Inserting Media > Inserting media objects

Inserting media objects

You can insert a Java applet, QuickTime or Shockwave movie, Flash movie or object, ActiveX control, or other audio or video objects in a page.

To insert a media object in a page, do one of the following:

	Place the insertion point where you want to insert the object, and click the appropriate button on the Objects panel.
	Shockwave, ActiveX and Flash objects have defined buttons. Use the Netscape Navigator plugin button to insert QuickTime movies and audio files. For more information, see Inserting Netscape Navigator plugin content.
	Drag the appropriate button from the Objects panel to the place you want the object to appear in the Document window.
	Place the insertion point in the Document window where you want to insert the object, then choose the appropriate object from the Insert > Media or Insert > Interactive Images submenu.

In most cases, a dialog box appears letting you select a source file and specify certain parameters for the media object.

Tip: To prevent such dialog boxes from appearing, choose Edit > Preferences > General and deselect the Show Dialog When Inserting Objects option. To override whatever preference is set for showing dialog boxes, hold down the Control (Windows) or Option (Macintosh) key while inserting the object. (For example, to insert a placeholder for a Shockwave movie without specifying the file, hold down Control or Option and click the Shockwave button.)

Each Objects panel button inserts the necessary HTML source code to make the object or placeholder appear on the page. To specify a source file, set dimensions and other parameters and attributes, use the Property inspector for each object.