Inserting Media > Inserting Flash movies

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).
	To set properties for a Flash movie, see Setting Flash movie properties.
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 Control+Alt+Shift+P (Windows) or Shift+Option+Command+P (Macintosh). All Flash objects and movies are set to Play.