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Upgrading to the New Launchpad Menu

The following guidelines should be used to determine what is required to upgrade from the previous version of the Launchpad sharing menu to the new menu. It is always best to duplicate your widget first and then upgrade to test the new functionality.

Please note when you upgrade your In-Widget menu that all installations will be upgraded to use the new menu.

ActionScript 3 (AS3) Widget

If your widget was created with Adobe ActionScript 3 and you use the In-Widget menu then upgrading is simple.  In the widget console under "My Widget" each widget will have an "Upgrade" link.  Click the link to upgrade your widget to use the new menu.

You will use the same "Upgrade" link to upgrade your In-Widget API and On-Page menus.  Once you have upgraded your widget you will need to use the newly generated code within your widget or on your page.

ActionScript 2 (AS2) Widget

If you have an AS2 Widget there are some considerations which need to be made.  First, if you have simply used the In-Widget menu with the "get & share" dock then you can easily upgrade using the link.

If you are using a custom button which leverages the In-Widget API then you have two options.  The first is to upgrade your AS2 widget to use AS3.  This is the recommend approach when using the  In-Widget API.  The second option is to use the custom button option.  This option allows you to add an overlay image which will act as the button to launch the menu when clicked. You can use a transparent image so the original button graphic in the widget can show through.

If you are using any of the other In-Widget API,such as Share or Track, you will need to upgrade your widget to AS3.

    JavaScript/HTML/Image Widget

    As with AS3 widgets simply click the "Upgrade" link of the widget to upgrade the menu.  If you are using the JavaScript In-Widget API you will need to use the newly generated code with your widget.

    Once you have upgraded check out the menu customization features.  This will allow you to fully customize the new menu to fit your widget.

    If you have questions please checkout out the forum.  There are alot of answers and if you cannot find an answer post a question.

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