First preloader attempt

I have already created the site, using multiple scenes.
Can you have a preloader on a seperate scene, and have it called in when needed?
I am not much educated on preloaders. I am looking at all the tutorials posted.
Apparently usually it appears the preloader is on the same scene/timeline as the presentation.
Can I put it on a different scene?or is it too much hassle?
any tutorials for this method?

thanks.

I think it might be better to have all the scenes saved as separate files and load them into your one file.
just a suggestion

So,

onRelease of the button to go to the next area(scene)

What is the scriptl for loading file?
Do I save my scenes as swf's?

I am not familiar with the technique you are mentioning. I will need some instruction please.

thanks.

The technique is called loading external .swfs. Search the forums for it, we've posted many examples and solutions over the past few months.

Simple question, I think i know the answer.
I have a fla with 5 scenes.
In order to get the scenes in separate swfs do i open a scene and delete the others ans save as.
then do the same for all scenes?
Or is there a way to do it without deleting the scenes.

That'd be the easiest way to do it, once you have that done. We'll walk you through now to load in external .swfs into a main timeline.

Cheers,

Scott