Can I use Flash in Yahoo Sitebuilder?

Question

I need to know if Yahoo Sitebuilder will allow for Flash/Animation?

.swf files?

Answer 1

Hi,

You can add Flash to your site in a couple of ways.

The easiest way to incorporate Flash is to create a link to your file. Your visitors will be able to click the link to open the animation.

1. Open your page in SiteBuilder and highlight the text or click on the image you want to link.

2. In SiteBuilder's "Insert" menu, click "Link to," then "A File on My Computer."

3. Click the "Browse" button and select your .swf file from your computer.

4. Click "Create" to add a link to the file. If the file is not already part of your site, SiteBuilder will ask if you want to add it. Make sure to say "OK."

Embedding animations is a little trickier, but you can do it! You'll use an iframe to display your animation within your page.

1. First add the file to your site by dragging it from your computer's desktop to SiteBuilder's Site Contents pane. Let go of your mouse to drop it into one of your site folders. (To create a new folder, just right-click in the Site Contents pane and select "Create New Folder.")

2. Publish your site. To speed up publishing, choose the "Only publish modified files" option.

3. Now write down the web address of your file. The file's address will begin with your site's domain name, then continue with the name of the folder in which you dropped your file and the file name, like this: widgetdesigns.com/files/animation.swf.

4. Return to SiteBuilder and open the page to which you want to add the animation.

5. From the "Insert" menu, click "Code Elements," then "Iframe."

6. In the "Iframe Properties" menu, select "Another Web Site," then enter the web address of your file in the space provided.

7. Click "OK" to add your iframe.

You'll see an iframe box on your page. This is the frame in which your animation will appear, so go ahead and resize and move it wherever you like (see instructions here: http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/webhosting... ). Preview your page to make sure your animation appears where you want it, then go ahead and publish!

Finally, if you're a coding whiz, you can always add animation code to your page with SiteBuilder's HTML tool. Find out how to add your own code here: http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/webhosting... .

For more on iframes and HTML, see our help center at http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/webhosting... .

Good luck!

Jen

Yahoo! SiteBuilder team