Exporting Macromedia Flash files

Flash is the most popular vector format for web graphics. You can export graphics in static swf format.

To export a Macromedia Flash file

1. Open the document you want to export as a Macromedia Flash file.

2. From the File menu, choose Export.

3. Select Macromedia Flash from the list of file types.

4. Choose a filename and location for the file.

Limitations:

Some Xara LX features do not exist in the Macromedia Flash format:

Bitmap fills. Flash does not support repeat inverted tiling. Other fill features export correctly.

Conical fills, Diamond fills, Three-color fills, Four-color fills. These are simulated as they do not have an exact equivalent in Flash.

Brush stroking of lines.

Feathering.

Arrow heads and dash patterns on lines.

ClipView

You can export rollover buttons but only with one object as the button design. (That is, you cannot create rollover buttons with text on them.)

If you have overlapping bitmaps with transparency, you may find the colors brighten or 'solarize'.

Notes:

You cannot reload Macromedia Flash files into Xara LX. If you think you may need to edit the file in future, save it also in Xara LX format. (Save or Save as on the File menu.)

You can assign web addresses to buttons - the web address is exported as part of the swf file.

The Xara LX exporter has been tested with the latest version of the Flash viewer. However the Flash format is beyond our control and may change in the future. Please note that our technical support is limited to using the Xara LX Flash exporter. We cannot offer support on other questions about using Flash.

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