User Guide

14 About Components
To install components on a Windows-based or a Macintosh computer:
1. Quit Flash.
2. Place the SWC or FLA file containing the component in the following folder on your
hard disk:
■ In Windows: C:\Program Files\Macromedia\
Flash 8\language\Configuration\Components
■ On the Macintosh: Macintosh HD/Applications/Macromedia Flash 8/Configuration/
Components (Macintosh)
3. Start Flash.
4. Select Window > Components to view the component in the Components panel if it isn’t
already open.
Where component files are stored
Flash components are stored in the application-level Configuration folder.
Components are installed in the following locations:
■ Windows 2000 or Windows XP: C:\Program Files\Macromedia\
Flash 8\language\Configuration\Components
■ Mac OS X: Macintosh HD/Applications/Macromedia Flash 8/Configuration/
Components
NOTE
For information about these folders, see “Configuration folders installed
with Flash” in Getting Started with Flash.