Flash

How to

1. Access Flash Manager
2. Upload Flash Objects
3. Edit Flash Objects
4. Insert a Flash Object onto a page

Accessing Flash Manager

To access the Flash Manager you must be logged in with the administrator toolbar visible at the top of your screen. Select the button from the administrator toolbar. This will load the Content Menu, from here select 'Flash'.

The Flash Manager will load. Flash documents currently in your system will be shown in the table on the right. The Manager Options menu is on the left.

Up to ten Flash objects will appear on each page. When more than ten objects exist in a folder the top of the Manager will change. Forward and back arrows allow movement through the pages. The drop down list shows the ID numbers for the objects on each page.

Uploading Flash Objects

To add a flash object click on the 'Add Flash Object' button in the Manager Options menu.

A new window will load showing the details required for the new Flash Object.

• In the first text box enter a title. This will appear in the Flash Manager and should allow easy identification of the object.
  
• Width and Height: The width and height should be numerical values. Symbols and other text values will not be accepted. The width and heights are necessary to specify how much space the flash object should use on your screen. They are both measured in pixels.
  

• Click the 'Browse' button to select a file from your computer to upload.
  
• Select 'Save' to complete the upload.

The Flash object will appear at the end of the table in the Flash Manager. You may preview a flash object by selecting the radio button next to that object's ID number and clicking 'Preview' in the Manager Options menu.

Editing Flash Objects

To edit a flash object you must have access to the original file used to create it. Editing Flash documents cannot be done on the Aplinx system, but existing files may be overwritten with new versions.

When using the following steps the original file will be lost. If you require a copy of the original file, please make sure you duplicate the flash file in the Manager or have an original copy saved to your computer first.

To update an old file:

• From the Flash Manager select the radio button of the object to be replaced and click 'Edit' from the menu on the left.
• The details for the flash object will load.
• Click the 'Browse' button.
• Browse your computer for the location of the new flash object.
• Select 'Upload' in the Upload File box once the file location has been selected.
• Click 'Save' after making any permanent changes to the object Details.

Inserting Flash onto a Page or Masterpage

Flash objects cannot be inserted into other objects or articles. They can be placed onto a page or Masterpage as seperate objects. To insert onto a page or Masterpage, you must be logged in with the administrator toolbar visible at the top of your screen.

• If you are not in edit mode, select the button from the administrator toolbar at the top of the page where the flash object is to appear.
  
• Select the button for the section in which you wish to insert the flash object.
• The Insert Object Manager will load. Under Multimedia (bottom, center of the Object Manager) selelct 'Flash' to load the Flash Manager.
  

• Next to each Flash object there is now an 'Insert' button. Click on the button next to the object you wish to use. If you have not yet uploaded any flash objects, you may do this now.

The page where the object is to be inserted will reload with the selected flash object on the page.

For more information about inserting or moving object on a page see Page Content or Masterpage.

If you are unable to view flash objects in your Internet browser, the flash plugin may not be installed on your computer. There may be a link to download this plugin in place of the flash object if this is the case. See the Macromedia website for more details.

Example Flash Document: