350 Library - Inserting Flash Files

How to add Flash and Flash movies to your site

Flash on your site is an impressive way to enhance your web pages with animations or presentations. They can be used to visually improve the quality and appearance of your pages by using the new range of Flash creators such as Swish or SWfx.

Of course, if you have the funds and the time to learn, you can invest in the FLASH 5 tools from Macromedia. But be warned, this is the route for dedicated web designers.

We are currently developing a simpler way of inserting Flash into your web pages. In the meantime, you can add them in yourself by following these simple instructions. We have assumed that you have created your SWF file already and simply want to add this to your web page.

STEP 1:
Click on the Upload button in your File Manager to bring up the Upload dialog box. Click on the 'browse' button, and then find the file as you would normally, using Windows Explorer. AFter you've done this, you'll see the exact location of the file displayed in a white box next to the browse button. Click on the "Get Files" button to upload the file, then publish this file in your File Manager by clkicking on the Pub checkbox in the file list. Take a note of the published address that appears.

STEP 2:
Next you must edit the page to which you wish to add the Flash. Select the location where you want it to appear. Hover over the item above or below this location, and click on the + button to bring up the Insert New Object menu. Choose Paragraph, and when the Paragraph editor appears, click on the HTML tab. Replace the default text with the following:

You should replace FLASHNAME.swf with the published address that you noted in Step 1. Set the Width and Height to the pixel sizes that you used when you created the Flash.

Note: you can either just specify the filename (in which case all you will see is a blank box whilst in the editor but the flash will show when you publish the page), or you can enter the full URL of the Flash file in which case it will show in the editor too.

STEP 3:
Save and Publish the web page in the normal way but before you view it go back into your File Manager and use the UPLOAD menu item to search your hard drive for the Flash file that you created. Upload this and then click on the PUBLISH checkbox in the file list to publish this to the web server. Now, when you view your web page you will see your Flash file working inside your web page.

	How to add Flash and Flash movies to your site Flash on your site is an impressive way to enhance your web pages with animations or presentations. They can be used to visually improve the quality and appearance of your pages by using the new range of Flash creators such as Swish or SWfx. Of course, if you have the funds and the time to learn, you can invest in the FLASH 5 tools from Macromedia. But be warned, this is the route for dedicated web designers. We are currently developing a simpler way of inserting Flash into your web pages. In the meantime, you can add them in yourself by following these simple instructions. We have assumed that you have created your SWF file already and simply want to add this to your web page. STEP 1: Click on the Upload button in your File Manager to bring up the Upload dialog box. Click on the 'browse' button, and then find the file as you would normally, using Windows Explorer. AFter you've done this, you'll see the exact location of the file displayed in a white box next to the browse button. Click on the "Get Files" button to upload the file, then publish this file in your File Manager by clkicking on the Pub checkbox in the file list. Take a note of the published address that appears. STEP 2: Next you must edit the page to which you wish to add the Flash. Select the location where you want it to appear. Hover over the item above or below this location, and click on the + button to bring up the Insert New Object menu. Choose Paragraph, and when the Paragraph editor appears, click on the HTML tab. Replace the default text with the following: <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=5,0,0,0" width="80" height="40"> <param name="movie" value="FLASHNAME.swf"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"> <embed src="FLASHNAME.swf" quality="high" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="80" height="40" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"> </embed> </object> You should replace FLASHNAME.swf with the published address that you noted in Step 1. Set the Width and Height to the pixel sizes that you used when you created the Flash. Note: you can either just specify the filename (in which case all you will see is a blank box whilst in the editor but the flash will show when you publish the page), or you can enter the full URL of the Flash file in which case it will show in the editor too. STEP 3: Save and Publish the web page in the normal way but before you view it go back into your File Manager and use the UPLOAD menu item to search your hard drive for the Flash file that you created. Upload this and then click on the PUBLISH checkbox in the file list to publish this to the web server. Now, when you view your web page you will see your Flash file working inside your web page.	Can't find what you are looking for? Contact Support