Flash Objects.pdf

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Flash Objects

The WebPlus Gallery tab provides a wide range of

predesigned Flash™ banners that you can add to your site,

and customize to suit your needs.

In addition, it’s very easy to add your own custom Flash

objects to your WebPlus site.

In this tutorial we’ll show you how to:

Insert a custom Flash object into a WebPlus document.

Fine-tune your Flash object.

Add a predesigned WebPlus Flash banner to your site.

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Flash (*.swf) files are viewable movies using the Flash Player format. In

WebPlus, you can see the effects of these files as soon as they are placed

on your page, even without previewing.

To insert a custom Flash file

1 Open an existing WebPlus site, or create a new blank site.

2 On the Insert menu, choose Media , and then click Flash .

- or -

On the Web Objects toolbar, on the Media flyout, click Flash...

3 In the Flash dialog, click Browse , and then locate and select the .swf

file you want to insert.

You will find an example, DaftDog.swf , in your Workspace folder.

In a standard installation, you’ll find this in the following location:

C:\Program Files\Serif\WebPlus\X4\Tutorials

To keep the .swf file separate from the WebPlus file (using a link to the

source file) clear the Embed Flash file in site option.

Optional step: You can also fine-tune

your Flash object in this dialog.

For example, you can choose to:

Start the animation as soon as the page

is loaded.

Loop the animation.

Set background transparency.

Add parameters—advanced

functionality allowing modification of

the object's behaviour on the

completed page.

4 When you have selected the required options, click OK .

5 On the WebPlus page, you’ll see the

Picture Import cursor.

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Click to insert the file at its default size, or drag

to set a custom size. You should see a preview

of the file as you drag.

Remember, you can always resize a Flash object

once you have placed it on your page.

Note that the valid

parameters for Flash objects vary

depending on the object itself.

For details, see the

documentation relating to your

particular Flash object.

Congratulations!

You have successfully added the Flash

object to your website. Feel free to

preview it in your favourite browser.

Should you choose to publish your site to

the Internet, WebPlus w ill automatically

upload your Flash object for you; no

additional work is required on your

behalf.

Flash Banners

Web banners can be useful advertising tools. The following section shows

you how to add and customize a predesigned WebPlus Flash banner on

your site’s master page.

To insert a predesigned Flash banner

1 Open the master page of your site and

click the Gallery tab.

2 At the top of the tab, expand the drop-

down menu, and then select the

Template Flash Banners category.

3 Scroll to the 1 Image Slide In

With Flicker subcategory. You

will see thumbnails of the various

banner styles available.

4 Click on the Photographer

thumbnail and drag it onto your

master page.

5 Select the banner then on the

Align tab, click

Centre

Horizontally .

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Currently, the title of the

banner displays the

company title that is set in

the WebPlus User

Details dialog.

Unless you have already edited the user details, the title displayed by

default will be ‘ Your Company Name ’.

You can change this text by either updating the user details, or by

editing the Flash banner. We’ll show both methods.

Details .

2 In the User Details dialog, change

the company name to any name of

your choice and click Update .

The banner updates with your new

company name.

Set User

The User Details dialog is great for updating some text elements on

your banner, such as your company name, address, or telephone

number. But suppose you want to change the image—for example, to

display a new product—or edit the bullet points to reflect recent new

features or special offers.

Store frequently-used or frequently-updated information in the User Details dialog.

It will make updating data like mobile phone numbers or email addresses much easier! To

insert a user details item:

1 Create a text frame on your page.

2 On the Insert menu, choose Information , then click User Details .

3 In the User Details dialog, select the line of text you want to insert and then click

OK .

To update the banner title by setting user details

1 Click outside of the page area to deselect everything, then on the Page

context toolbar, click

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To edit Flash banner elements

1 Double-click the banner, or right-click and select Edit Flash .

2 In the Flash dialog, in the

Parameters pane, click to select

the CompanyName element and

then click the Edit button.

3 In the Flash Parameters dialog, in

the Value box, delete the text

(including the %) and type your

company name. Click OK .

4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to edit the

bullet point text (line1, line2, and

line3) as required.

5 When you’ve finished updating your

text elements, click OK to close

the Flash dialog and review your

changes.

There may be times when you want

to change other elements of your

banner, such as the image, or even

the colours.

You can use the same dialog to do this, as we’ll now demonstrate.

6 Double-click the banner to open the Flash dialog.

7 In the right of the dialog, the Additional Files box lists the images

used in the banner. (This particular banner only uses one image; others

may use more.)

Click the Add... button and then browse to the mjames sample photo

images provided in your ...\ Workspace folder.

In a standard installation, this folder is installed to the following

location:

C:\Program Files\Serif\WebPlus\X4\Tutorials

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