PUBLISHING FLASH SITE

Hi,
I was hoping you could help me…
I am an absolute beginner to Flash 8 and web design in
general. I need a kind of "idiots guide" on how to publish my Flash
site. At the moment I have about 30 SWF files, one of which being
the home page and all of which link together with navigation
buttons to make up my site.
So, from this point I need to know how to reach the stage
where someone goes online, types in my website address (which will
hopefully be something like www.thebrightsidedesign.com) and can
view and use my site.
If you can send me help I'd be so thankful but please bear in
mind that I have no clue on how to do this! I need a step by step
guide on everything!
Thankyou,
Liam

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liamfahy wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I was hoping you could help me?
>
> I am an absolute beginner to Flash 8 and web design in
general. I need a kind
> of "idiots guide" on how to publish my Flash site. At
the moment I have about
> 30 SWF files, one of which being the home page and all
of which link together
> with navigation buttons to make up my site.
>
> So, from this point I need to know how to reach the
stage where someone goes
> online, types in my website address (which will
hopefully be something like
> www.thebrightsidedesign.com) and can view and use my
site.
>
> If you can send me help I'd be so thankful but please
bear in mind that I have
> no clue on how to do this! I need a step by step guide
on everything!
>
> Thankyou,
>
> Liam
>
>

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