You can use a widget to embed videos on your website if the videos are available in Facebook, Google, MetaCafe, MySpace, or YouTube. To embed a Flash video, you must know the ID for the video file. Also, it’s helpful to find out what the size is for the site’s video player and make sure you set the size correctly for the placeholder and not resize it on your site. (The size is usually in the embed code.)
1 On the Insert and Modify tab, in the Insert group, click the Object arrow to open the list.
2 Choose Object.
3 In the Insert Object dialog box, click the WebWidgets tab.
4 In the list, select an object starting with Video on.
5 Click OK.
6 Move the pointer over the page and click to place the video player.
7 Double-click the object. (For MySpace video, you don’t need to do this.)
8 In the Embedded Object Properties dialog box, double-click the values to adjust the content as needed for the video. (Not all sites use the same parameters.) For details, see WebEasy Help.
Width: Type the width in pixels for the video player on the web page.
Height: Type the height in pixels for the video player on the web page.
Note: Be cautious about changing the size of the placeholder for videos. The site’s video player may have size restrictions.
Video ID: Type the ID from the video hosting site for the specific video file.
9 Adjust other video player-related properties.
10 Click OK.
To verify the embedded video, preview your site.
To change the video widget’s properties, select the object and click Script > Object Properties. Change the values as needed and click OK.
Note: If you are familiar with the HTML code for embedding objects, you can select the object and click Script > Custom Script to make additional changes in the Custom Script Assistant.
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