Adobe Dreamweaver CC 2014 v.13 - Manual (Page 353)

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such as width and height in this dialog box.
Play plug-in content in the Document window
1. Insert one or more media elements using one of the methods described in the previous section.
2. Do one of the following:
Select one of the media elements you have inserted, and select View > Plugins > Play or click the Play button in the Property inspector.
Select View > Plugins > Play All to play all of the media elements on the selected page that rely on plug-ins.
Note: Play All only applies to the current document; it does not apply to other documents in a frameset, for example.
Stop playing plug-in content
Select a media element and select View > Plugins >Stop, or click the Stop button in the Property inspector.
You can also select View > Plugins > Stop All to stop all plug-in content from playing.
Troubleshooting plug-ins
If you have followed the steps to play plug-in content in the Document window, but some of the plug-in content does not play, try the following:
Make sure the associated plug-in is installed on your computer, and that the content is compatible with the version of the plug-in you have.
Open the file Configuration/Plugins/UnsupportedPlugins.txt in a text editor and look to see if the problematic plug-in is listed. This file keeps
track of plug-ins that cause problems in Dreamweaver and are therefore unsupported. (If you experience problems with a particular plug-in,
consider adding it to this file.)
Check that you have enough memory. Some plug-ins require an additional 2 to 5 MB of memory to run.
Insert an ActiveX control
You can insert an ActiveX control in your page. ActiveX controls (formerly known as OLE controls) are reusable components, somewhat like
miniature applications, that can act like browser plug-ins. They run in Internet Explorer with Windows, but they don’t run on the Macintosh
browsers. The ActiveX object in Dreamweaver lets you supply attributes and parameters for an ActiveX control in your visitor’s browser.
After inserting an ActiveX object, use the Property inspector to set attributes of the object tag and parameters for the ActiveX control. Click
Parameters in the Property inspector to enter names and values for properties that don’t appear in the Property inspector. There is no widely
accepted standard format for parameters for ActiveX controls; to find out which parameters to use, consult the documentation for the ActiveX
control you’re using.
In the Document window, place the insertion point where you want to insert the content and do one of the following:
In the Common category of the Insert panel, click the Media button and select the ActiveX icon .
In the Common category of the Insert panel, click the Media button and select the ActiveX icon. With the ActiveX icon displayed in the Insert
panel, you can drag the icon to the Document window.
Select Insert > Media > ActiveX. An icon marks where the ActiveX control will appear on the page in Internet Explorer.
ActiveX properties
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 ActiveX object for scripting. Enter a name in the unlabeled text box on the far left side of the Property
inspector.
W and H Specify the width and height of the object, in pixels.
Class ID Identifies the ActiveX control to the browser. Enter a value or select one from the pop-up menu. When the page is loaded, the browser
uses the class ID to locate the ActiveX control required for the ActiveX object associated with the page. If the browser doesn’t locate the specified
ActiveX control, it attempts to download it from the location specified in Base.
Embed Adds an embed tag within the object tag for the ActiveX control. If the ActiveX control has another plug-in equivalent, the embed tag
activates the plug-in. Dreamweaver assigns the values you entered as ActiveX properties to their plug-in equivalents.
Align Determines how the object is aligned on the page.
Parameters Opens a dialog box for entering additional parameters to pass to the ActiveX object. Many ActiveX controls respond to special
parameters.
Src Defines the data file to be used for a plug-in if the Embed option is turned on. If you don’t enter a value, Dreamweaver attempts to determine
the value from the ActiveX properties entered already.
V Space and H Space Specify the amount of white space, in pixels, above, below, and on both sides of the object.
Base Specifies the URL containing the ActiveX control. Internet Explorer downloads the ActiveX control from this location if it has not been
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