WebPlus Essentials User Guide - Serif

194 Images, Animation, and Multimedia
To create an animated marquee:
• Click the Insert Animated Marquee button on the Web
Objects toolbar's Media flyout.
To edit an animated marquee you've already defined:
• Double-click the marquee. The Insert Animated Marquee dialog
redisplays, with the current settings in place.
Flash files
A Flash (*.SWF) file is a viewable movie using the Flash Player format.
(Flash is a vector-based program designed to create and display small files on
the web.) Flash files can be added to your page (much like an image) and will
play within your page view without the need for previewing in your browser (or
WebPlus preview window). You can cut, copy, move, and resize them just like
other graphics.
To see some Flash files in action, the Gallery tab hosts a stunning collection of
Flash banners (each with pre-assigned Flash parameters already set) which can
be easily adopted. These banners are designed to allow you to customize their
appearance (i.e., text, images, and scheme colors) without any prior Flash design
experience.
To insert a Flash file:
1. Click the Insert Flash file button on the Web Objects toolbar's
Media flyout.
2. Use the dialog to select the Flash file to open (click Browse... then
select your .SWF file). Click Export Options to optionally define a
different file name and/or file location. To keep the animation separate
from the WebPlus file (using a link to the source file) uncheck Embed
files in site.
3. (Optional) In the Parameters window, click the Add... (or Edit)
button to add parameters as name/value pairs.
4. (Optional) In the Additional Files window, build up a library of files
(e.g., images) which are used to make up your Flash movie. Think of
it as a local library in which supporting files are easily at hand and