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Tutorial - Preload External Flash Movies with Components

Free Flash Tutorial

In this preloader tutorial you will learn how to load an external Flash file into another Flash Movie using the Loader and Progress Bar Components. The use of Components make this is very simple and quick build. You can then break up your Flash project into several Flash movies rather than having one very large Flash file. It also means that the user only needs to wait for that section of the site that they wish to view.

Cross Ref: If you are not using Flash 8 or Flash MX 04 you will need to follow an alternative preloader tutorial. There are many other Flash Pre-Loader tutorials including several which cover loading external Flash Movies and loading multiple external Flash Movies. To ensure that you are following the right tutorial for your needs, you may wish to read a brief description of each: Preloader Tutorial Listings

Example: Download the Flash file  Int 151a

Note: If you can see the Flash Movie (an animation) and not the preloader press Refresh (F5 or try Ctrl + F5) in your Browser. Once a Flash Movie has loaded the Browser may not truly refresh or re-load the Movie. Therefore if you did not see the preloader in action: Click here