How would I do this in Flash?

I am trying to make one of those "Create Your Own..." things in flash, where you start out with a base character or creature like a dragon, and you press buttons to change color, head shape, etc. I tried looking for tutorials but all I could find was tutorials on how to make those dress up flash games that you drag and drop the stuff onto the base, but what I'm trying to do has too many options to work that way. How do I make the several buttons to scroll through different options to create a character?