Operation Manual

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USING DREAMWEAVER
Adding content to pages
Last updated 3/28/2012
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.