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Setting Flash movie properties

To ensure the best results in both Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator, Dreamweaver inserts Flash movies using both the object and embed tags. (The object tag is defined by Microsoft for ActiveX controls; embed is defined by Navigator for plugins.) To view the following properties in the Property inspector, select a Flash movie. See also About Flash content.

The Property inspector initially displays the most commonly used properties. To see all properties, click the expander arrow in the lower right corner.

Name specifies a name to identify the movie for scripting. Enter a name in the unlabeled field on the far left side of the Property inspector.

W and H specify the width and height of the movie in pixels. You can also specify the following units: pc (picas), pt (points), in (inches), mm (millimeters), cm (centimeters), or % (percentage of the parent object's value). The abbreviations must follow the value without a space: for example, 3mm.

File specifies the path to the Flash movie file. Click the folder icon to browse to a file, or type a path.

Align determines how the movie is aligned on the page. For a description of each option, see Aligning elements.

Bg specifies a background color for the movie area. This color also appears while the movie is not playing (while loading and after playing).

ID defines the optional ActiveX ID parameter. This parameter is most often used to pass information between ActiveX controls.

V Space and H Space specify the number of pixels of white space above, below, and on both sides of the movie.

Parameters opens a dialog box for entering additional parameters to pass to the movie. See Using parameters. The movie must have been designed to receive these additional parameters.

Quality sets the quality parameter for the object and embed tags that run the movie. The settings relate to the level of anti-aliasing used during playback of the movie. A movie looks better with a high setting, but it requires a faster processor to render correctly on the screen. Low emphasizes speed over appearance, whereas High favors appearance over speed. Auto Low emphasizes speed to begin with, but improves appearance when possible. Auto High emphasizes both qualities at first, but sacrifices appearance for speed if necessary.

Scale sets the scale parameter for the object and embed tags that run the movie. For more information, see Setting Flash object properties.

Autoplay plays the movie automatically when the page loads.

Loop makes the movie loop indefinitely.

Reset Size returns the selected movie to its original size.