# Embarassed to ask ... creating .swf files

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embarassed-to-ask-creating-swf-files/82612
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [March 11, 2005, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embarassed-to-ask-creating-swf-files/82612 "2005-03-11T17:48:38Z")
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### Author: ![skelotar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f14d63/32.png) [@skelotar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/skelotar)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2005, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embarassed-to-ask-creating-swf-files/82612/1 "2005-03-11T17:48:38Z")

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While attempting to build my first full-flash site, I started to wonder how I could create my own .swf files to load into the main movie clip…

Do I create a huge .fla and then somehow export the .swf’s out from their movie symbols, or do I create a ton of separate .fla files and get the .swf from there.

Thanks in advance