# Adding a preloader

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-a-preloader/200858>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 15, 2006, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-a-preloader/200858 "2006-09-15T20:25:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![ltjlogic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/858c86/32.png) [@ltjlogic](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ltjlogic)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2006, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-a-preloader/200858/1 "2006-09-15T20:25:32Z")

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I know this is a simple question for some but I was wondering how I might go about adding a preloader. I have done some tutorials and all I did was add a preloader to a movie clip. I fhave a timeline that has 5 different layers, all with just 1 frame each – because they are all movie clips – how do I add a preloader? Do I need to make a new flash file, make the preloader and then somehow call to my flash movie that I want to see after? Basically I am just confused on how to set up the timeline…

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance,  
Evan