Blank flash between SWF pages

Hi all!
I am building my first Flash website and have a small
problem.
I am building it using individual SWF files for each page.
However, when I click a button to navigate from one page to
another, I am getting a flashing blank screen for just a split
second. What i mean is, it doesn't quite flow from one page into
another - just for a split second, a blank screen appears.
Anyone got any idea why this is and how to get rid of it???
THANKS ALL!
Liam

"liamfahy" <[email protected]> wrote in
message news:e80fg1$7tg$[email protected]..
> Hi all!
>
> I am building my first Flash website and have a small
problem.
>
> I am building it using individual SWF files for each
page. However, when I
> click a button to navigate from one page to another, I
am getting a flashing
> blank screen for just a split second. What i mean is, it
doesn't quite flow
> from one page into another - just for a split second, a
blank screen appears.
>
> Anyone got any idea why this is and how to get rid of
it???
>
> THANKS ALL!
>
> Liam
Instead of replacing your current object with a completely
new one, load it into a movieclip or a level instead
tralfaz

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Hi all!
I am building my first Flash website and have a small
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second. What i mean is, it doesn't quite flow from one page into
another - just for a split second, a blank screen appears.
Anyone got any idea why this is and how to get rid of it???
THANKS ALL!
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/Jensen/
"liamfahy" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
news:e80gaa$8r2$[email protected]..
> Hi all!
>
> I am building my first Flash website and have a small
problem.
>
> I am building it using individual SWF files for each
page. However, when I
> click a button to navigate from one page to another, I
am getting a
> flashing
> blank screen for just a split second. What i mean is, it
doesn't quite
> flow
> from one page into another - just for a split second, a
blank screen
> appears.
>
> Anyone got any idea why this is and how to get rid of
it???
>
> THANKS ALL!
>
> Liam
>

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