About the ProgressBar component

The ProgressBar component displays the loading progress while a user waits for the content to load. The loading process can be determinate or indeterminate. A determinate progress bar is a linear representation of the progress of a task over time and is used when the amount of content to load is known. An indeterminate progress bar is used when the amount of content to load is unknown. You can add a label to display the progress of the loading content.

Components are set to export in first frame by default. This means that components are loaded into an application before the first frame is rendered. If you want to create a preloader for an application, you will need to deselect Export in first frame in each component's Linkage Properties dialog (Library panel options > Linkage). The ProgressBar, however, should be set to Export in first frame, because it must display first while other content streams into Flash Player.

A live preview of each ProgressBar instance reflects changes made to parameters in the Property inspector or Component Inspector panel while authoring. The following parameters are reflected in the live preview: conversion, direction, label, labelPlacement, mode, and source.