| by Matt Pizzi IN THIS CHAPTER Creating Flash Buttons in Dreamweaver MX Creating Flash Text in Dreamweaver MX Inserting Flash Files RoundTrip Flash Editing Inserting Shockwave into a Dreamweaver Document Controlling Shockwave and Flash Movies with Behaviors Some of the most interesting Web sites use Flash technology. Even if the entire site is constructed in Flash, it ultimately needs to be embedded into an HTML document to be viewed on the Web. Many Web sites that offer games and some online learning often use the Shockwave player. These two technologies from Macromedia are among the most widely distributed and widely used platforms for delivering rich media over the Web. These applications offer designers and developers total freedom from restrictive HTML standards and provide a great alternative to static Web page development. Often, people visit a site strictly on a "wow" factor for the Flash content. If the designer uses Flash effectively, appropriately, and creates a useable site with Flash interactivity, it can bring more traffic to your site. The payoff in using Flash is that you reach more people, and chances are people will stay at your site longer and explore it. In this chapter you'll discover how you can embed Flash and Shockwave movies into your HTML documents. Even if you're not developing a complete Flash site, you still may want to add some Flash components to enhance your HTML design. Macromedia claims that about 95% of the people on the Web can view Flash content. The Flash Player is one of the widely distributed pieces of software; it comes bundled with all the major Web browser and operating systems. The only concern with using Flash should be file size. Flash creates small file sizes in comparison to what you have for a presentation for that file size; however, a lot of animation and sound may make the file a bit too large for your average dial-up Internet user. That's why using a combination of HTML and Flash content can offer a middle ground when determining whether your site will be based on Flash or HTML. | 
