Flash glossary: Projector
The SWF file format deploys Adobe Flash Professional content. You can play and deliver SWF content in the following ways:
- In web browsers that are equipped with Flash Player
- With Flash Xtra in Adobe Director and Adobe Authorware
- With the Flash ActiveX control in Microsoft Office and other ActiveX hosts
- As part of a QuickTime video
- As a stand-alone application called a projector
The Publish Preview command exports the file and opens the preview in the default browser. When you preview a projector, Flash starts the projector automatically.
Using the current Publish Settings values, Flash creates a file of the specified type in the same location as the FLA file. This published file remains in the same location until you overwrite or delete it.
To publish your SWF content as a stand-alone application called a projector:
- Select File > Publish Settings to choose the desired format to export.
- Click the check box next to the projector option for the desired platform.
- To review how the file will play, select File > Publish Preview and select the file format to preview—in this case, choose the Projector option from the list.
To learn more about working with projectors, see the section titled Publishing Flash documents in the Flash documentation.
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