How to add a Shockwave Flash control to a slide in PowerPoint 2000 and PowerPoint 2002 (291875)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2002
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2000
This article was previously published under Q291875

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SUMMARY

This step-by-step article describes how to add a Macromedia Shockwave Flash ActiveX control to a slide to play a Flash file (*.swf) during a slide show. The Flash file plays automatically without any user interaction.

NOTE: Neither the PowerPoint viewer nor the Macintosh versions of PowerPoint support the use of ActiveX controls. Only Microsoft PowerPoint 97 and later can use ActiveX controls.

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Add a Shockwave Flash Object ActiveX Control to a Slide or Form

To add a Shockwave Flash Object control to a slide, follow these steps:
  1. Start PowerPoint, and then locate the slide that you want to insert the control into.
  2. If the Control Toolbox is not already visible, point to Toolbars on the View menu, and then click Control Toolbox.
  3. In the Control Toolbox, click More Controls, and then click Shockwave Flash Object.

    NOTE: Shockwave Flash must be installed on your computer for the Shockwave Flash Object to be listed in the Control Toolbox.
  4. Draw the control on your slide.

    The Shockwave Flash Object ActiveX control now appears on your slide.
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Connect to the Shockwave Flash Animation File

To make the Shockwave Flash control play back your Flash animation file, follow these steps:
  1. Right-click the inserted Shockwave Flash control, and then click Properties.
  2. Click the Movie property. In the Value box, type the full Uniform Resource Locator (URL) or drive path to the *.swf file that you want to play.
  3. Make sure that the Playing property is set to True.NOTE: Because of this link in the ActiveX control, Pack and Go cannot pack the Flash animation file. If you plan to use this animation on another computer, use either of the following methods:

    • Make the animation file available on a common network share or Web server. -or-

    • Move the animation file separately, and then update the path to the file in the properties of the control.
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REFERENCES

For information about how to obtain Shockwave Flash, visit the following Shockwave Web site:

http://www.shockwave.com

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Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/17/2004
Keywords:kbhowto kbAutomation kbslideshow kbActiveXScript kb3rdparty KB291875
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