Removing unused items / optimizing file size

I have a large swf that is embedded in Director as a sprite. I now want to put it onto a web page, so file size is critical. Is there a way to remove unused library items when publishing so that file size is reduced? Is there another way to compress the swf so it is much smaller? The current size is about 25 Mb. What about streaming the swf? I'm not talking about streaming video or audio, just any Flash content. Any tricks for speeding the process up so that the user doesn't have a long wait before the swf starts?
In Director, there is a way to right-click on a cast member and choose "find in score". If something isn't found it means that it either is not used in the movie or is implemented through code. Is there a similar way in Flash of detecting unused items or automatically eliminating them when publishing?
Thanks,
Brian

all used assets would have to be downloaded eventually but it's a much nicer user experience to promptly see something useful on-stage, sooner rather than later. background sound, for example, need not be downloaded when a page first loads and should download after items more useful to the user have already downloaded.
under file/publish settings/flash/tick generate size report you can see what's bloating your swf.

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>>> On Tuesday, August 21, 2012 at 2:26 AM,
jimmyng25<[email protected]> wrote:
> Thank you, Preston.
> I will try to find other ways.
> Would you please telling me if you have any idea?
> I no idea to solve that, thank you very much.
>
> Jimmy

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Ullhas wrote:
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