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Updating Flash content for Dreamweaver UltraDev

If you have Dreamweaver UltraDev installed on your system, you can export Flash SWF files directly to a Dreamweaver UltraDev site. For more information on working with Dreamweaver UltraDev, see Using Dreamweaver.

In Dreamweaver UltraDev, you can add the Flash content to your page. With a single click, you can update the Flash document (FLA) and re-export the updated Flash content to UltraDev automatically.

To update Flash content for Dreamweaver UltraDev:

  1. In Dreamweaver UltraDev, open the HTML page that contains the Flash content.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • Select the Flash content and click Edit in the Property inspector.
    • In Design view, press Control (Windows) or Command (Macintosh) and double-click the Flash content.
    • In Design view, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) the Flash content and select Edit with Flash from the context menu.
    • In the Site panel, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) the Flash content in Design view and select Open with Flash from the context menu.

    The Flash application is started on your system.

  3. If the Flash document (FLA) for the exported file does not open, a file locator dialog box appears. Navigate to the FLA file in the Open File dialog box and click Open.
  4. If the user has used the Change Link Sitewide feature in Dreamweaver UltraDev, a warning is shown. Click OK to apply link changes to the Flash content. Click Don't Warn Me Again to prevent the warning message from appearing when you update the Flash content.
  5. Update the Flash document (FLA) as needed in Flash.
  6. To save the Flash document (FLA) and re-export the Flash content to Dreamweaver, do one of the following:
    • To update the file and close Flash, click the Done button above the upper left corner of the Stage.
    • To update the file and keep Flash open, select File > Update for Dreamweaver.

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