# Preloading a Jpeg

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-a-jpeg/67718>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 19, 2004, 2:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-a-jpeg/67718 "2004-10-19T02:30:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hamilton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@Hamilton](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Hamilton)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 2:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-a-jpeg/67718/1 "2004-10-19T02:30:52Z")

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Hi,  
I’ve been searching and searching for a tutorial that shows how to use a preloader for loading external JPEGS.

I understand how to create a preloader for the over all content of my main movie but don’t know how to make one work when one of my thumbnails is pressed to load a JPEG.

Thanks for the help

[http://www.ryanhamiltonphotography.com](http://www.ryanhamiltonphotography.com)