Insert Flash Movies Into PowerPoint Presentations

From Wendy Russell, former About.com Guide

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Flash Animations

Note - If the Flash Player is not installed on your computer already, you will need to do so. Choose the version for your operating system.

• Flash Player for most operating systems.

This tutorial will show you how to insert a Flash movie into your PowerPoint presentation.

Flash movies are animations and are created primarily in the program Adobe Flash (formerly Macromedia Flash), but other programs also have the capability of saving or exporting their finished products in a Flash movie format. These Flash movie files are typically small file sizes so they are perfect to use in PowerPoint presentations and on Web sites.

Special thanks to Sandi Bumstead for the idea, her expertise, and the sample Flash movie used in this article.

Note - It is very important that all components of your PowerPoint presentation are located in the same folder. If necessary, copy your Flash movie to the same folder that contains your PowerPoint presentation.

1. Open an existing PowerPoint presentation or start a new presentation.
   
   
2. Navigate to the slide that will contain your Flash movie.
   
   
3. Choose View > Toolbars > Control Toolbox from the menu.

Previous

• Integrate Flash with PowerPoint
• PowerPoint Toolbar - Control Toolbox
• Draw a Container for the Flash Object
• Locate the Folder Containing the Flash Movie
• The Complete Flash Movie File Name
• Shockwave Flash Object Properties
• Flash Movie Property Pages Dialog Box
• Test Your Flash Movie

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