# I cannot put a movie from flash to a dreamweaver page
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-cannot-put-a-movie-from-flash-to-a-dreamweaver-page/29853
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [August 31, 2003, 11:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-cannot-put-a-movie-from-flash-to-a-dreamweaver-page/29853 "2003-08-31T23:48:44Z")
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### Author:  [@byeadon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/byeadon)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2003, 11:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-cannot-put-a-movie-from-flash-to-a-dreamweaver-page/29853/1 "2003-08-31T23:48:44Z")
:-\ I have spent the past three days trying to learn how to put a flash movie into a dreamweaver pg. I can get it to the point where when I push “play” on the properties inspector the screen seems to attempt to play the movie but does’nt. The background changes but that is it. …Bill
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2003, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-cannot-put-a-movie-from-flash-to-a-dreamweaver-page/29853/2 "2003-09-01T14:48:12Z")
once you’ve placed the swf file in DW save it and preview in browser.
that should get you’re movie playing
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2003, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-cannot-put-a-movie-from-flash-to-a-dreamweaver-page/29853/3 "2003-09-01T15:55:04Z")
Avi,
Thanks for the reply. So far no luck BUT you say a swf file. My file is a fla file. I will now try to convert it to a swf file and see what happens.
…Bill
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2003, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-cannot-put-a-movie-from-flash-to-a-dreamweaver-page/29853/4 "2003-09-01T16:53:30Z")
lol byeadon, that’s your problem.
the flash file must be in .swf format to be viewed in a browser. simply publish your flash file (shift+F12) and an .swf file of the same name as your .fla file will show up in the same directory.
from there, in dw, go insert\>media\>flash (ctrl+alt+f) and you’re good to go.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2003, 2:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-cannot-put-a-movie-from-flash-to-a-dreamweaver-page/29853/5 "2003-09-03T02:56:48Z")
Liam,
Many thanks! In all my searching I did not find how to convert to .swf. I’m sure it was there somewhere and I just missed it. I did publish my test Flash file. It was one of the most exciting moments I have experienced recently.
Thanks,…Bill