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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Exploring the sample application
- Enabling the Share menu desktop tab
- Adding and removing desktop destinations
- Linking to the desktop application
Sharing Flash applications to the desktop
Flash applications can be shared to the desktop using Adobe AIR and the Share menu. In this tutorial, you will learn how to enable desktop sharing for a Flash application. You will also learn how to link the Share menu to the desktop application shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1. The sample desktop application
Requirements
In order to make the most of this article, you need the following software and files:
Flash CS4 Professional
Distribution service extension for Flash CS4
Sample files:
- ds_air_flash_applications_sudent_files.zip (ZIP, 216 KB)
Prerequisite knowledge
This tutorial is intended for:
- Experienced Flash developers who want to learn how to share Flash applications as desktop applications
- Flash developers who have completed the tutorial, Creating a sharable application using Flash Professional
About the author
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