FAQ

Q. What it is all about?

Flash Menu Labs is a powerful tool for creating Flash menus for your websites instantly.

Q. There are several flash menu creating products in the market.
Why should I choose Flash Menu Labs?

Flash Menu Labs has the best combination of features, usability and price. It provides great possibilities for both beginners and professionals. While changing menu skins, behavior presets, tuning desirable option and adding your graphics you can get unlimited number of different menus. Just see our examples and download Flash Menu Labs and you will see that it is the best choice.

Q. Why do we use SWFObject.js?

SWFObject is a small Javascript file used for embedding Adobe Flash content. The script is designed to make embedding Flash movies as easy as possible. It is also very search engine friendly and helps to fix "Active Content Update" issue in the Internet Explorer.
You can read more about the script here: http://blog.deconcept.com/swfobject/

Q. I have no Flash skills. Can I create flash menus with Flash Menu Labs?

Yes, even non-professionals with zero Flash and ActionScript skills can successfully use Flash Menu Labs.

Q. Please tell me about restrictions of the FML trial version.

The main restriction of the trial version is that you won't be able to put your links on buttons. It won't stop you from trying all menu skins and getting result instantly.

Q. I like your Military Green menu, but my website is in blue colors. What can I do?

Use colorize option.

Q. Where can I see the examples of pages with Flash Menu Labs menus?

Please visit our examples section.

Q. How can I use FML with iFrames?

To specify iFrame that you want to control you should go to the Menu Properties/Open Method and write there your iFrame name.
Here is an example of using iFrames.

Q. You know, I don't like iFrames... How can I use FML with Frameset?

Please check our example.

Q. How can I insert 2 menus into the page?

Be sure that you have the latest version of the FML - not less than 2.02 and follow help instructions.
Here is an example of the page with 2 menus.

Q. Can I insert FML menu into my Dreamweaver, FrontPage or any other WYSIWYG editor?

We recommend to use "Code view" mode of such editors. It doesn't require any special knowledge. You will just have to copy/paste a necessary code from the "Publish" window.

Q. Should I upload .fml file to my site?

No, it is a working file like .psd

Q. I've found out that there is a link to flashmenulabs.com in the context menu.
Can I remove this link?

Yes, you can remove this link from the context menu. Please be sure that you have FML v2.03 or higher. Unfortunately this feature is not compatible with the menus created in older versions of FML.