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Using OBJECT and EMBED tags

To display a Flash movie in a Web browser, an HTML document must use the `OBJECT` and`EMBED` tags with the proper parameters.

For `OBJECT`, four settings (`HEIGHT`, `WIDTH`, `CLASSID`, and `CODEBASE`) are attributes that appear within the `OBJECT` tag; all others are parameters that appear in separate, named `PARAM` tags. For example:

    <OBJECT CLASSID="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" WIDTH="100"
    HEIGHT="100" CODEBASE="http://active.macromedia.com/flash6/cabs/
    swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0">
    <PARAM NAME="MOVIE" VALUE="moviename.swf">
    <PARAM NAME="PLAY" VALUE="true">
    <PARAM NAME="LOOP" VALUE="true">
    <PARAM NAME="QUALITY" VALUE="high">
    </OBJECT>

For the `EMBED` tag, all settings (such as `HEIGHT`, `WIDTH`, `QUALITY`, and `LOOP`) are attributes that appear between the angle brackets of the opening `EMBED` tag. For example:

    <EMBED SRC="moviename.swf" WIDTH="100" HEIGHT="100" PLAY="true"
    LOOP="true" QUALITY="high"
    PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash">
    </EMBED>

To use both tags together, position the `EMBED` tag just before the closing `OBJECT` tag, as follows:

    <OBJECT CLASSID="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" WIDTH="100"
    HEIGHT="100" CODEBASE="http://active.macromedia.com/flash6/cabs/
    swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0">
    <PARAM NAME="MOVIE" VALUE="moviename.swf">
    <PARAM NAME="PLAY" VALUE="true">
    <PARAM NAME="LOOP" VALUE="true">
    <PARAM NAME="QUALITY" VALUE="high">

    <EMBED SRC="moviename.swf" WIDTH="100" HEIGHT="100" PLAY="true"
    LOOP="true" QUALITY="high"
    PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash">
    </EMBED>

    </OBJECT>

Note: If you use both the `OBJECT` and the `EMBED` tags, use identical values for each attribute or parameter to ensure consistent playback across browsers. The parameter`swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0` is optional, and you can omit it if you don't want to check for version number.

The following tag attributes and parameters describe the HTML code created by the Publish command. You can refer to this list as you write your own HTML to insert in Flash movies. Unless noted, all items apply to both `OBJECT` and `EMBED` tags. Optional entries are noted. When customizing a template, you can substitute a template variable listed here for the value. See Customizing HTML publishing templates.