Operation Manual

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