To add the component to the Macromedia Flash MX application, you place the component files into the Components folder inside the Macromedia Flash MX application folder on your hard drive.

To make the component available to users on other systems, provide the users with a folder that contains all the files associated with the component, including the component movie clip symbol and any external files for Live Preview and custom interface, if available.

1	Place the component_start_yourname.fla file into the Components folder in the location indicated below for your operating system. If you linked a Live Preview movie and a Custom Interface movie (instead of embedding them), place the preview.swf and custom-ui.swf movies in the same location.
	For Windows operating systems:
	Windows 2000 or XP: C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Macromedia\Flash MX\Configuration\Components
	Windows 98 or ME: C:\Windows\Application Data\Macromedia\Flash MX\Configuration\Components
	Windows NT: Windows directory\profiles\user\Application Data\Macromedia\Flash MX\Configuration\Components

	For Macintosh operating systems:
	Macintosh OS X: Hard Drive/Users/Library/Application Support/Macromedia/FlashMX/Configuration/Components
	Macintosh System 9.x, single user: Hard Drive/System folder/Application Support/Macromedia/Flash MX/Configuration/Components
	Macintosh System 9.x, multiple users: Hard Drive/Users/user/Documents/Macromedia/FlashMX/Configuration/Components
2	Restart Macromedia Flash MX.
3	Choose Window > Components.
4	Click the pop-up menu bar below the title bar in the Components panel, and choose the component_start_yourname item from the menu.
	The component should appear in the Components panel, with the custom icon.
5	Drag the component from the Components panel to add it to a movie.