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Inserting other ActiveX, applet, or plug-in objects
If you have a media file that is not supported by Windows Media Player, QuickTime, or RealPlayer, but you know an ActiveX control that supports it, you can still insert the media file into a Web document. Similarly, you can insert any media file that is supported by a Netscape-style browser plug-in. You can insert Java applets, as well.
To insert an ActiveX object
- On the Custom toolbar, click Object and then click ActiveX Control. (If Object is not visible, add it to the toolbar by opening the Customize dialog box, going to the Commands tab, selecting Insert from the Categories list and then selecting Object from the Commands list.)
- In the Class ID box, enter the classid attribute for the object, or click the triangle and select from the list of ActiveX controls installed on your computer.
- (optional) If you will use the object in a script, type an ID for the object in the ID box.
- (optional) If you want to show the object in a size other than its original size, specify the desired size in the Width and Height boxes under Size and spacing. You can enter sizes in pixels or as a percentage of the parent containerThe element, frame, or window that immediately contains the current element.‘s size.
- (optional) Specify the margins on the sides and/or above and below the object in the Horizontal spacing and Vertical spacing boxes.
- If you are inserting a media clip, click Parameters, enter the path or URL of the media clip in the appropriate field (for example, Source) and click OK. Also click Parameters if you need to specify any other object parameters.
- Click OK.
To insert a plug-in object
- On the Custom toolbar, click Object and then click Plug-In.
- In the Path box, enter the path or URL of the media file. You can click Browse to locate and select a media file on your local file systemThe collection of drives and network folders connected to your computer..
- (optional) In the Alt text box, enter a brief description or notice to be displayed in the browser if the supporting plug-in is not installed.
- (optional) In the Plug-in home box, enter the URL of a Web page from which users can download the plug-in if they do not have it.
- (optional) If you want to show the object in a size other than its original size, specify the desired size in the Width and Height boxes under Size and spacing. You can enter sizes in pixels or as a percentage of the parent containerThe element, frame, or window that immediately contains the current element.‘s size.
- (optional) Specify the margins on the sides and/or above and below the object in the Horizontal spacing and Vertical spacing boxes.
- Under Alignment, click the box and select the desired alignment of the object with respect to adjacent content. (See “Setting an image’s alignment” for examples of the alignment options.) The default alignment is Bottom.
- Click OK.
To insert a Java applet
- On the Custom toolbar, click Object and then click Java Applet.
- In the Code box, enter the name of the applet’s class file, or click Browse to locate and select a class file on your local file systemThe collection of drives and network folders connected to your computer..
- In the Codebase box, enter the path or URL of the folder that contains the class file. (If you select a file using the Browse button, the codebase is entered automatically.)
- (optional) In the Alt text box, enter a brief description or notice to be displayed in the browser if the supporting plug-in is not installed.
- (optional) If you want to show the object in a size other than its original size, specify the desired size in the Width and Height boxes under Size and spacing. You can enter sizes in pixels or as a percentage of the parent containerThe element, frame, or window that immediately contains the current element.‘s size.
- (optional) Specify the margins on the sides and/or above and below the object in the Horizontal spacing and Vertical spacing boxes.
- Under Alignment, click the box and select the desired alignment of the object with respect to adjacent content. (See “Setting an image’s alignment” for examples of the alignment options.) The default alignment is Bottom.
- (optional) If you need to change any of the applet’s parameters, click the Parameters button, edit the parameters, and click OK.
- Click OK.
Notes
- Most ActiveX, plug-in, and applet objects are represented by dashed rectangles in Edit mode.
- To edit the properties of an object, double-click the dashed rectangle. To resize the object, click the rectangle once to select it, and then drag its resize handles.
Related topics
ActiveX Control Properties dialog box
ActiveX Control Parameters dialog box