Previewing The Publishing Format And Settings; Using Flash Player - MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-USING FLASH Use Manual

Previewing the publishing format
and settings
To preview your Flash SWF file with your specified publishing format and settings, you can
use the Publish Preview command. This command exports the file and opens the preview in
the default browser. If you preview a QuickTime video, Publish Preview starts the QuickTime
video Player. If you preview a projector, Flash starts the projector.
To preview a file with the Publish Preview command:
1. Define the file's export options using the Publish Settings dialog box; see
documents" on page
2.
Select File > Publish Preview, and from the submenu, select the file format you want to
preview.
Using the current Publish Settings values, Flash creates a file of the specified type(s) in the
same location as the FLA file. This file remains in this location until you overwrite or
delete it.

Using Flash Player

Flash Player plays Flash content in the same way as it appears in a web browser or an ActiveX
host application. The player is installed with Flash application. When you double-click Flash
content, the operating system starts Flash Player, which then plays the SWF file. You can use
the player to make Flash content viewable for users who aren't using a web browser or an
ActiveX host application.
You can control Flash content in Flash Player using menu commands and the
function. For example, to make Flash Player take over the entire screen, you assign
to a frame or button and select the
fscommand()
parameter. For more information, see "Sending messages to and from Flash Player" in
Learning ActionScript 2.0 in Flash.
You can also print Flash content frames using the Flash Player context menu. For more
information, see "Printing from the Flash Player context menu" on page
498 Publishing
459.
command with the
fullscreen
"Publishing Flash
fscommand()
true
548.