.swf will not automatically play in '07

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I am running PowerPoint 07, have the latest version of flash player, and have
inserted a shockwave object control into a slide. I have set playing to true
both in the regular list and under custom and have the full path under movie.
When I present the slide, the first frame comes up, but it WILL NOT play
unless I right click on the movie and choose play. When I go back to normal
mode, the control has reset to playing=false. I have tried this now with
several movies that are working on another machine with no problem. Any
ideas? I have tried embedding and not embedding the movie. I urgently need
a fix. Does anyone know where to manually re-register the flash control?
 
Tried uninstalling and reinstalling, no go. They play fine in IE, just not
in power point. Still will only play if I right click and choose play.
 
Did you try saving the file after you edited the properties and before you
ran the presentation? Also are you saving it as a pptx or pptm format?
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Glenna Shaw
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I run into the same problem as you describe when I set the active x control
properties for the shockwave object by hand - they don't seem to "stick."

I have had good luck using flashspring to insert my flash files
http://www.flashspring.com/

Flashspring is mainly intended to convert ppt to flash, I think - but if you
download the free trial it has an "insert flash" function that does NOT
expire with the trial.

Of course, I could probably deconstruct what the settings are that
flashspring uses in the active x control and find the glitch when setting by
hand, but so far it is working so I haven't bothered.

RG


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Ricky Gabor said:
I run into the same problem as you describe when I set the active x control
properties for the shockwave object by hand - they don't seem to "stick."

I have had good luck using flashspring to insert my flash files
http://www.flashspring.com/

Flashspring is mainly intended to convert ppt to flash, I think - but if
you download the free trial it has an "insert flash" function that does
NOT expire with the trial.

Of course, I could probably deconstruct what the settings are that
flashspring uses in the active x control and find the glitch when setting
by hand, but so far it is working so I haven't bothered.
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That's cool. Do you know if it needs to be installed on the recipient / show
computer? I know SwiffPoint Player works that way, because it uses its own
ActiveX control. (Dunno if it works in 2007 or not, though.) It catches
people off guard -- they don't realize that they need to have SwiffPoint
Player installed on the system that's ultimately running the presentation.
Otherwise the Flash file just sits there, static.

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What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
(New!) The PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/2qzlpl
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html
 
No - I just tested it and it does not need to be installed on the playing
computer.

I don't think it is using it's own active x control - I think it is using
the default shockwave/flash control, but changing the default settings - I
have not gone through settings to see what is different. The problem it
solves is this issue of the settings "Sticking" - I'm not sure why (using
ppt 2007)

One note about moving to a different computer - flashspring puts in the full
path to the flash file - I just manually change it to the file name alone,
and keep the file in the same directory as the presentation
That's cool. Do you know if it needs to be installed on the recipient /
show computer? I know SwiffPoint Player works that way, because it uses
its own ActiveX control. (Dunno if it works in 2007 or not, though.) It
catches people off guard -- they don't realize that they need to have
SwiffPoint Player installed on the system that's ultimately running the
presentation. Otherwise the Flash file just sits there, static.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
(New!) The PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/2qzlpl
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html
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Great, thanks for the info!

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Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
(New!) The PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/2qzlpl
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html

Ricky Gabor said:
No - I just tested it and it does not need to be installed on the playing
computer.

I don't think it is using it's own active x control - I think it is using
the default shockwave/flash control, but changing the default settings - I
have not gone through settings to see what is different. The problem it
solves is this issue of the settings "Sticking" - I'm not sure why (using
ppt 2007)

One note about moving to a different computer - flashspring puts in the
full path to the flash file - I just manually change it to the file name
alone, and keep the file in the same directory as the presentation
That's cool. Do you know if it needs to be installed on the recipient /
show computer? I know SwiffPoint Player works that way, because it uses
its own ActiveX control. (Dunno if it works in 2007 or not, though.) It
catches people off guard -- they don't realize that they need to have
SwiffPoint Player installed on the system that's ultimately running the
presentation. Otherwise the Flash file just sits there, static.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
(New!) The PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit
http://tinyurl.com/2qzlpl
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html
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