Oh, yeah... I ended up taking another route once I got a little sleep (amazing what a break from something can refresh the mind). As for the symbols: I tried to "open as shared library" with the first little movie but couldn't figure out how to get the sounds, etc. I wanted into the layer I needed them on. I could've sworn I read in the tutorial in the program that if it's a 'shared' library from another movie you can use the sounds, etc. Did I missunderstand that?

And NOW I'm trying to figure out how to put a semi-transparent layer of solid color over the main image for text. Is there a way to do that, say, where the text doesn't overflow past the bottom of the main image, kind of like when you work with frames? I've never used frames so I can't even compare the two really.

OH, and one more important thing I almost forgot: Is it possible to keep ONE layer animated (repeating) while the rest of the movie stops (except the music, which I want looping)? The little door that opens and closes in the second movie http://www.thecorridors.com/phase_2_main.html opens, closes, then stops because I have the movie set to stop looping after the text settles to the lower right bottom of the main image (for obvious reasons). But I'd really like the little door to loop. It's a tiny animation so it shouldn't be too annoying, I don't think.