# Help! where does the preloader go?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-where-does-the-preloader-go/26920>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 28, 2003, 8:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-where-does-the-preloader-go/26920 "2003-07-28T08:16:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![beanboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@beanboy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/beanboy)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 8:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-where-does-the-preloader-go/26920/1 "2003-07-28T08:16:33Z")

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Hi,

There are loads of tutorials on how to make preloaders, but none of them explain where to put it!

So if I load in a SWF into a container movieclip on the main stage would the preloder go on the first frame of the main movie, the loaded SWF or the container clip?

Thx

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 8:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-where-does-the-preloader-go/26920/2 "2003-07-28T08:17:39Z")

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Its different depending on your stuff, but for you probably in the loaded swf - first frame.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 8:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-where-does-the-preloader-go/26920/3 "2003-07-28T08:31:22Z")

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i like to put it into its own scene, it makes it easier to change the preloader and makes the timeline a bit easier to understand

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 9:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-where-does-the-preloader-go/26920/4 "2003-07-28T09:07:36Z")

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if you are wanting to load all the swf’s in the container u will do it from the container… but if u want them all to load separately you would do it in each one… its pretty straight forward 😃