How to Run Flash Movies on a Website

Flash is a type of Internet media used on websites to display movies, menus and other interactive Internet applications. You must export your Flash movie into the proper format and upload it to the Internet before you can run it from a website. You must then use HTML code to embed the file in your website, at which point anyone who has Flash installed on their browser can view your movie.

Things You'll Need

• Website host or online file storage

Instructions

1. Launch the Flash editor you use to create your Flash movies.

2. Click "File" and "Open" to open your Flash movie in the software.

3. Click "File," then choose "Export" or "Save." Save the movie in the .swf format required for Internet viewing.

4. Upload the .swf file to your website host or an online file hosting service. This provides you with a URL for your Flash movie. Record this URL for future reference.

5. Open your Web page coding in a text or online editor.

6. Highlight the following HTML code, right-click and choose "Copy" from the menu:

   <object width="550" height="400">

   <param name="movie" value="movieURL">

   <embed src=" movieURL" width="550" height="400">

   </embed>

   </object>

7. Right-click in your Web page's HTML code and choose "Paste" from the menu to paste a copy of the code into your website.

8. Highlight "movieURL" and replace it with the full URL for your .swf file. Do this for both instances where "movieURL" appears in the code. Do not remove the quotation marks while editing the code.

9. Replace the numerical values for the "width" and "height" if you need to change the size of your Flash movie display on your website.

10. Save the changes to your Web page and publish it to the Internet. When you view your page, you will now be able to view your embedded Flash movie.

References

• W3Schools: Flash in HTML