# Novice just learning the ropes problem with loader
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/novice-just-learning-the-ropes-problem-with-loader/57093
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [July 10, 2004, 4:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/novice-just-learning-the-ropes-problem-with-loader/57093 "2004-07-10T04:11:08Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@arball](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/arball)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2004, 4:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/novice-just-learning-the-ropes-problem-with-loader/57093/1 "2004-07-10T04:11:08Z")
Hi, I am new to Flash entirely and just started creating a site for practice. I have created a preloader bar, attached, as well as an intro movie that I would like to include. Its very basic and not that attractive. I am not sure how to connect the preloader to my main swf and then where to go from there. On my main movie i want a news box with the ability to scroll and want to add more links than the four on the side. I am wading through Kirpa’s complete Flash site while trying to learn with my own. Any suggestions, helpful hints, just plain advice for a n00b would be great. I am able to create the animations, its stringing it together where i have the problem . Thanks in advance.
Template I used and am striving for: [http://hoops03.tripod.com/flashwork/index.html](http://hoops03.tripod.com/flashwork/index.html)
Preload bar: Attached
Main site .fla : [http://hoops03.tripod.com/flashwork/knightsitewbuttons.fla](http://hoops03.tripod.com/flashwork/knightsitewbuttons.fla)
Main site .swf: [http://hoops03.tripod.com/flashwork/testmovie.swf](http://hoops03.tripod.com/flashwork/testmovie.swf)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2004, 5:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/novice-just-learning-the-ropes-problem-with-loader/57093/2 "2004-07-10T05:03:12Z")
Always put your preload AS on the main timeline (root) 😉
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2004, 10:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/novice-just-learning-the-ropes-problem-with-loader/57093/3 "2004-07-10T22:54:08Z")
Unfortaunately that doesn’t help me, to be honest I really don’t comprehend what you are asking me to do morse. Thanks in advance.