When you
insert a Flash movie into a document, Dreamweaver uses both the object tag
(defined by Microsoft 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.
To insert a Flash movie:
1.
In the Design view of the Document window, place the
insertion point where you want to insert the move, then do one of the
following:
·
In the Insert bar, select Media and then click
the Insert Flash icon.
·
In the Insert bar, select Media and then drag
the Insert Flash icon to the Document window.
·
Choose Insert > Media > Flash.
·
In the dialog box that appears, select a Flash
movie file (.swf).
To preview a Flash move in the Document window:
1.
In the document window, click the Flash placeholder to
select the Flash move you want to preview.
2.
In the Property inspector, click the Play button. Click
stop to end the preview. You can also preview the Flash movie in a browser by
pressing F12.
Editing a Flash movie form Dreamweaver
You cannot
directly edit a SWF file, if you want to make changes to an exported SWF,
select the Flash move placeholder in the Dreamweaver document, and in the Property
inspector click Edit. Edit launches Flash and if the path to the source document
(FLA) is available, also launches the FLA file. When the edits
are complete, Flash saves the changes in the FLA source document ad re-exports the SWF
movie file.
To launch and edit a Flash move inserted from dreamweaver:
1.
In Dreamweaver, choose window > Properties to open
the Property inspector, if it isn’t already open.
2.
In the Dreamweaver document, do one of the following:
·
Click the Flash movie placeholder to select it;
then in the property inspector click edit.
·
Hold down Control and double-click the movie placeholder
for the move you want to edit.
·
Right-click the desired move, and choose Edit
With Flash from the context menu.
Dreamweaver launches Flash, and
opens the FLA file for you to edit or prompts
you to open if it cannot locate the FLA
file.
Note: If the FLA file or SWF file is locked, Dreamweaver
prompts you to
check
the file out, cancel the request, or view the file.
1.
In Flash, edit the movie. The Document window indicates
that you are modifying a move from Dreamweaver.
2. When you are finished making edits, click Done.
Clicking Done saves changes to
the source FLA
file, and updates the SWF file.
