How do you export a Flash file properly to Dreamweaver?

[Unknownflavour1]

Hello All,

I have created a web site using Dreamweaver 8 and I would like to include a Flash to be a link to another page inside Dreamweaver. This is what I did.

I created my flash file with the content and then I exported it as an image then I imported that .swf file into Dreamweaver. I'm running on a MAC so when I preview in Firefox or Safari to looks o.k. But when I view it on a PC the animation doesn't work. I can see the picture but every time I hover the mouse over the button for the animation it doesn't work. It just highlights a square box around it and I have to click on it once and then the animation works.

Through the steps I took, is there anything I can do to not have to click twice for the animation to work. If I did something wrong along the way can you please explain the proper way of doing it.

Thanks a lot everyone.

[CyanBlue]

Howdy and Welcome... :)

Are you talking about the 'Click to Activate' issue on IE???
http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/popular_topics/click_to_activate/

If that is the case, you can use SWFObject to embed the SWF to avoid that...
http://blog.deconcept.com/swfobject/

[Unknownflavour1]

I have been to " http://blog.deconcept.com/swfobject/#whyitsbetter " that explains what the SWFObject script does but I'm still a little unsure how to install it. I'm new at this so I may need step by step instruction to install it properly.

I would like to put an exported image (.swf file) into Dreamweaver from Flash. This is what I have done.

I created an image in Flash 8 with animation included. I then went to File>Export Image to create a .swf file. Then in Dreamweaver, I just placed the .swf file in my table layout.

Now when I view the html document on a MAC. It looks and works great. But when I view it on Windows, the image shows but when you hover over the animation, you have to click on it before it can animate. Please help.