Specify the Flash movie

A Flash screensaver can play only one movie. You just have to specify it in the project. Several methods are available though.

Specify the movie from the project window

1. Activate the Screensaver Document window.

2. In the Flash Movie dialog box (click the tab if necessary), click on the [...] button. A standard Windows dialog box opens to let you choose the Flash movie file you want to use. Browse your disks, select a file and click Open.

3. The full pathname is added in the Flash File field and you see the movie in the Preview window.

4. If the Save a copy of the file in the Project Document option is checked, the video file will be stored in the Screensaver project (not recommended for large files).

7. In the Movie Size group ():

5. In the Movie Position group (enabled if you have chosen "Specific Size"):

6. If you check Show Mouse Pointer option, the mouse pointer will be visible on screen and the user will be able to interact with the screensaver using the mouse (moves and clicks). The screensaver won't stop on mouse events. A key press will be required to end the screensaver.

7. If you check Allow Use of the Keyboard option, the user will be able to interact with the screensaver using the keyboard (a Flash game for example). Only the ESC key will end the screensaver.

8. If you check Automatically Repeat Forever option, it allows to specify an animation that will be played over and over.

Add a Flash file using Drag & Drop

1. Go to the librarian, expand Media Files and select the Animation folder () .

2. Select a Flash file () then drag and drop it () to the Screensaver document window:

4. In Flash File field you see the full pathname to the file. Check that this is the correct file.

6. Be sure that you have the Animated Preview option enabled (). You see the movie in the Preview window ().