I'm working on a flash site for a school final right now. I have music that plays when the site loads, but whenever I change pages with getURL, the movie changes and the music stops. I was wondering if there was another way I could go about changing pages. A way that would have the music conti...more >>

I made a dynamic textbox wich should load a txt file. When I test the .swf it says undefined in the textbox. I treedouble checked everything. The txt file starts with content=, the dynamic textbox has nextup as instance name and in the Var, the txt is in the right place and has the right na...more >>

I'm just a hobbyist and this is my first Flash site. Not focussing on the content itself - please be honest about the design and usablility of this Flash site. What does it need please? I'm far from being a pro and really do need advice when it comes to sounds, color, design and just abo...more >>

Goodevening! To: My fellow Flash-perts, First off, I should express my thanks to all the Flash Tutorials (http://www.tutorialized.com/tutorials/Flash) who have made me the Flash Novice I am today, along with this forum, which has answered all my wild Flash queries, and finally to you,...more >>

Hi all, Im interested in creating a banner type flash menu with a header for each button and then once the mouse is clicked over the button a menu drops down with more buttons. Any help please?...more >>

How do I lock the screen resolution to 800x600 no matter what resolution the person viewing my site has in place?...more >>

Hi All, Anyone who has VERY strong opinions on not using wmode transparent, PLEASE DO NOT REPLY unti AFTER this test. Let's see the results. Respectfully, Jeckyll, that means you. I have heard from several people on this site to not use wmode transparent. I have been using it for th...more >>

I see this question being asked again and again but I'm unclear about how to add metags to a flash only site. Can someone tell me step by step how to do this? Thanks....more >>

Hey if i have a flash file on my website and someone doesn't have flash is there any way that that file can be replaced with a gif(only for that person) Basically like having a gif under a flash file and if the user doesn't have flash the gif file shows instead? Thanks for any help as i'...more >>

okay.. this is darn simple but brains are failing me.. ppl.. kindly help.. thnx.. heres the prob: there are 4 input boxes with variable names: a, b, c, d there is a button: submit if on clicking "submit" there are no values in either a,b,c or d (character values) then gotoAndStop(2).. el...more >>

Hello, i'm starting in flash and im already stuck. I need to do a flash that loads 2 pictures from a external link http://www.webpage.com/pic1 and http://www.webpage.com/pic2. Thouse pictures are auto uploaded via ftp every 60 sec, so i need the flash to reload them every 50 or 60 sec. ...more >>

Hey, With Flash 8 I've had problems with the new anit alias for readability, not everyone can view the text properly (its just not there!) I think its because they have flash 7 (if so why does the movie display at all?) So I need a way of Flash Player 8 installing on the persons machine se...more >>

Hi all, I have text which i want to be clickable and send user to a url How is the best way to do this. Is it better to convert to button symbol or movie clip symbol? Regards, Kiwidesign:confused; ...more >>

I've slowly been trying to learn flash on my own with tutorials and such along the way, but one thing I have never been able to accomplish is how to create some sort of navigation through flash. What I mean, if I a making a flash website I can never have a user click on a button, and withi...more >>

I have a freelance client for whom I have developed a flash site. The project was completed and all swf files submitted to the client. This client, now, has asked for my source files. I am, at the moment, unclear about the protocols in this type of situation - do source files normally get incl...more >>

I'm creating a home page for my new website that contains a long Flash movie (512 KB, about 1700 frames), and I'd like to make the home page reload just the end state of that movie (a static image that stays onscreen) when the user returns to that page from within the site. Please help--does a...more >>

When I use internet explorer any flash object is surrounded by a box that says "click a flash button click to activate and use this control", e.g. if i want to click a flash button i must click to get rid of the box and then click again to execute the button. I think this is a security issue...more >>

Hi, I guess it may sound waaayyyy too basic, but is there an option to edit a MC yet still see the scene/stage in the background for better positioning of MC elements? Appreciate your advice to a newbie :) vl ...more >>

How do I align an SWF file in an HTML page so that it "floats" in the absolute center of the page? Many thanks in advance for help on this. GHX...more >>

Hey, I've been doing web design using fireworks and dreamweaver for about 8 months now and I really want to get better in the flash area. I was wondering if anyone had some good advice for sources to learn the basics and really get started with flash? Thanks -Aaron ...more >>

Hi, Just started using Flash 8 and i seem to be getting a border with the following message around any Flash content i use in the site, message: 'Press SPACEBAR or ENTER to activate and use this control' I never had this with MX2004, any ideas anyone, pretty annoying on an entire flash s...more >>

Can anyone tell me how to get this gallery to autoplay instead of the use of previous and next buttons? any and all help is appreciated, Thanks http://www.adobe.com/support/flash/applications/jpeg_slideshow_xml/ ...more >>