Keeps getting worse ... flash in powerpoint

[DianaH]

I'll be doing a presentation with powerpoint on someone else's laptop.
Problem is ... they can't see flash files in powerpoint, but they can see
them everywhere else. Any ideas on what's up with that?

I've asked them to do a "repair" in Powerpoint 2003, but I have no idea if
it will help. This is getting a little frustrating. I'd sure appreciate
any help.
Diana

[John Fallon]

You might want to take a look at this:
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00049.htm
Hope this helps!!!
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John Fallon
Instructional Technology Evangelist for PPT4Teachers.com
Where Instruction and Technology meet for Teachers and the Classroom
http://www.ppt4teachers.com

[Echo S]

You might open Internet Explorer, go to the Macromedia site, and update the
Flash Player. Someone reported recently that that fixed a similar problem
for them.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

"DianaH" <nut...@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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[DianaH]

Echo, that worked for me, but it's not working for that laptop.
It's got me miffed and totally frustrated. This presentation goes live (at
a church function) tomorrow night and I'm in panic mode. The only place
that laptop will display the swf files in on the net. I posted (for
testing) the swf files and they can be watched when the person clicks on
them ... from internet explorer. However, if I send the the file or the
powerpoint file - they don't display. I really need these files to show up
in Powerpoint. It's working for me!!!!
Diana

"Echo S" <ec...@indyughspam.net> wrote in message
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[Steve Rindsberg]

In article <eYLcqdh...@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl>, DianaH wrote:
> Echo, that worked for me, but it's not working for that laptop.
> It's got me miffed and totally frustrated. This presentation goes live (at
> a church function) tomorrow night and I'm in panic mode. The only place
> that laptop will display the swf files in on the net. I posted (for
> testing) the swf files and they can be watched when the person clicks on
> them ... from internet explorer. However, if I send the the file or the
> powerpoint file - they don't display. I really need these files to show up
> in Powerpoint. It's working for me!!!!

You do know that you can't insert them directly into PPT, right?

You're following e.g. the instrux at www.flashgeek.com?

> Diana
>
> "Echo S" <ec...@indyughspam.net> wrote in message
> news:%23uh6fqe...@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > You might open Internet Explorer, go to the Macromedia site, and update
> > the
> > Flash Player. Someone reported recently that that fixed a similar problem
> > for them.
> >
> > --
> > Echo [MS PPT MVP]
> > http://www.echosvoice.com
> >
> >
> > "DianaH" <nut...@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> > news:uAaQxtZ7...@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >> I'll be doing a presentation with powerpoint on someone else's laptop.
> >> Problem is ... they can't see flash files in powerpoint, but they can see
> >> them everywhere else. Any ideas on what's up with that?
> >>
> >> I've asked them to do a "repair" in Powerpoint 2003, but I have no idea
> >> if
> >> it will help. This is getting a little frustrating. I'd sure appreciate
> >> any help.
> >> Diana
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>

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[Echo S]

Ah, you're the one who resolved your problem that way the first time, then.

If worse comes to worst, play them through the 'net -- use Live Web to play
that page in PPT. http://skp.mvps.org/liveweb.htm

I don't know what else to do to force PPT to play the Flash file or the
ActiveX control.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

"DianaH" <nut...@nowhere.com> wrote in message

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[DianaH]

That's right Steve. I'm using the control toolbox and the properties box to
designate the file.
Thanks for mentioning it though.

"Steve Rindsberg" <ab...@localhost.com> wrote in message
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[TDunn]

Try the Swiff Point Player.
It breaks a couple of formatting things but in a pinch it will easily
play the SWF just like you would insert a movie. You won't be able
to double click on a slide in slide sorter view to go to slide view. And
you can't double click on objects to get the properties. Other than that
it works great and bypasses all of the control box stuff.

http://www.globfx.com/downloads/swfpoint/

.................TD

[Austin Myers]

A common mistake is to confuse the Flash Player with the Shockwave Player.
What you really want to download and install is the Shockwave Player.

http://sdc.shockwave.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?promoid=BIOY

Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

PowerPoint Video and PowerPoint Sound Solutions www.pfcmedia.com

"DianaH" <nut...@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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[Steve Rindsberg]

In article <OCaSCZr7...@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl>, Austin Myers wrote:
> A common mistake is to confuse the Flash Player with the Shockwave Player.
> What you really want to download and install is the Shockwave Player.

Boy, am I confused then.

Flash stopped working on one of my PCs; downloading the Shockwave Player did
nothing, but removing it and downloading the Flash Player made everything
better.

>
> http://sdc.shockwave.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?promoid=BIOY
>
> Austin Myers
> MS PowerPoint MVP Team
>
> PowerPoint Video and PowerPoint Sound Solutions www.pfcmedia.com
>
> "DianaH" <nut...@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:uAaQxtZ7...@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > I'll be doing a presentation with powerpoint on someone else's laptop.
> > Problem is ... they can't see flash files in powerpoint, but they can see
> > them everywhere else. Any ideas on what's up with that?
> >
> > I've asked them to do a "repair" in Powerpoint 2003, but I have no idea if
> > it will help. This is getting a little frustrating. I'd sure appreciate
> > any help.
> > Diana
> >
>

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