I am almost finished with my project and this last piece has got me really stuck - been reading help files for two hours and can't figure this out.

All i want to do is add an include which displays a flash piece and an image, on the homepage, right under the menu bar.

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

what version of Atahualpa and WP?
What is the URL?

Here is the url:
http://www.precisionmedicaldevices.com/wordpress/

I am using the latest version of wordpress... & Atahualpa 3.6.4

I actually just figured out how to make a custom template - I was missing some header code that allowed wordpress to notice that the file is meant to be a template...

but now I'm not sure where to put the code, or how to do it best...
I want the flash and text stuck just beneath the menu bar like this:
http://www.precisionmedicaldevices.net/

Thanks in advance!

You might want to add a new widget area to the 'Configure Header Area' option and then put the flash in a widget

Can you give me a starting point for that?
How will it make it so that the widget spans the entire length of the page?

This is starting to look very promising now...
I just need to figure out why the flash piece doesn't show up ---
and then REALLY::: how to make it only show on the homepage and not the others.

Thank you!