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Problems Inserting Flash Movies in PowerPoint

By Wendy Russell, About.com

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Test Your Flash Movie in PowerPoint

Flash Movie in PowerPoint

Flash Movie in PowerPoint

Flash Movie © Sandi Bumstead, used with permission

It's Show Time

Note - Your Flash movie may or may not show in the container you created, at this time. The large X may still show until you have run the slide show for the first time.

PowerPoint 2007
  • To test this one slide only
    • Click on the Slide Show tab of the ribbon
    • Select From Current Slide
    • Or press the keyboard shortcut key combination Shift + F5.

  • To run the complete slide show
    • Click on the Slide Show tab of the ribbon
    • Select From Beginning
    • Or press the F5 key on the keyboard.

PowerPoint 2003 (and earlier)
  • To test this one slide only, press the keyboard shortcut key combination Shift + F5.

  • To run the complete slide show, choose Slide Show > View Show from the menu, or press the F5 key on the keyboard.
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