Embedding or Inserting Flash Files into PowerPoint
- Open PowerPoint and and select the project where you wish to place your Movie. Create a new slide
- On your Main Menu bar select View | Toolbars | Visual basic. This will display the 'Visual Basic' Toolbar
- Select the 'Control' Toolbox icon and open the 'Control' Toolbox
- Select the 'More Controls' icon and scroll down the list to Shockwave Flash Object
Note: What you are doing is inserting an Active X control. You must use the Shockwave Flash Object to see your .swf Movie - You will notice that your mouse pointer has changed to a cross hair cursor. Draw out a rectangle on your slide (the size can be adjusted later)
- Right-click on the rectangle you have just drawn and select Properties. This will open a list of Movie properties that you can apply
- To embed your Movie, make the following changes:
- Embed Movie: change this value to True
- Loop: change to False (if you want your .swf Movie to loop, leave this
parameter as True) - Movie: type in the absolute path of your .swf movie (c:/movie_directory/movie_name.swf )
- Test your Movie by selecting Slide show | View show. You will see your .swf Movie playing on the slide you placed it on
- Adjust the size to suit your requirements by clicking on the Movie to turn on the drag control points. Drag the Movie boundaries to the dimensions you require
Follow the tutorials at Rick Turoczy's web site at: http://www.flashgeek.com/index.htm if you want to include flash movies in powerpoint.