Adding a Preloader

Hello,
I am sort of doing this backwards...I just finished a small site in Flash, but I've realized I probably should have a preloader before it begins. Is it too late to add this? Is there a way of having a preloader in a separate file and when it's finished it loads the actual? If not, how can I move every frame aside?
Any help would be appreciated - I hope it's not too late to add one in!!
Katie

Hi Katie,
Like ol' Granny used to say in the 1860s: "It's never too late to add a preloader, son!".
OK, enough with the jokes...
You can add a preloader after you're done with the site (like I do, sometimes), by simply adding a scene to your project; In the preloader scene you tell Flash to go to the next scene (website) using AS.
Done.
Hope this helps...
JC

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