How to Create a Flash Thumbnail Image Viewer

A flash thumbnail image viewer is a fun way to showcase your photographs. The program will create duplicate copies of your pictures, in a miniature format known as thumbnail. A thumbnail is a button that links to the full-size version of the photo. While you can use a Flash design program to create your own viewer, many software companies offer applications to simplify the process. Wondershare features a free development program that provides pre-formatted templates. With this layout program, creating a thumbnail viewer that pops will take you just a few minutes to make.

Instructions

1. Download and install "Free Flash Image Viewer Maker" (see Resources for link) and run the program.

2. Import your images into the program. The start page of the application goes to browse by default. Select your photos from the menu on the left side of the screen. Drag them to the storyboard at the bottom of the screen or highlight an image and click "Add photo."

3. Click on "Template" at the top of the program screen. This will bring up the many pre-formatted templates provided with the program. Click on the templates on the left side of the screen to preview your images in that format.

4. Chose the template and move to the bottom of the field. Select a background image or color. A background will show behind the thumbnail images. A background color will appear as a solid color behind the thumbnails.

5. Click on the "Start" button on the bottom, right hand side of the screen. This will provide you with a preview of the final product.

6. Select "Publish" from the preview screen if you are satisfied with the work. This program gives you several publishing options. For a traditional flash file, choose SWF. To embed the flash viewer into a web page, select HTML, also available are a standalone application (EXE) or a screensaver.

7. Choose "Action at the end of flash" for web page forwarding. Type in the URL of the web page, this provides a link to another page.

References

• Wondershare