Flash Component Topics - Installing components

A set of Macromedia components is already installed when you start Flash for the first time. You can view them in the Components panel. To view the Flash Basic 8 or Flash Professional 8 components:

1. Start Flash.
2. Select Window > Components to open the Components panel if it isn’t already open.
3. Select User Interface to expand the tree and view the installed components.

You can also download components from the Macromedia Exchange at www.macromedia.com/exchange. To install components downloaded from the Exchange, download and install the Macromedia Extension Manager at www.macromedia.com/ exchange/em_download/
Any component can appear in the Components panel in Flash. Follow these steps to install components on either a Windows or Macintosh computer.

To install components on a Windows-based or a Macintosh computer:

1. Quit Flash.
2. Place the SWC or FLA file containing the component in the following folder on your hard disk:

• In Windows: C:\Program Files\Macromedia\Flash 8\language\Configuration\Components
• On the Macintosh: Macintosh HD/Applications/Macromedia Flash 8/Configuration/Components (Macintosh)

1. Start Flash.
2. Select Window > Components to view the component in the Components panel if it isn’t already open.

Components are installed in the following locations:

• Windows 2000 or Windows XP: C:\Program Files\Macromedia\ Flash 8\language\Configuration\Components
• Mac OS X: Macintosh HD/Applications/Macromedia Flash 8/Configuration/ Components