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Why use Flash in
PowerPoint?
Although PowerPoint supports AVI movies and animated GIFs, these imports are fairly static, and can have large file sizes. Using a
Flash movie inside PowerPoint adds interactivity and vector animation to the
PowerPoint presentation, with little increase in file size. Embedding a Flash
movie allows all the functionality of Flash: buttons will function, Get URL
actions will open the default browser, and animations will tween.
Embedding Flash content in PowerPoint
| 1 | Open PowerPoint. |
| 2 | From the menus choose View > Toolbars > Control Toolbox. This will open the ActiveX Control toolbar. |
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At the bottom of the Control Toolbox click on the "other controls" icon.
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| 4 | Choose "Shockwave Flash Object" from the list
of controls:
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| 5 | Choosing Shockwave Flash Object from the list of controls will change the cursor to a crosshair. Move the cursor over the slide. Click and drag to define the area the Flash movie will play in. The Flash movie can take up as much of the screen as you wish. |
| 6 | After creating the Flash "window", right-click
on the window. Choose "Properties" from the pop-up to open the Flash object
control properties. Choose "..." to
the right of 'Custom' . This opens the Page Properties dialog for the Flash
control. |
| 7 | In the Page Properties dialog enter the path to
the SWF you wish to use. If the SWF is in the same directory as the
PowerPoint file just enter the SWF name. The SWF can also be at any valid
URL network address.  |
| 9 | Click OK in the Property Pages. Now view the slideshow. The Flash content will play just as it does in the Flash player. |
