Flash Movies (.SWF Animations) are interactive or animated modules created in Adobe Flash, usually ending with the extension .SWF. You can place Flash Movies anywhere in your site.
Tip: Be careful to avoid confusion, as Flash Movies (
) are different from Flash videos (
). Flash video is a format used to display recorded video; whereas Flash Movies (
) are often interactive & may contain little actual film footage. For more information about Flash videos, see 'Related content' below.
-
Navigate to the folder where you'd like to upload the Flash Movie.
-
Click the add new drop-down menu, and select flash movie ().
-
You will see a blank Add Flash Movie panel.
-
In the Title field, enter a title for your new Flash Movie.
-
If desired, enter a short description of the Flash Movie. A description is optional, but encouraged. The description appears in search results, in the summary content lists, and in the hovering text boxes that appear when a user rests the mouse pointer over a link to the movie. When a site visitor searches your site, the results will display the Title first, then the Description. So, descriptions are helpful for your site visitors to find content they are looking for.
-
In the File section of the form, click Browse. A file upload window will appear.
-
In the file upload window, navigate to the Flash Movie file on your computer, select it and click open.
-
Leave the Scale section of the form set to 100%, unless you wish to resize the Flash Movie.
-
Leave the Background color section of the form set to #FFFFFF (white). If you wish to change this setting, contact the OIS Web Team for further consultation.
-
Leave Show technical informations unchecked. This displays properties of your Flash Movie, which may not be useful to users of your site.
-
Click save. The main content area automatically switches to the view tab so you can view your Flash Movie.
-
To publish your Flash Movie, click private on the green menu bar and then select publish from the drop-down menu. Your new Flash Movie is now visible in the navigation and is accessible to all site visitors.
