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| Exporting
HTML Tutorial |
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tutorial applies to WildPresenter Pro 2+ and
WildPresenter Lite 2+. |
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| Introduction |
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tutorial will show you how to deploy your WildPresenter
Flash SWF output in a web page. WildPresenter
contains many other features that are not covered
here. Instructions on how to use these features
are located in the Help file of the WildPresenter
program itself. We also offer numerous tutorials
on how to use WildPresenter in the tutorials
section of our web site. |
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| Exporting
your project in a web page |
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you wish to output the HTML code to play your
Flash SWF output in a web page, open the Project
Settings window (from the menu: View>Project
Settings), click on the HTML tab and click the “Export
HTML” box in the HTML Options section.
You may click the browse button to the right
of the box if you want to change the location
or name of your output file. |
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click on the “Export File” icon to
export your files. |
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If
you have the export HTML option checked, WildPresenter
will export both your swf and an HTML file. To
play the HTML file, double click on the file
from your hard drive.
Note: HTML files will be exported
when you export the project as a SWF file – you
cannot export the HTML file by itself. |
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| Export
Active Content Code |
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Due
to changes in the way the Internet Explorer browser
handles "active content" (such as Flash
SWF files), Flash files may require that viewers
first click on the Flash player before the file
begins to play. Fortunately there is a quick
fix for this minor problem.
WildPresenter has a ".js" file output
option. By exporting this .js file and placing
it in the same location as your HTML file, you
can be sure that the Flash files will play automatically
without requiring any viewer action.
(This only affects Internet Explorer, and not
any other browsers such as Firefox.) |
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| Placing
your file in a web browser |
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You
may now take your html file, .js file and swf
file (all are required) and upload them directly
to your web site via an ftp program.
You may also bring your .swf files directly into
an HTML editor, such as Dreamweaver or FrontPage.
The Flash SWF files you create in WildPresenter
function like any other .swf file and can be
brought into these programs in the same manner
as any other .swf file. |
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| Pop-Up
Options |
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You
can choose to embed the code in your HTML output
that will cause your WildPresenter Flash SWF
output to open in a pop-up window. A pop-up window
is a browser window that opens separately from
the main HTML page that contains the link to
the pop-up window. A key benefit of using pop-up
windows is that the dimensions of the browser
window can be specifically defined.
Note: Many Internet surfers
use pop-up blockers. If you are going to open
a file in a pop-up window it is a good idea to
note that on your webpage so the viewer knows
to enable pop-ups.
- Place SWF in a Pop-Up Window: To
have your Flash SWF output open in a pop-up
window, select this checkbox.
There are several options for how pop-ups can
be displayed and what appears in the browser
window:
- Directories: Selecting
this option will cause the directories to
be displayed in the pop-up browser window.
- Location: Selecting this
option will cause the location to be displayed
in the pop-up browser window.
- Resizable: Selecting this
option will enable the viewer to resize the
pop-up browser window. If this is not selected,
the pop-up window cannot be resized.
- Status: Selecting this
option will cause the status to be displayed
in the pop-up browser window.
- Toolbar: Selecting this
option will cause the toolbar to be displayed
in the pop-up browser window.
Note: The Pop-up options will
only be displayed once the "Export HTML" checkbox
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| Flash
SWF Options |
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Here
you can set a variety of options for how your
Flash SWF output plays in an HTML page.
- Use custom dimensions: If
you want your Flash SWF output to play at
a different size than the actual size of
the Flash SWF select this checkbox. You can
then scale the Flash SWF to any size you
wish using the "Width" and "Height" options
directly below.
- Bg color: If you want
to change the background color of your Flash
SWF output you can do that here.
- Auto Play: Selecting this
option will cause the Flash SWF output to
automatically play when it is loaded. This
is the default setting.
- Menu: Selecting this option
will enable the generic Flash menu to be
displayed if a viewer right-clicks on the
output Flash SWF. This is the default setting.
- Quality: Here you can
select the playback quality of your Flash
SWF output. These are options within the
Flash format.
- Autolow emphasizes
speed at first but improves appearance
whenever possible. Playback begins with
anti-aliasing turned off. If the Flash
Player detects that the viewer's processor
is powerful enough, anti-aliasing is
turned on.
- Autohigh emphasizes
playback speed and appearance equally
at first but sacrifices appearance for
playback speed if necessary. Playback
begins with anti-aliasing turned on.
If the actual frame rate drops below
the specified frame rate, anti-aliasing
is turned off to improve playback speed.
Use this setting to emulate the View > Antialias
setting in Flash.
- Low favors playback
speed over appearance and never uses
anti-aliasing. It applies some anti-aliasing
and does not smooth bitmaps.
- High favors appearance
over playback speed and always applies
anti-aliasing. If the movie does not
contain animation, bitmaps are smoothed;
if the movie has animation, bitmaps are
not smoothed. This is the default setting.
- Best provides the
best display quality and does not consider
playback speed. All output is anti-aliased
and all bitmaps are smoothed.
Note: The HTML Flash SWF Options
will only be displayed once the "Export
HTML" checkbox is checked. |
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| Email
Options |
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- Export
E-mail: If you want to send your output SWF file
in an email, select this box. WildPresenter will
automatically output a text file that can be
cut and pasted into an html e-mail editor, such
as Outlook Express. The text file will be named
according to the following format: swfoutputfilename_email.txt.
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| Conclusion |
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have now covered everything necessary to output
your project with the HTML code required to play
your SWF directly into a web page. You can do
much more with WildPresenter; other tutorials
will cover these subjects. The WildPresenter
help file also addresses these topics. |
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