To ensure the best results in both Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator, Dreamweaver inserts Shockwave movies using both the OBJECT and EMBED tags. (OBJECT is the tag defined by Microsoft for ActiveX controls; EMBED is the tag defined by Netscape for plugins.) To view the properties in the Property inspector, select a Shockwave movie. See also Inserting Shockwave movies.
The Property inspector initially displays the most commonly used properties. Click the expander arrow in the lower right corner to see all properties.
Name Specifies a name to identify the movie for scripting. Enter a name in the unlabeled field on the far left side of the Property inspector.
W and H Specify the width and height of the movie in pixels. You can also specify the following units: pc (picas), pt (points), in (inches), mm (millimeters), cm (centimeters), or % (percentage of the parent object's value). The abbreviations must follow the value without a space: for example, 3mm.
File Specifies the path to the Shockwave movie file. Type a path, or click the folder icon to browse to a file.
Tag Determines the tags used to identify the Shockwave movie. You can choose OBJECT and EMBED or either tag separately. The default value, OBJECT and EMBED, is recommended.
Align Determines how the movie is aligned on the page. See Aligning elements for a description of each option.
BgColor Specifies a background color for the movie area. This color also appears while the movie is not playing (while loading and after playing).
ID Defines the optional ActiveX ID parameter. This parameter is most often used to pass information between ActiveX controls.
Borders Specifies the width of the border around the movie.
V Space and H Space Specify the number of pixels of white space above, below, and on both sides of the movie.
Alt Image (OBJECT only) specifies an image to be displayed if the user's browser does not support ActiveX controls.
Parameters Opens a dialog box in which to enter additional parameters to pass to the Shockwave movie. See About parameters. The Shockwave movie must be authored to receive these parameters.