MACROMEDIA ColdFusion Server 5, Use Manual

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Getting the Most from the Help System 41
Adding media content
You have considerable flexibility in adding supporting files (such as graphics,
animations, video, and sound) to Help documents. There are two ways to do this:
•
Create a file structure in the Help tree that conforms to the media file references
in your documents. For example you might copy an Images folder into your
custom help folder.
•
In your custom documents’ references to media content, supply a URL or
accessible file location for remote files. For example you might reference a remote
site to display a chart of the NASDAQ, so the chart remains up-to-date. Generally,
this approach is not optimal for adding static information, since external servers
can go down and/or your system can slow down.
Note
If you are using the default internal browser or an older external browser, proper
playback of media files is limited.