Now that you know how to create content for SlideShowPro for Flash, and your slideshow plays back fine on your desktop, what's next? What do you do with the SWF that Flash publishes, and the content you've created? This section of the User Guide will tackle this important question, with specific instructions for the version of Flash you are using, as well as instructions for Adobe Dreamweaver.
Before we dive in, first a couple of points.
One, the manner in which SWFs are embedded in HTML has changed numerous times in the history of the browser plugin; both with the code Flash publishes and with third party solutions (like SWFObject). We'll do our best in this section to focus our instructions to the version of Flash you are using, and provide suggestions for what we feel is the optimal method to use.
Two, while the SWF file format can be embedded in any HTML document, and run without issue when everything is self-contained, SlideShowPro loads all of its content from outside the SWF; so if you've coded your own XML and created your own images/videos, there are a number of dependencies that have to be handled. We'll include instructions wherever applicable for making sure your content links don't break.
Alright, let's embed that SWF!
If you use Adobe Dreamweaver to create and manage content on your web site, we recommend the Embed using Dreamweaver instructions. It shows how to embed the SWF Flash published using the SWF import utility in Dreamweaver, which is easier than messing with code.
If you aren't using Dreamweaver, and would like to use the player embed code Flash publishes for you, we provide instructions specific to the version of Flash you are using. See Embed using Flash 8 and older code if publishing from Macromedia Flash 8 or Flash MX 2004. Or, see Embed using Flash CS3 code if publishing from Adobe Flash CS3. If using Adobe Flash CS4, we do not recommend using the player embed code published by Flash. You should use the SWFObject instructions below.
We also have instructions for embedding a SWF using SWFObject, the very popular open source javascript library for embedding SWFs. SWFObject is the industry standard, and is a better option than using the code Flash publishes (which we include only for completeness).
Last but certainly not least, we provide tips for embedding SWFs at Facebook, MySpace, and in WordPress.