PowerPoint 2003, PowerPoint 2002, and PowerPoint 2000

Add a Shockwave Flash Object ActiveX Control to a Slide or Form

To add a Shockwave Flash Object control to a slide, follow these steps:
1.
Start PowerPoint, and then locate the slide that you want to insert the
control into.
2.
If the Control Toolbox is not already visible, point to Toolbars on the
View menu, and then click Control Toolbox.
3.
In the Control Toolbox, click More Controls, and then click Shockwave Fl
ash Object.
NOTE: Shockwave Flash must be installed on your computer for the Shockwave Flash
Object to be listed in the Control Toolbox.
4.
Draw the control on your slide.
The Shockwave Flash Object ActiveX control now appears on your slide.
Connect to the Shockwave Flash Animation File
To make the Shockwave Flash control play back your Flash animation file, follow
these steps:
1.
Right-click the inserted Shockwave Flash control, and then click Propert
ies.
2.
Click the Movie property. In the Value box, type the full Uniform Resour
ce Locator (URL) or drive path to the *.swf file that you want to play.
3.
Make sure that the Playing property is set to True.
NOTE: Because of this link in the ActiveX control, Pack and Go cannot pack the F
lash animation file. If you plan to use this animation on another computer, use
either of the following methods:
o
Make the animation file available on a common network share or Web serve
r. -oro
Move the animation file separately, and then update the path to the file
in the properties of the control.
PowerPoint 2007
Make sure that the Flash Player is installed on the computer. Then, follow these
steps:
1.
In PowerPoint, display in normal view the slide on which you want to pla
y the animation.
2.
Click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click PowerPoint Options.
3.
Click Popular, and then click to select the Show Developer tab in the Ri
bbon check box under Top options for working with PowerPoint, and then click OK.
4.
On the Developer tab, click More Controls in the Controls group.
5.
In the list of controls, click Shockwave Flash Object, click OK, and the
n drag on the slide to draw the control.
6.
Resize the control by dragging the sizing handles.
7.
Right-click the Shockwave Flash Object, and then click Properties.
8.
On the Alphabetic tab, click the Movie property.
9.
In the value column (the blank cell next to Movie), type the full drive
path, including the file name (for example, C\:MyFile.swf) or uniform resource l
ocator (URL) to the Flash file that you want to play.
PowerPoint 2010
Make sure that the Flash Player is installed on the computer. Then, follow these
steps:
1.
In PowerPoint, display in normal view the slide on which you want to pla
y the animation.
2.
Click File, and then click Options.
3.
Click Customize Ribbon, and then check the check box labeled Developer i
n the right list, and then click OK.
4.
On the Developer tab, click the More Controls button in the Controls gro
up.

5.
In the list of controls, click Shockwave Flash Object, click OK, and the
n drag on the slide to draw the control.
6.
Resize the control by dragging the sizing handles.
7.
Right-click the Shockwave Flash Object, and then click Properties.
8.
On the Alphabetic tab, click the Movie property.
In the value column (the blank cell next to Movie), type the full drive path, in
cluding the file name (for example, C\:MyFile.swf) or uniform resource locator (
URL) to the Flash file that you want to play.