Insert Audio/Video

Web Page Maker lets you add sound and movies to your website quickly and easily.

You can add sound to a web page in different ways and using different formats. Audio can be streamed so that it plays while it is downloading or it can be downloaded to the user. This section contains the following topics:

• Setting a sound file as background
• Embedding a sound file
• Linking to an audio file

Setting a sound file as background

The simplest way to have an audio file on your page is to set it as background. When a visitor comes to your page, the audio file will load and play automatically. The visitor has no control over the files, such as the ability to turn it off or adjust the volume. You can only have one audio file as part of the page.

To set an audio as background:

1. Double click or right click any blank area of the page (not on an object) to open the Page Properties dialog box.
2. On the background tab, select an audio from your computer's hard drive.

Embedding a sound file

By embedding audio files into your page you give the visitor the option to control the playback - on/off, volume, etc. You can also embed more than one file in the page. The files are played back by whatever audio software the visitor has on their system.

To embed a streaming audio file in your page:

1. Select Insert > Object > Audio.

   

2. Select an audio file from your computer's hard drive.
3. The audio file name appears. Note that audio cannot be executed in the work window.

   

4. Select File > Preview to preview it in a browser.
   When publishing, the sound file will be uploaded to your web host automatically.

Linking to an audio file

Linking to an audio file is a simple and effective way to add sound to a web page. If you have an mp3 file for example, you would simply create a link to myaudio.mp3. When a visitor comes to your site, they can click on the link. They then have the option of playing or downloading the file.

To include an audio in your page that the user can download:

1. Select the text or image you want to use as the link to the audio file.
2. Click the Hyperlink button.
3. Select "A File on My Computer" from the Link Type pull-down box of the Hyperlink dialog.

   

4. Click the Browse... button and select an audio file from your computer's hard drive.

   

When publishing, the sound file will be uploaded to your web host automatically.

There are basically two ways to put video on you page. You can embed the video into your page. Or you can link to the video file.

To embed a video file:

1. Select Insert > Object > Window Media Video (avi file) or Real Media Video (rm or ram file).

   

2. Select a video file from your computer's hard drive.
3. The video file name appears. Note that video cannot be executed in the work window.

   

4. Select File > Preview to preview it in a browser.