, `tabChildren`, or `tabEnabled` methods to assign custom tab order. For more information about these methods, see the online ActionScript Dictionary in the Help menu.

If you provide a custom tab order for a given frame in your movie, and you do not specify a tab position for one or more of the accessible objects in that frame, the Flash Player will disregard your custom tab order when users are using a screen reader.