Hi. I'm new to this forum. So hello!
I'd like to benefit from people's knowledge of web type stuff....without offering any in return! I'm pretty hot on Adobe Creative Suite though, so I may be able to help with any questions related to that.

So....
I'm building a site that will include a portfolio page. This will consist of a series of small thumbnails. What I'd like to do is have a flash animation that opens up a larger version - of whichever thumbnail you click - in it's own panel.

I've seen this used on LOADS of sites. The image first drops down, then expands horizontally, then a little bit drops down from the bottom with the X on it so you can close the panel. I'd like to create that, or something similar. I'm assuming it's a standard bit of code as I've seen it all over the place...but I don't have a CLUE how I'd go about creating it and putting it in my site.
Can I get this as a simple bit of HTML? I do have an old version of Flash, but I've never really looked at it. I'm hoping there's an easier option!

To construct the site I'm only using Dreamweaver UltraDev 4. It's old, but it suits my purposes.
If anyone could help/suggest something that would be great!