How to Use the Drop Down Menu in a SWF File
Learn to navigate your SWF file's drop down menu to get the most out of your system's performance and processing of the file. The intuitive user-friendly drop-down menu makes it easy for you to change everything from the SWF file's size to its picture quality. Find out more about some the SWF file menu's basic settings and about the more advanced options.
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Instructions
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Basic Menu
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Right click on the animation file to access the drop down menu. Change the size of the SWF animation using the "Zoom In," "Zoom Out" and "Show All" options to increase, decrease or return the image to its original size.
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Navigate to the "Quality" heading to lower or increase the quality of the animation. Lowering the quality of the animation may make it run smoother if you're having playback issues, while raising the quality adds more definition to it.
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Use the "Play" option to start playback of the SWF animation. Use the "Loop" option to set the animation to run in a continuous loop.
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Use the "Rewind" option to restart the animation. Click on the "Forward" and "Back" options to cue the animation backwards or forward.
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Click the "Print" option to send the current animation frame to your printer for printing.
Settings Menu
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Access the Settings Menu by right-clicking on the SWF animation and navigating down the menu to the "Setting" option. The "Display" option will be selected by default.
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Select the option labeled "Enable hardware acceleration" for the smoothest playback of your SWF file. Deselect the hardware acceleration option if your SWF is affecting the performance of your system (e.g. your browser pages load slowly or your mouse's cursor is sluggish).
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Click the second icon at the bottom of the "Settings" menu to access the "Privacy" menu. Click the option to "Allow" or "Deny" the SWF file access to your computer's microphone and web cam. Choosing to allow access may allow the website hosting the SWF file broadcast data captured from your microphone or camera.
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Choose the third option at the bottom of the "Settings" menu to access the "Local Storage" option. Move the slider forwards or backwards to adjust the amount of data the SWF file can store on your computer.
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Click on the fourth option to open "Microphone" setting page. Adjust the slider to increase or decrease your microphone's volume.
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Click on the last option at the bottom of the "Settings" menu to reach the "Camera" settings page. Set which system camera the SWF file will use from the drop down menu on the page. Click the "Close" button to exit the "Settings" menu.
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