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Hello,
Although it's possible to use Shockwave Flash controls in PowerPoint, you
may find that PowerPoint does not currently support the level of
integration with Shockwave Flash that you are seeking (and will require
additional use of VBA or add-ins). Also, PowerPoint does not reset
animations and slide timings (including automatically playing inserted
multimedia) on a previously viewed slide when you jump to it from a later
viewed slide. Of course, they are reset when the presentation loops back to
the beginning or you navigate "naturally" to a slide from it's previous
slide. Here is a KB article for PowerPoint 2000 that describes a couple of
workarounds (similar articles exist for other versions of PowerPoint):
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=197701
If you (or anyone else reading this message) think that it is important to
have improved support for Shockwave Flash in PowerPoint, or that PowerPoint
include a method for choosing whether or not animations on slide(s) replay
when revisted without normal looping (perhaps a slide or presentation
option, or a Action Setting which can be chosen during slide show), without
having to resort to VBA or add-ins, don't forget to send your feedback (in
YOUR OWN WORDS) to Microsoft at:
http://register.microsoft.com/mswish/suggestion.asp
As with all product suggestions, it's important that you not just state
your wish but also WHY it is important to you that your product suggestion
be implemented by Microsoft. Microsoft receives thousands of product
suggestions every day and we read each one but, in any given product
development cycle, there are only sufficient resources to address the ones
that are most important to our customers so take the extra time to state
your case as clearly and completely as possible.
IMPORTANT: Each submission should be a single suggestion (not a list of
suggestions).
John Langhans
Microsoft Corporation
Supportability Program Manager
Microsoft Office PowerPoint for Windows
Microsoft Office Picture Manager for Windows
For FAQ's, highlights and top issues, visit the Microsoft PowerPoint
support center at:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=ppt
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base at:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbhowto
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