Use the Control Shockwave or Flash action to play, stop, rewind, or go to a frame in a Shockwave or Flash movie.
To use the Control Shockwave or Flash action:
1 | Choose Insert > Media > Shockwave or Insert > Media > Flash to insert a Shockwave or Flash movie, respectively. |
2 | Choose Window > Properties and enter a name for the movie in the leftmost text field. You must name the movie to attach the Control Shockwave or Flash action. |
3 | With the movie still selected in the Document window, open the Behavior inspector. |
4 | Click the plus (+) button and choose Control Shockwave or Flash from the Actions pop-up menu. |
5 | Choose a movie from the Shockwave Object pop-up menu. |
Dreamweaver automatically lists all files ending in .dcr, .dir, .swf, or .spl that are in OBJECT or EMBED tags in the current document. |
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6 | Choose to play, stop, rewind, or go to a frame in the movie. The Play option plays the movie from the current frame. |
7 | Click OK. |
8 | Check that the default event is the one you want. |
If it isn't, choose another event from the pop-up menu. If the events you want are not listed, change the target browser in the Events For pop-up menu. | |
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