# Flash External movie help
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-external-movie-help/42495
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [February 9, 2004, 10:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-external-movie-help/42495 "2004-02-09T22:06:55Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@Only1Droid](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Only1Droid)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2004, 10:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-external-movie-help/42495/1 "2004-02-09T22:06:55Z")
I’m new to the forum, and i hope i can ask this in the best way…
I have a simple site, i’m not a big time flash mx guy im just knowledgeable in basic flash.
I have Flash MX
What i want to do is, i have 4 options on my current site.
Artwork, Contact me, Links, About me.
And now my sites huge like 800 kb or so, what i want to do is make all 4 of those options in there own swf, like a external movie.
On my main swf i have Artwork on like frame 25, contact me on frame 30 and links on 35 (etc)
I have simple buttons with the Go\_To actions to go to each frame, is there a way to go to the frame and have the movie load there? for instance.
Click on Artwork, it goes to frame 25, then have the movie load?
I’d appreciate any help thanks!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2004, 10:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-external-movie-help/42495/2 "2004-02-09T22:38:07Z")
Here you go more advanced for you
[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/preloader\_transition.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/preloader_transition.htm)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2004, 10:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-external-movie-help/42495/3 "2004-02-09T22:55:08Z")
I appreciate the help.
Is it possible to get it dumbed down some more? i’m very VERY newbie when it comes to this.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2004, 10:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-external-movie-help/42495/4 "2004-02-09T22:58:58Z")
You mean u need a different newbie tutorial!
Hmmm! do a search!..Keywords are External swf, dynamic swf
or am wrong!
LOL 😉
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2004, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-external-movie-help/42495/5 "2004-02-09T23:00:25Z")
Well maybe i didnt read it enough, i allready have the buttons made was just wondering what actions i put into each button isnt it a simple "Load movie. “artwork.swf” action into the main swf?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2004, 11:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-external-movie-help/42495/6 "2004-02-09T23:08:46Z")
for instance something like…
loadMovieNum(“externalmovie.swf”, “\_level1” );
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2004, 11:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-external-movie-help/42495/7 "2004-02-09T23:12:53Z")
You can download the source file [http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/code/complete.zip](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/code/complete.zip)
To be honest…That tutorial will be easy for you!
Look into each frame and each instances for the Actionscripts!
And you will understand!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2004, 11:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-external-movie-help/42495/8 "2004-02-09T23:15:57Z")
Hi 🙂
i am not good at AS, but i waill try:
1- create an empty movie clip
2- drag one instance of this movie to the stage
3- open the properties at the bottom of flash (by default there)
4- in the instace name (in the box) name it any thing you like, i named it emptyMC.
5- choose your button, right click on it and choose Actions and
in the window write this code
on (release) {
loadMovie(“Artwork.swf”, “emptyMC”);
}
this code for the Artwork, repeat it on rest of the buttons
cheeers 🙂