How to Create a Flash Player Web Page

Most websites are built using coding languages like HTML, which stands for HyperText Markup Language. However, using the Adobe Flash application, you can design interactive sites with different elements like animation, graphics and hyperlinks. Once you finish designing your site, you can upload it to a web server and it will be viewable by any user who has Adobe Flash Player installed.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• PC running Windows XP or later or Mac running OS X 10.4 or later Adobe Flash CS3 or later Active web server

1. Open the "Adobe Flash" application from the Start menu on a PC or from the Dock on a Mac.

2. Go to "File" in the top menu bar and select "New." Then choose "Flash File" from the list of document types and click "OK."

3. Choose a pixel size for your Flash website from the toolbar at the bottom of the screen. By default, the page will be 550 pixels by 400 pixels.

4. Select a background color for your Flash website from the toolbar on the left side of the screen.

5. Add any desired animations, graphics and hyperlinks using the toolbar on the left side of the screen. The timeline above the Flash layout measures how long animations will last.

6. Go to "File" in the top menu bar and choose "Publish Settings."

7. Check the boxes next to "Flash" and "HTML" in the pop-up window to export both a .swf and a .html file onto your active web server. Click "OK" to save the settings.

8. Go to "File" in the top menu bar and select "Publish." The flash file will be saved to your web server and exported as an HTML file that can be viewed with any web browser that has Adobe Flash Player installed on it.