PUB97: Macromedia Flash Objects Become Static in HTML File (171678)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Publisher 97, when used with:
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
This article was previously published under Q171678 SYMPTOMS
If you add a Macromedia Flash object to a publication, and then create a
HyperText Markup Language (HTML) document based on that publication, the
Macromedia Flash object appears as a static picture.
CAUSE
When you convert a publication to HTML, Publisher converts every graphic
in the publication into a static Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) image.
WORKAROUND
To include an animated Macromedia Flash object in your HTML document, use
either of the following methods:
Method 1: Create a web page in Microsoft Publisher and Publish it.
Method 2: Use an HTML editor to include the Macromedia Object.
Use an HTML editor, like Microsoft FrontPage, to modify the source code
for your HTML document to include the Macromedia Flash object.
NOTE: You cannot use Microsoft Publisher to edit an HTML document.
Microsoft Technical Support Engineers for Publisher cannot teach you to
edit HTML documents.
Macromedia Flash includes sample HTML documents that show how to embed
Flash objects into your Web pages. To view these samples, start Macromedia
Flash, and then click Sample HTML on the Help menu. These samples are
included in the \Sample HTML folder inside the \Flash folder.
Additional sample HTML documents are available at the Macromedia World
Wide Web site:
STATUS
This feature is under review and will be considered for inclusion in a
future release.
MORE INFORMATION
Graphics created in Macromedia Flash are vector-based. That is, Flash
retains a mathematical description of each shape. By contrast, bitmaps are
images composed of pixels. You can export Flash images as bitmaps, and you
can import bitmaps into Flash. When you import a bitmap into Flash it
appears as a single overlay that you can scale, rotate, and reposition. If
you convert a bitmap into a vector graphic, you can modify it with Flash's
drawing tools.
Flash is manufactured by Macromedia, inc., a vendor independent of
Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this
product's performance or reliability.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/8/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kb3rdparty kbconversion kbgraphic kbhtml kbprb KB171678 |
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