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Flash and Powerpoint: Jazzing up Presos

  1. What do I need to make this Flash and Powerpoint magic work?
    Getting Flash to work inside of Powerpoint requires that you have the ActiveX component installed. If you have no idea what I just said, please visit this tutorial.
  2. I want to put a Flash movie inside of a Powerpoint presentation.
    Doesn't everyone? Follow the instructions here, and you'll soon be wowing everyone in the boardroom in all of your presentations.
  3. I've got the movie in there but all I see is a big X.
    That's a problem. Check here to see some possible ways to resolve it.
  4. I've got the movie in there, but it only plays the first time through. I need it to keep playing.
    When I first provided this tutorial, I expected people to use it to put interactive graphics in their presentations. Well, people started putting entire movies in presentations, and those movies always stalled. Want to fix it? Check this tutorial.
  5. a. How do I rewind my movie in Powerpoint 97 to the beginning every time the slide is loaded?
    The short answer is "you don't," at least not automatically. The good answer is that there's a pretty seemless workaround that only involves a simple mouseover and some creativity. Wahoo!
    b. How do I rewind my movie in Powerpoint 2000 to the beginning every time the slide is loaded? This tuorials now applies to the more recent versions of Powerpoint (2000 and XP). No more shifty maneuvers. Powerpoint now supports actions trigger on slide show events!

Projector Launching: Calling Other Files

  1. I happen to have Visual Basic and I want to launch a files from the projector environment.
    You're actually going to admit to owning Visual Basic? You must be as geeky as I am. Oh well. Here's a project that will allow you to create small executables that will launch any registered files: html, pdf, doc, xls, ppt... anything.
  2. I don't happen to have Visual Basic, you nerd. How do I launch files from the projector environment, smarty pants? You either don't have Visual Basic or you don't want to admit to it. (I can understand that.) But, you still want to launch files from a projector environment without shelling out hundreds of clams to do so? I hear you. That's why I've created this ...

The Infamous Flash 3 Preloading Technique

  1. Macromedia made preloading easier for Flash 4, but I still use Flash 3. How do I make an effective preloader?
    I realize some folks still use Flash 3. Heck, I still use it on my home machine. If you need an easy way to create a preloader, check this tutorial. Hopefully, it will help you.

Powerpoint and Flash: Getting Powerpoint into Flash

  1. I need to go the other way. How do I get my Powerpoint content into Flash?
    Some people already have completed content in Powerpoint presentations that they would like to leverage in their Flash presentations. Unfortunately, there's not a magic Powerpoint to Flash conversion, but there are some ways to salvage your content and keep you from starting all over from scratch. This tutorial will help salvage all of your copy and most of your imagery.