I am having trouble with my flash file. After creating it, it loops however, I only want it to run one time when the page loads. After loading the file into Flash to edit it, I have selected Play Once option, saved and published. But it is still looping. Can someone help me? thx ...more >>

I know how to makes the maps and draw them out.... But I need a tuturoial on how to TAB.... You will notice from the URL http://www.click4holidayhomes.com/ You see the map.... You click a TAB and loads another country. This is where I am having problems.... How do I click the tab and load an...more >>

I'm a relative newbie to Flash so please bear with me if I'm not making sense. Anyway, I'm trying to insert background music into the main timeline of my Flash movie. I want that music to start automatically on about the 16th frame of the movie, and loop when the track reaches it's end. I al...more >>

Ok, I'm brand new to this flash thing. I'm working on my first project. I used a graphic that moves from my workspace on the right over the stage and off to the workspace on the right over a series of frames using a motion tween. When I publish it, I see not only the stage, but the graphics ...more >>

Hi, I am pretty new to Flash and was wondering if anyone knows where to find a tutorial that shows how to make text look like moving fast and when it stops it streches out. In other words I want the word "FAST" to fly across a banner and slam on its brakes. I hope that makes sense ...more >>

I would guess this has been asked a thousand times. I'm trying to make this as easy for a client as possible. Is it even possible to do this? Have flash read the contents of a folder (all .jpg) and display them as a slide show. I just don't want to have to edit the .fla everytime a client ...more >>

Is there any way to do this? I know that this will bring up the whole question of ethics. Is there some software that pulls the file from the server without actually running it? I know it isn't as easy as -right click- "SaveAs", but there has to be some way??? Maybe? Thanks, ...more >>

I don't use Flash very often, although I do know most of the basics. How do I make something rotate forward instead of CW or CCW? For example, I want to make a ball appear to roll toward the viewer. Thanks in advance! ...more >>

Hi there, Is there a way of creating a flash movie, which when rolled over expands over some of the html content it is sitting in. I've seen happen on some banners on the internet ( sometimes including streaming video and transparent backgrounds) Thanks ...more >>

I am using a new computer and I am trying to install Flash 5 on my new computer and I can access the program no problem via the CD. But, I want to permantly install the program rather than just access it via a CD since I want to purchase the upgrade for Flash 8 and if the program is not insta...more >>

I installed an extension to create a drop down menu. XGDropDown. It's activated in my Extensions Manager, however I can't find it anywhere in my menus to start using it. Any suggestions? ...more >>

Hello everyone, Besides using Behaviors, is there a way to pause a movie clip that is in an external swf loaded from the main swf's root timeline? In my main (swf's) timeline, I load an external swf via: loadMovie ("movie.swf", movie); In my main swf and timeline, I have a pause button t...more >>

Hey Guys, Any good tutorials on pull down menus? I made one from a common tutorial but I don't know how to make it navigate with the menu choices it displays. The main movie clip is on the stage but the other buttons only appear when I play the SWF. Is there a way I can make them visible ...more >>

Hi wonderd if anyone knows how to reproduce this JS lightbox effect in flash http://www.huddletogether.com/projects/lightbox2/ can this effect be incorperated into flash, i really like the way the images float over the browser (just wanted to know if it is possible to do or anything simalar? ...more >>

Hi, I've recently uploaded this site: http://electrode.org.uk/ which features long mp3 mixes viewers can listen to by clicking a DJs name button in the "audio" section. I've done this by adding the following code to the button: on (release) { getURL("230206teutonic.mp3","_blank"); ...more >>

Is there a way in Flash to make it look like something is visibly being written or drawn. Where the end-user can see the brush stroke from beginning to end? I want to make it look like a signature is being signed. ...more >>

I just launched Flash for the first time and have been watching some of the on-line demos and I'm curious about something. How are the demos produced? Is there something in Flash that follows and records what is happening on your computer screen? Or are the mouse moves and reactions in these d...more >>

How do i load an external .swf file into a movie clip, and delay the playing of said movie clip? I am able to load the .swf, but it plays right away. Although it works fine on my local hard drive, online it will take some time to load before playing. I need to get my timing down exactly. ...more >>

Does anyone know how to create this effect that is on the water? I need to create this effect for a client, any help would be great! Here are 2 examples: http://www.templatemonster.com/website-templates/11274.html http://www.templatemonster.com/website-templates/11453.html Thanks ...more >>

Need a check of this page: http://www.anamidesigns.com/sinard/testing/gus4artv1sec.html Does the Flash load quickly enough that you're not left wondering what's up? Thanks! Flo -- Anami Designs http://www.anamidesigns.com ...more >>

Hi Can anybody tell me where I can find out how to apply the same technique as used in: http://www.chromazone-imaging.co.uk/flashindex.html The technique I refer to is the one where the user moves there mouse and you get the illusion of depth (or 3 dimensional space) as the layers move at ...more >>

Alright, although I know comonents are pretty straight forward, this one is throwing me for a cruve. I've read about this problem many times on different Flash forums and no one seems to have a concrete answer. I set up a Dynmaic text field where the text is being loaded via 'loadVariables' ...more >>

I tried that and it still only plays once, I'm frazzled I think I have tried everything....more >>

hi i have swf that get some value from html tag this paramiter is get if browser is IE else this value be undefined so tha swf did not work in fire fox this tag which i used <object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shock...more >>

I am quite a novice flash user so this maybe a really basic question. I have created a flash file where I have text fading in and then fading out. I created my text, coverted to symbol and then set the alpha to 0%, then in a later key frame set it to 100% and added the tween. Now it works perf...more >>