PPT2001: How to Insert a MultiMedia Flash Movie into PowerPoint (293832)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2001 for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q293832

SUMMARY

This article discusses how to insert a MultiMedia Flash movie file into a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation.

It is possible to insert a MultiMedia Flash movie into a Microsoft PowerPoint 2001 for Mac presentation. However, if you open this presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition, the movie does not play, and you may receive an error message.

MORE INFORMATION

To insert a Multimedia Flash Movie into a PowerPoint 2001 presentation, both QuickTime and the MacroMedia plug-in must be installed on the computer.

QuickTime is an Apple product. For more information or to download QuickTime, please visit the following Apple Web site:

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/

MacroMedia Player and plug-ins are MacroMedia products. For more information, or to download the MacroMedia Player and plug-ins, please visit the following MacroMedia Web site:

http://macromedia.com/downloads/

After you install QuickTime and the MacroMedia plug-in, follow these steps to insert a Flash Movie into a PowerPoint 2001 presentation:
  1. In PowerPoint, point to Movies and Sounds on the Insert menu, and then click Movie from File.
  2. In the file selection dialog box, locate and select the Flash movie that you want, and then click Insert.
NOTE: Flash movies work differently on a Macintosh versus a Windows-based computer. If you insert a Flash movie into a presentation, it will not work on both types of computer. If you transfer the presentation between Macintosh and Windows-based computers, you must reinsert the Flash movie on the other computer.

REFERENCES

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Microsoft provides third-party contact information to help you find technical support. This contact information may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this third-party contact information.

For information about how to contact these third-party companies, click the appropriate article number in the following list to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P

60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/3/2002
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