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Inserting Media 307
Inserting Flash movies
When you insert a Flash movie into a document, Dreamweaver uses both the
object
tag (defined by Internet Explorer for ActiveX controls) and the
embed
tag
(defined by Netscape Navigator) to get the best results in all browsers. When you
make changes in the Property inspector for the movie, Dreamweaver maps your
entries to the appropriate parameters for both the
object
and
embed
tags.
Note: If you insert a movie using the Flash movie object, it inserts a codebase parameter
that instructs Internet Explorer for Windows to automatically download the necessary (Flash 4
and later) ActiveX control. If you don’t want this to happen, you can change the attribute.
To insert a and preview a Flash movie:
1
In the Design view of the Document window, place the insertion point where
you want to insert the movie.
2
Insert the movie in one of the following ways:
•
Click the Insert Flash icon in the Objects panel.
•
Choose Insert > Media > Flash.
•
Drag the Insert Flash icon from the Objects panel to the insertion point in
your document.
3
In the dialog box that appears, select a Flash movie file (.swf ). A Flash
placeholder appears in the Document window (unlike Flash button and
text objects).
4
To see a preview of the Flash movie in the Document window, click the Green
play button in the Property inspector. Click Stop to end the preview. You can
also preview the Flash movie in a browser by pressing F12.
Tip: To preview all Flash content in a page, press Alt+Shift+P (Windows) or
Shift+P (Macintosh). All Flash objects and movies are set to Play.