Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS6 on Demand, Second Edition

13. Working with Multimedia

What You’ll Do

Introduce Flash File Types

Insert a Flash or Shockwave Movie

Change Flash or Shockwave Movie Properties

Insert a Flash Video

Link or Embed Sound

Use Java Applets

Use ActiveX Controls

Use Plug-ins

Check for Plug-ins

Introduction

It almost seems that every page you visit on the web uses Flash or other multimedia in some way or another. Whether it’s an intro movie, or animated buttons, it’s everywhere. However, if you don’t have applications such as Flash, does that mean you can’t create multimedia? If you have Dreamweaver it’s a snap to quickly add Flash and other multimedia to your web pages.

In addition to Flash elements such as text and buttons, Dreamweaver lets you add user-defined Flash movies, ...