# Preloading External Swf's

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-external-swfs/250400>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [January 29, 2008, 8:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-external-swfs/250400 "2008-01-29T08:30:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jay\_Zero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4da419/32.png) [@Jay\_Zero](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jay_Zero)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 8:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-external-swfs/250400/1 "2008-01-29T08:30:04Z")

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[SIZE=-2][SIZE=2]Hi,

I have a Flash slideshow. The slides are (three) external swf’s. Now how do I make the last two external swf’s start to (pre)load when the first swf is being starting to show?

Thank you.

Flash CS3  
AS 1.0&2.0  
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