Creating a Flash document in another application

You can convert any printable document type to a Flash document in an application other than Contribute, and then use Contribute to insert it into your page. For more information about Flash documents, see About converting documents with FlashPaper.

Windows users can use Contribute to both convert and insert the document (see Creating and inserting Flash documents within Contribute (Windows only)).

Note: In some cases, you may find it easier to work in an application other than Contribute when you want to specify a particular area of the document to convert. For information about converting Microsoft Excel documents in this way, see Selecting a Microsoft Excel print area to convert to a Flash document.

To use another application to convert a document to a Flash document:

1. In the application that you are using to convert a document to a Flash document, select File > Print.

   The Print dialog box appears.

2. For the printer name, select Macromedia FlashPaper, and then set the printer options you want to apply to the converted document.
3. (Windows only) Click Properties if you want to specify the page orientation and page size of the Flash document.
4. Click OK (Windows) or Print (Macintosh).
5. Save the Flash document (SWF file).
   • In Windows, in the FlashPaper Viewer, select File > Save as Macromedia Flash.

   Note: You can also save the document as a PDF file by selecting File > Save as PDF.

   • On the Macintosh, in the Save dialog box that appears, select a location, and then click Save.
6. In your Contribute draft, place the insertion point where you want the Flash document to appear, and then select Insert > Flash.

Related topics

• About converting documents with FlashPaper
• Creating and inserting Flash documents within Contribute (Windows only)
• Using the FlashPaper toolbar
• Selecting a Microsoft Excel print area to convert to a Flash document

3.11