RE: FLASH: Powerpoint 97 and Flash - THANK YOU!!

[Rick Turoczy]

Jayse,


I'm happy to help pep up any of those dreary Powerpoint presentations.

;)


In response to your other questions, 


>One:

>I chose 'embed movie' - does that now mean 

>I can put it on other machines

>without having to adjust the 'movie URL' path?


I believe if you choose embed movie, the file will take a copy of the

movie with it.  This has always scared me, so I've never tried it.  You

should experiment and report back to us.



>Two:

>Thanks for the info about the Shockwave 

>Active X control - is that the same

>as the 'plug-in' for IE 4.0?


>Can I grab the installer from the web - 

>drop it on a disk and install it on

>each of the five Laptops they'll be using?


It's easiest to just visit a Flash web site with IE on those laptops.

Then the ActiveX control will download automatically.  If you have to

venture into distributing the installer, you need to talk to Macromedia

about licensing the installer and their fee structure.


Hope that helps,

Rick


P.S. It's great to see this list responding so quickly! Great tune-up.


Rick Turoczy

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http://www.diversitycorp.com

Diversity Corporation

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One:

I chose 'embed movie' - does that now mean I can put it on other

machines

without having to adjust the 'movie URL' path?



Two:

Thanks for the info about the Shockwave Active X control - is that the

same

as the 'plug-in' for IE 4.0?


Can I grab the installer from the web - drop it on a disk and install it

on

each of the five Laptops they'll be using?


Thanks again for being so quick and so helpful!


You've made my day!


~ jayse

ownershocker [dot] com

 wrote:


> Jayse,

>

> Try this and see if it helps:

>

> 1) Open the "Control" toolbar.

> 2) Click on the "hammer and stuff" down at the bottom.

> 3) There should be a "Shockwave Flash Object" at the bottom of the

> picklist.  Select that.

> 4) Draw the size of the box with the crosshairs

> 5) Get Properties on the box you've just drawn.

> 6) Select "Custom" and click on the build ellipses (...)

> 7) Hard code the directory location of the movie

(C:\blah\blah\blah.swf)

> in Movie URL

> 8) Set the other parameters

>

> Test it.  This should work.  You may need to save the presentation

> first.  And make sure you have \ slashes in your URL not / slashes (I

> always make that mistake and then stare at a blank screen.)

>

> Whoever runs the presentation must already have the Shockwave Flash

> ActiveX control loaded on their machine or it will not run.  You'll

just

> get a big ugly red X.

>

> Hope that helps,

> Rick

>

> Rick Turoczy

>

rickdiversitycorp [dot] com / ICQ#21789721

> http://www.diversitycorp.com

> Diversity Corporation

> 1600 NW Compton Drive, Suite 202

> Beaverton, Oregon 97006 USA

> (503) 690-4040 VOX / (503) 690-4041 FAX





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