Monty wrote:

> Should I use scenes or separate .fla files if I'm creating a website with
> several pages?

"Carl Fink" <Carl.Fink@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
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> Monty wrote:
>
> > Should I use scenes or separate .fla files if I'm creating a website
with
> > several pages?
>
> No.
>
> There's no single best answer, but in many cases you should just have a
movie
> with several named keyFrames. Splitting it into several files will slow
> things down, unless the single movie is extremely long.
> --
> Carl Fink
> Please respond to the newsgroup so everyone can participate

Monty wrote:

> Will named keyframes prevent me from using the website in DreamWeaver?

> If not, then how will i seperate the pages and how will i associate a link or
> button to a page?

"Carl Fink" <Carl.Fink@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
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> Monty wrote:
>
> > Will named keyframes prevent me from using the website in DreamWeaver?
>
> No. But the question is so vague that I can't really be sure what you
mean.
>
> > If not, then how will i seperate the pages and how will i associate a
link or
> > button to a page?
>
> Example for a button:
>
> on (release){
> gotoAndPlay("frameLabelOfPage");
> }
>
> Of course you have to name the keyFrame.
>
> As to "separating" the pages, you just have stop() instructions at
specific
> keyFrames so the playhead doesn't go on from there.
>
> This is very basic stuff. You might want to work through the tutorials
that
> come with Flash, maybe even buy a book or take a class.
> --
> Carl Fink
> Please respond to the newsgroup so everyone can participate

Monty wrote:
>
> I understand that this will be easy if i was publishing the movie directly
> from Flash but, i would like to import the movie into Tables. So, when i
> import the movie into DreamWeaver will be as one large .swf file or will
> Dreamweaver recongize the seperate "frame labels?.

"Monty" <monty2@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> I understand that this will be easy if i was publishing the movie directly
> from Flash but, i would like to import the movie into Tables. So, when i
> import the movie into DreamWeaver will be as one large .swf file or will
> Dreamweaver recongize the seperate "frame labels?.
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> "Carl Fink" <Carl.Fink@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
> news:3FEC5EC2.9A256A6E@nospam.invalid...
> > Monty wrote:
> >
> > > Will named keyframes prevent me from using the website in DreamWeaver?
> >
> > No. But the question is so vague that I can't really be sure what you
> mean.
> >
> > > If not, then how will i seperate the pages and how will i associate a
> link or
> > > button to a page?
> >
> > Example for a button:
> >
> > on (release){
> > gotoAndPlay("frameLabelOfPage");
> > }
> >
> > Of course you have to name the keyFrame.
> >
> > As to "separating" the pages, you just have stop() instructions at
> specific
> > keyFrames so the playhead doesn't go on from there.
> >
> > This is very basic stuff. You might want to work through the tutorials
> that
> > come with Flash, maybe even buy a book or take a class.
> > --
> > Carl Fink
> > Please respond to the newsgroup so everyone can participate
>
>

Monty wrote:
>
> Carl, your replies help point me in the right direction.

> After creating the frame labels i need to export that label as an image.
> This will allow me to create a .swf file which will contain only the frames
> from that label and not the frames from the entire movie.

> I started writing this prior to reading your last reply. So, in an effort to
> be more detailed.... i would say that my pages will have the same logo,
> menu's, and animated title but, different text and images.