What Is Flash Paper in Dreamweaver?

FlashPaper can embed entire files in web pages.

Websites provide informational documents for visitors. Formats of these documents vary widely. Macromedia FlashPlayer provides multiple formats with no need to purchase additional software.

FlashPaper

Adobe's FlashPaper 2 application handles document display on websites. It is capable of converting a printable document into either a Flash based document that can be embedded on the screen or an Adobe PDF file. PDF files are widely used and the software necessary to read them is free.

FlashPlayer Support

Dreamweaver versions CS3 and CS4 support inserting FlashPaper documents. To begin, click the "Insert" menu and choosing "FlashPaper" under the "Media" heading. From there, you follow the on-screen prompts to complete the insert.

Important Considerations

Adobe is discontinuing FlashPaper. It will continue to provide support for existing users, but will not be updating the software. FlashPaper support is not available in Windows Vista, Windows 7, Internet Explorer 7 or Dreamweaver CS5.

References

• Adobe: Macromedia FlashPaper 2
• Adobe: Insert FlashPaper Documents (CS3)
• Adobe: Insert FlashPaper Documents (CS4)
• Adobe: FlashPlayer from Adobe
• Adobe: Insert FlashPaper Documents (CS5)

Resources

• Adobe: FlashPaper 2 Examples