1. Open the FLA file ‘Tank Gauge_preloader_01_CS3.fla’ (or the FL8 )
2. Copy & Paste the movieClip “preloader_mc” from my FLA stage into your FLA and place it in your FIRST frame of your main timeline.
3. NO STOP ACTION IS NEEDED. (The stop action is already inside the movieClip) ![]()
4. On the second frame of your FLA you should add all your content.
*Look at my FLA example to see the main timeline structure.
5. Save your file and test it.
The action-script for the Preloader are inside:
Main stage
Double-Click the ‘ preloader_mc ‘ movieClip on stage
Click the ‘Action & Comments’ layer (Click F9 to open the Actions-panel)
The ‘stop( )’ action that stops the main movie is inside:
Main stage
Double-Click the ‘ preloader_mc ‘ movieClip on stage
On stage, click on the ‘needle’ graphic. (Click F9 to open the Actions-panel)






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