Installing Shockwave Flash Object in More Controls in Office 2007

[jbadger]

I have read the posts about inserting a shockwave video in a Powerpoint
presentation, however, when I select More Controls and scroll through the
list it ends after the Microsoft controls. I tried uninstalling and
re-installing Adobe Shockwave player, but I'm still getting the same results.
The Shockwave Flash Object control doesn't show up on the More Controls list.
What am I missing?

 

[vindys]

Are you getting flash files opening in IE? which version of flash did you got
installed?

 

[jbadger]

Yea, the flash files run fine in IE. I even have flash files that I had
embedded into Powerpoint files in version 2003 and they work. I just can't
access the shockwave flash object in Powerpoint 2007 to embed a flash file in
a new slide. When I open More Controls and scroll through the list Microsoft
Works Imaging Server is the last item on the list.

I have Shockwave 10.3 and Adobe Flash ver. 9 installed.

 

[Austin Myers]

At the end of the list of controls you will find the option to "register
controls". Select this, browse to the players ocx file, select it, and then
click ok.

Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

Provider of PFCPro, PFCMedia and PFCExpress
www.playsforcertain.com

 

[jbadger]

I tried that, but no luck. It acts like there's a limit to the number of
controls it can display. Is that the case? If I look in the COM references in
Visual Studio both the Shockwave Activex and Shockwave Flash show up there.
It just seems weird that it doesn't show anything after Microsoft Works
Imaging Server. If it was just a problem with the Shockwave control I would
think the list box would still show other controls that start with letters
greater than "M".

 

[Echo S]

I don't know if this will help or not, but you might try running Office
Diagnostics. Maybe it will make controls starting with letters after "M"
available?

 

[Austin Myers]

I tried that, but no luck. It acts like there's a limit to the number of
controls it can display. Is that the case?

No, I have over well 400 in mine.

It really sounds like you have a bad install of PPT. I would try and run
the diagnostics and if that fails, a re-install.



Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

Provider of PFCPro, PFCMedia and PFCExpress
www.playsforcertain.com