[b] how do I make a flash timeline? I just got my Flash MX so I don't really know how to use it so could anyone please tell me how to make a timeline.[/b]...more >>

im trying to make a webiste where the pages basically scroll from left to right. When going to another page the pages will scroll with the push of a button.. now doing this going forward is very easy i made an animation of the 4 pages im using and put key frames every 5 frames and a stop acti...more >>

hey folks - newbie here. i am trying to find appropriate actionscript that will set all the form screens to be hidden (not visible). since i am using screens... i am using flash mx 2004 pro. thanx, jc ...more >>

Can I resize a flash file and re-publish or can I reduce the published size without shrinking everything individually and reassembling? I know you can put a percentage in an html page to reduce the display of the movie but that doesn't shrink the size of the movie file. Thanks ...more >>

Ok, not sure if this is even possible. I would like to have my main movie load a different background image each time a visitor comes back to the site. 1. Can I link the movie to an external random image (10 different backgrounds)? 2. Or do they all need to be embedded in my movie? 3. O...more >>

I have my main swf movie which loads different other swf movies. My problem is when the movie_2 is loaded (is playing) then the movie_3 shouldn't be able to load. I want to stop movie_2 and then load movie_3. Thanks in advance. ...more >>

Is there a way to incorporate tables in Flash? I have Flash MX (not 2004) Thanks. ...more >>

How did this website that created all these flash website do this one particular thing that I like. The thing that I like was the rollover effect on the navigation how the larger letter come from the left and the small letter come from the left then when they come together the fade away. It co...more >>

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Could someone tell me of some website where i can find a flash mx 2004 professional tutorial for creating a slide show, or could someone tell me how?...more >>

Hello, I've just recently started trying to design a webpage using flash. So far I've been able to make buttons control sound to go on and off. I can't figure out how to have "links" in flash and be able to show other contents of the page. Like I would have a Main Menu on to the side and o...more >>

Hi. I am new to using Flash. What I am trying to do is take an object in a series of photos, and create all-direction rotation, as well as the function of zooming in on any area. Does anyone know where I can find a tutorial on how to accomplish this? Thanks ...more >>

Hi, I'm an ASP programmer, I made a website & I've been asked to add an intro to it. I searched at the net for examples & I found that most of the intros are loaded befor being played.. Usually I saw a progressor bar that fulls from 0% to 100% with some small movie and after it completes...more >>

When I create in the .Fla file my images look fine, but when I "Test Move" the images in the .swf file look really crappy. The original images were designed in Paint Shop Pro and then optimized and exported to FLASH either as .png, .gif or .jpg. Should I use another format. Does anyone ha...more >>

Is there a way to make flash movie background see through, so you can see the contet behind the movie? Say I want an animated flash character walk around a jpeg image, which is loaded on to the HTML page, not in Flash movie itself. The reason for that is that the client uses a blog softwar...more >>

I have a couple of questions about using fonts in flash. For a start for a 'look' i am trying to create i would like to turn anti-aliasing on fonts OFF, and am not sure how to do this! Secondly is there a reason that using certain fonts leads to all of the holes in fonts to be filled if y...more >>

I notice many of Flash's components have a certain style to them -which I dislike. For example, is it possible to alter the rounded edges of the comboBox component? If so, how?...more >>

My client is complaining the site I just build is not working in windows 98. I have a mac and don't even know anyone that has windows98, so I was hoping someone could confirm the problem, let me know exactly where they are having a problem, or tell me that it works fine for them. I think the...more >>

I have a background image of size 295x185 pixels in my flash movie of the same size, the image in question is at x: 0 and y: 0 position, however when I export the movie and put it in a html doc it is not aligned with the images I have surrounding it, it looks like a very small mismatch i h...more >>

i have created a website in flash mx 2004 and on some computers, some of the text scrollers (not all, though) don't work. the dynamic text box, the text inside, and the scroll bar are all present, but the text does not scroll and the scroll bar looks as if it is not activated, becuase there is...more >>

why is it possible to use line spacing and no char. spacing with a device font? some good ideas or some complains would be apericiated thanks, adriaan...more >>

If this is not the forum for this question, let me know and I will take it elsewhere. I searched for a faq for this group and Google sent me off to a couple of porno sites. I am building a website to go live in a few months. I intend make liberal use of flash, including my menu system and ...more >>

ive ben trying to make a front page in flash where the image starts off dark then goes lighter till it goes dark again, i used to be able to do this but i havent used flash in a while and cant remember that much. can any1 help out and explain how i can do this? thank ...more >>

hello could someone please tell me how to create a vertical dynamic menu/navigation bar that holds buttons and responds to mouse movement within a specific area around it - so when i move the mouse upwards, the menu scrolls up and the same downwards this site has an example of what i n...more >>

Hi I'm currently designing a website for a local pool heating company and I've hit a problem that is baffling me, as it seems somewhat strange. We have coded the first page of the website which can be viewed at: http://www.website-designs.com/deluxe-pool/ If you note the flash you will no...more >>

Hi, I was trying to figure out how to create a window in flash, like a picture in a picture, whever whenever I click a navigation button on the bigger part it will open the corresponding html document in the smaller part. For an example of what I'm talking about, the fable website's flash: htt...more >>

This has me baffled. I can't even see how to edit or load properly an .SWF file with Flash - its my first attempt at using .SWF files. I made a FLash movie - simple animation - about 3 years ago, have not touched it since, to be honest Got enough web work with standard HTML I also ha...more >>

This has me baffled. I can't even see how to edit or load properly an .SWF file with Flash - its my first attempt at using .SWF files. I made a FLash movie - simple animation - about 3 years ago, have not touched it since, to be honest Got enough web work with standard HTML I also ha...more >>

I have created a fla file in Flash. Within this fla file I imported a swf file to run when the file is opened. I have published this file to create the swf file. Now when this file is opened within Dreamweaver the imported swf file does not run, but the base swf file runs. What am I doing ...more >>

Hello I'm pretty new to Flash, but I've created a small movie (banner style) that plays in an html page. Everything works O.K. except that I'd like the movie to load AFTER the html content is finished loading. Right now, the movie begins playing while the rest of the page is still load...more >>

Hello, sorry for my bad english... I have a little problem : I have a swf file in a html that need to communicate with an other swf in an other html window that pop up when a button is pressed. All the thing work perfectly with internet explorer but does not work with netscape (no window pop up...more >>

H I am making a navigation bar and i want to know when ever someone click mouseover to one of the button I want a white fade going back and forth. First of all how do you create white fade. Second of all how do you make the white fade go back and forth? Thank you an advanc ...more >>

I am working on a site that someone else built. I need to know the best way to place a flash navigation bar into a .inc file. The best way to look at the file is through Microsoft Word. The page has pictures and tables on it - but does not include the navigation bar like all the other p...more >>

I'm trying to produce an all Flash information site but I cant work out how to produce a scrolling text box. I'm running Flash 5, so the proceedures for Flash 4 are not the same Also, if I want the whole page centre piece to scroll so that I dont loose the graphic at the bottom of the pag...more >>

Hello I'm looking for sound resources on the internet and I'm not coming up with anything that really captures my attention. Would anyone be willing to provide me links to some of your web resources for background loops/effects, etc Thank you Howard Callaha ...more >>

Hi I?m writing a web site at the moment and im wanting to put a flash navigation bar in there. Now that?s easy enough though what im having trouble with is that the bar is animated as such so there?s a pull down menu kinda thing that shows all buttons. What I want is for it to go over the ...more >>

Hi - I'm a bit of a newbie at this and was looking for some help It might be a bit beyond my skills at the moment, but I want to create a kind of "rising bubble in water" effect. Can anyone point me in the right direction for a tutorial or how I might go about this? I'd like a fairly random ef...more >>

I have attached a movie to a button on the Down keyframe. I want the movie to run to completion even if the user lifts the mouse button part way through. Is this possible, and if so how do I do it? Thanks...more >>

hey all i just made site that uses roll over buttons. I think i kinda went the cheap way about making these roll overs (i didnt use action script). What i wanted was that when u roll over an image on the side of the screen a large image would appear in the middle of the screen so what i did ...more >>

Hi Can anyone help I am trying to create a picture conveyor belt or movie reel effect. Not sure how to go about it? it also needs to pause when someone moves the cursor over it! any idea Thank ...more >>

I need a hand from someone who knows how to resolve this issue On the same HTML document I have a Javascript popup menu (generated by Dreamweaver) and a Flash movie On rollover, when the menu pops up, the flash movie covers most of the popup menu. That is, the menu appears 'behind' the Flash...more >>

How do I create a menu bar and when someone go over the button the button animates and the content shows up with a box and it opens up with the words? Also when I create the menu bar I want when someone go over the button of the menu bar I want some description in text show up in a different p...more >>

From a button within a Flash movie placed in Dreamweaver I would like to access the "Open Browser Window" behavior (that creates a sized, popup window). Can I do this or is there an equiv. in Flash?...more >>

I've had mixed feedback about the usability of my flash interface. Some like it, others hate it!! Any comments on how to improve it would be greatly appreciated! http://www.ozemail.com.au/~fujita Keep on Flashing, tictac...more >>

What's the best way to display fully justified text in a flash movie? The movie will periodically need to be updated and each "page" on the movie reads the text from a txt file. Help! ...more >>

hello, i´m a flash beginner looking for a slide show solution. i have found some examples, but never with thumbnail preview. i would like to show about 100-200 slides and that´s why it would be helpful to see lots of thumbnails and load dynamically the bigger file if the thumbnail is cli...more >>

This is a personal site about pictures from japan and france, so comments are welcome! http://spyny.free.fr simon...more >>

Why does one of my pages on my site flash on and off? What have I done? hahah. website: www.chameleonentertainment.com page: Meet the Band Thanks. ...more >>

I made a preloader, how do I make it detect if you've already played it today, skip directy to main movie?...more >>

Hi everyone This should be easy: my movie won't stop. There is a stop action on the frame AND the button action is gotoAndStop Attached is the file, the problem is when testing Vagabond.fla and clicking the "Enquiries" link at the bottom. It happens for a few others I've tested, but th...more >>

I am creating a flash form which having lots of field that can't fit into the screen, so i wonder how can i create a scroll bar to scroll the form? ...more >>

Hi I've created a flash movie & want to test/edit the 'Loading.......' that's displayed while movie is loading from the Net, mines on my pc at the moment so it loads straight away - is there any way of editing or creating what's displayed to user while movie downloads? Dave ...more >>

Hi, this is my first of many messages no doubt so I would like to say hi. As I already have done Well, when working in Flash MX, I have a small bitmap image that I'd like to edit from within Flash, as I click the edit button in the property inspector I launch Fireworks. This is all well and ...more >>

I have created http://www.thebans.com/flash/nick_m/, ignore what you see on the main window, wait for the pop-up to load and when the popup window loaded you should wait about 1 , 1:30 min (if you have broad band) because i didn't make the loading bar yet. Do you have any ideeas for one? the m...more >>

I am a great fan of Macromedia products, and am currently trying to master Flash MX. I am 16 years old, from South Africa, and I am busy redesigning my school 'News' webpage (www.bishops.org.za). I really like the top 'navigation' bar on the Macromedia website, and wonder if anyone could give...more >>