Use the Publish command to prepare all the required files for a complete Flash application on the web. Publish prepares not only the Flash movie itself for the web, but creates alternate images in a variety of formats that display automatically if a Flash player is not available. Publish creates the supporting HTML document required to display a movie (or an alternate image) in a browser and control browser settings. Publish can also create stand-alone projectors for both Windows and Macintosh systems and QuickTime videos from Flash movies.
Before publishing, use the Publish Settings command to choose formats and specify settings. Once you have entered all the necessary Publish Settings options, you can repeatedly export to all selected formats at once by simply choosing File > Publish. Flash stores the Publish Setting you specify with the movie file, so each file can have its own settings.
To publish a movie:
| 1 | Choose File > Publish Settings. |
| 2 | Select the option for each file format you want to create. |
| When you select a format for which Flash offers additional settings, a new tab appears above the current panel in the dialog box. Note that Windows and Macintosh projector options have no settings and therefore do not have their own tabs in the Publish Setting dialog box. When you choose an image format such as GIF, JPEG, or PNG, Flash automatically add the required HTML code to display the image if the Flash player is not available. | |
| 3 | Enter a unique name for file, or select Use Default Name to create each file using the Flash file's name with the extension appropriate for that format. |
| 4 | Click the tab for the format options you want to change. Specify publish settings for each format as described in the following sections. Click Publish to generate all the specified files when you're done, or click OK to close the dialog box without publishing. |
| Flash generates the files as specified in Publish Settings. Choose File > Publish to immediately publish files in all specified formats using the current publish settings. | |
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