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Subject: Re: FLASH: Powerpoint 97 and Flash - THANK YOU!!
From: jayse
Date: Tue, 03 Nov 1998 00:49:49 +0000 (GMT)

Thanks again Rick!

It IS nice to have these responses so quickly!

I will report back to you on the embed question!

~ jayse



Rick Turoczy wrote:

> 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
> rickatdiversitycorp [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
>
> 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
>
> owneratshocker [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
> > rickatdiversitycorp [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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