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60 Chapter 4: Building Your First Application
3.
Click the HTML tab.
By default, the publishing process creates an HTML document that inserts your SWF file in a
browser window. Settings on the HTML tab of the Publish Settings dialog box determine how
the application appears in the browser.
4.
If Detect Flash Version is selected, deselect that option so that Flash will not create files to detect
your user’s Flash Player version.
Change publish settings
By default, Flash gives the SWF file the same name as the FLA file. You will now change the
default name.
1.
Click the Formats tab of the Publish Settings dialog box. In the HTML (.html) text box, select
the existing text and type
newAd.html .
2.
Click Publish. When the Publishing status window closes, click OK in the Publish Settings
dialog box.
3.
Save your document. Publish settings save with the document, so the next time you want to
publish using the same settings, you can select File > Publish.
Note: You can also create publish profiles. See “Creating a publish profile” in Using Flash .
View your published application in a browser
In your browser, you can view the HTML file and SWF application that you just published.
1.
Open your browser, then open the HTML file that you created, named newAd.html.
By default, the HTML file is in the same folder as your FLA file.
When you open the HTML file, the SWF application plays within your browser.
2.
In your browser, use a command such as View > Page Source or View > Source to view
the HTML.
The
object
and
embed
tags ensure that the SWF application is displayed within the browser.
The next steps
By completing this tutorial, you’ve learned much about creating Flash applications, including
how to accomplish the following tasks:
•
Create a new document
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Add media content
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Add navigation controls
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Add a behavior
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Add motion and basic interactivity
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Test the application
There are many valuable resources you can use to help you as you continue working with Flash.
For more information, see the next section.