# What is the proper way of showcasing a variety of .swfs

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**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 2, 2009, 12:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-the-proper-way-of-showcasing-a-variety-of-swfs/289568 "2009-06-02T00:27:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![samsoner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7cd45c/32.png) [@samsoner](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/samsoner)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2009, 12:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-the-proper-way-of-showcasing-a-variety-of-swfs/289568/1 "2009-06-02T00:27:23Z")

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from an HTML file?

My original idea: I could upload a .swf to my portfolio website and then create a regular HTML link from my webpage, but then it takes the viewer to a new, large window with the flash.swf and that looks dated & tacky.

Should I arrange a row or column of thumbnails where the user clicks on a thumbnail and a pop-up window appears for each swf? Or is there a way to create a cleaner version of a pop-up window, similar to how you can view static images with a Javascript Lightbox?

Further, I do not have the original .fla files to manipulate some of my movies.

Thanks for your advice