# How to detect if user has already seen the page - help

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-detect-if-user-has-already-seen-the-page-help/276777>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [December 3, 2008, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-detect-if-user-has-already-seen-the-page-help/276777 "2008-12-03T16:01:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![flashgordon02](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9d8465/32.png) [@flashgordon02](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flashgordon02)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-detect-if-user-has-already-seen-the-page-help/276777/1 "2008-12-03T16:01:38Z")

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In the home page (index.html) i have a flash intro. The first time a user sees the website, the intro should play. Once he goes to another page (about\_us or contact\_us) and comes back to the home page, it should show a different swf (the version without the intro) - i have created two swf files. I need to know how to change them when the user has already seen the intro or was in the home page before. When i googled, i found something on cookies. I have no clue on how to set them and change the swf file. Would be great if someone has already done this or point me to a tutorial.

Please Help.

Thanks.