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Last updated 11/30/2015
You can preview movies and animations that rely on browser plug-ins directly in the Design view of the Document
window. You can play all plug-in elements at one time to see how the page will look to the user, or you can play each
one individually to ensure that you have embedded the correct media element.
Note: You cannot preview movies or animations that rely on ActiveX controls.
After inserting content for a plug-in, use the Property inspector to set parameters for that content. To view the following
properties in the Property inspector, select a plug-in object.
The Property inspector initially displays the most commonly used properties. Click the expander arrow in the lower-
right corner to see all properties.
Insert plug-in content and set its properties
1 In the Design view of the Document window, place the insertion point where you want to insert the content, then
do one of the following:
• In the Common category of the Insert panel, click the Media button and select the Plugin icon from the
menu.
• Select Insert > Media > Plugin.
2 In the dialog box that appears, select a content file for a plug-in and click OK.
3 Set the plug-in options in the Property inspector.
Name Specifies a name to identify the plug-in for scripting. Enter a name in the unlabeled text box on the far left
side of the Property inspector.
W and H Specify, in pixels, the width and height allocated to the object on the page.
Src Specifies the source data file. Click the folder icon to browse to a file, or enter a filename.
Plg Url Specifies the URL of the pluginspace attribute. Enter the complete URL of the site where users can download
the plug-in. If the user viewing your page does not have the plug-in, the browser tries to download it from this URL.
Align Determines how the object is aligned on the page.
V Space and H Space Specify the amount of white space in pixels above, below, and on both sides of the plug-in.
Border Specifies the width of the border around the plug-in.
Parameters Opens a dialog box for entering additional parameters to pass to the plug-in. Many plug-ins respond to
special parameters.
You can also view the attributes assigned to the selected plug-in by clicking the Attribute button. You can edit, add,
and delete attributes 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.