Need to embed a slideshow created using SlideShowPro for Flash or SlideShowPro for Lightroom in Adobe Dreamweaver? These instructions explain how to import your SWF using Dreamweaver's built-in Flash embedding utility.
If you haven't already created a slideshow with either SlideShowPro for Flash or SlideShowPro for Lightroom, you need to do so before continuing. See the SlideShowPro for Flash Quick Start or the SlideShowPro for Lightroom Quick Start for instructions if necessary. When complete you should have a folder on your hard drive containing your SWF, images/videos and XML data.
Import your slideshow folder into your Dreamweaver project. You can place the folder anywhere you like. Next, create a new HTML document or open an existing one in Dreamweaver. Click inside the space where you want the slideshow to appear, then select Insert > Media > SWF from the top menu in Dreamweaver. Navigate to the slideshow folder you imported, and select the SWF inside. When complete there should be a gray box in your Dreamweaver HTML document with a Flash logo in the middle.
Select the gray box noted above by clicking on it. Next, select Window > Properties to open the Properties panel. In the Properties panel will be a button labeled "Parameters". Click that button. A new dialog will appear (see right) that displays the editable parameters for the SWF. Click the plus (+) button at the top-left to add a new parameter row. Enter "base" (no quotes) for the parameter's name, and a period for the Value. When finished click OK.
This new "base" parameter instructs the SWF to look inside its own directory location, not the location of the HTML document, to locate the content it needs to load.
With your base parameter applied and the gray box still selected, click the "Play" button in the Properties panel. Your slideshow should appear, and is now ready to be uploaded to your web server.
