Insert flashpaper documents – Adobe Dreamweaver CC 2014 v.13 User Manual

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This procedure also applies to FLV files.
Note: If a user does not have the required version but does have Flash Player 6.0 r65 or later, the browser displays a Flash Player express
installer. If the user declines the express install, the page then displays the alternative content.

1. In the Design view of the Document window, select the SWF file or FLV file.

2. Click the eye icon in the tab of the SWF file or FLV file.

You can also press Control + ] to switch to alternative content view. To return to SWF/FLV view, press Control + [ until all of the
alternative content is selected. Then press Control + [ again.

3. Edit the content just as you would edit any other content in Dreamweaver.

Note: You cannot add SWF files or FLV files as alternative content.

4. Click the eye icon again to return to the SWF (or FLV) file view.

Preview SWF files in the Document window

1. In the Document window, click the SWF file placeholder to select the content.

2. In the Property inspector (Window > Properties), click the Play button. Click Stop to end the preview. You can also preview the SWF file in a

browser by pressing F12.

To preview all SWF files in a page, press Control+Alt+Shift+P (Windows) or Command+Option+Shift+P (Macintosh). All SWF files are set
to Play.

Set SWF file properties

You can set properties for SWF files using the Property inspector. The properties are also applicable to Shockwave movies.

Select a SWF file or a Shockwave movie and set the options in the Property inspector (Window > Properties). To see all properties, click the

expander arrow in the lower-right corner of the Property inspector.
ID Specifies a unique ID for the SWF file. Enter an ID in the unlabeled text box on the far left side of the Property inspector. As of Dreamweaver
CS4, a unique ID is required.

W and H Specify the width and height of the movie, in pixels.

File Specifies the path to the SWF file or Shockwave file. Click the folder icon to browse to a file, or type a path.

Src Specifies the path to the source document (the FLA file), when Dreamweaver and Flash are both installed on your computer. To edit a SWF
file, update the movie’s source document.

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

Edit Starts Flash to update a FLA file (a file created in the Flash authoring tool). This option is disabled if you do not have Flash installed on your
computer.

Class Lets you apply a CSS class to the movie.

Loop Makes the movie play continuously. When Loop is not selected, the movie plays once and stops.

Autoplay Automatically plays the movie when the page loads.

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

Quality Controls anti-aliasing during playback of the movie. High settings improve the appearance of movies. However, at high settings movies
require a faster processor to render correctly on the screen. Low favors speed over appearance, whereas High favors appearance over speed.
Auto Low favors speed at first but improves appearance when possible. Auto High favors both qualities equally at first but later sacrifices
appearance for speed if necessary.

Scale Determines how the movie fits into the dimensions set in the width and height text boxes. The Default setting displays the entire movie.

Align Determines how the movie is aligned on the page.

Wmode Sets the Wmode parameter for the SWF file to avoid conflicts with DHTML elements, such as Spry widgets. The default value is Opaque,
which allows DHTML elements to appear on top of SWF files in a browser. If the SWF file includes transparencies and you want DHTML elements
to appear behind them, select the Transparent option. Select the Window option to remove the Wmode parameter from the code and allow the
SWF file to appear on top of other DHTML elements.

Play Plays the movie in the Document window.

Parameters Opens a dialog box for entering additional parameters to pass to the movie. The movie must be designed to receive these additional
parameters.

Insert FlashPaper documents

The Insert FlashPaper feature has been deprecated as of Dreamweaver CS5.