asdg>> technotes>> how do i preload a movie/multiple movies/attached sounds? Coverage of preloading is dispersed throughout adsg, under: 1) MovieClip._framesloaded 2) MovieClip._totalframes 3) Sound.attachSound() 4) XML.onLoad(), XML.loaded, XML.onData() 5) XMLSocket.onXML(), XMLSocket.onData() 6) Using a data event with loadMovie() (Chapter 10) 7) Chapter 17, Flash Forms However, I realized that it would be nice to have some step-by-step preloader tutorials, so i wrote an article for o'reilly called "the art of flash 5 preloading". the article covers: 1) building a single-movie preloader, 2) preloading with movie layers 3) adding a load bar and status text fields, 4) building a multiple-movie preloader (like an mp3 player) 5) preloading attached sounds.