Inserting Media > About Shockwave movies > Setting Shockwave properties
Inserting Media > About Shockwave movies > Setting Shockwave properties |
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To ensure the best results in both Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator, Dreamweaver inserts Shockwave movies using both the object and embed tags. (object is the tag defined by Microsoft for ActiveX controls; embed is the tag defined by Navigator for plugins.) To view the properties in the Property inspector, select a Shockwave movie. See also About Shockwave movies.
The Property inspector initially displays the most commonly used properties. Click the expander arrow in the lower right corner to see all properties.
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 width or height). The abbreviations must follow the value without a space: for example, 3mm.
File specifies the path to the Shockwave movie file. Click the folder icon to browse, or type a path to the file.
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).
Play lets you see a preview of the movie in the Design view of the Document window. Click the Stop button to stop the movie and return to the Shockwave placeholder.
Parameters opens a dialog box in which to enter additional parameters to pass to the Shockwave movie. See Using parameters. The Shockwave movie must have been designed to receive these parameters.
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.
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