Can embedded Flash play in Powerpoint Viewer at all?

[Guest]

Hi

I have read that Flash (.swf) files that are embedded into a Powerpoint
presentation wil not show in Powerpoint Viewer as it doesn't handle ActiveX
etc.

I'm at that stage now where I need to distribute a Powerpoint presentation
which has Flash in it to people who may not have Powerpoint on their
machine..therefore, I need to use the Viewer.

Is there any workaround or ideas that will enable me to do this?

Thanks

Chris

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

presentation wil not show in Powerpoint Viewer as it doesn't handle ActiveX
etc.

I'm at that stage now where I need to distribute a Powerpoint presentation
which has Flash in it to people who may not have Powerpoint on their
machine..therefore, I need to use the Viewer.

Have you tried saving the presentation as a web page? Depending on your PPT
version, you may have the option of saving as a single-file web page, which
puts all of the usual HTML and support files into one jumbo uber-file. Makes
distribution simpler (though it won't be compatible with all browsers).

I'm not sure that Flash will work in it, but it's worth a try.

There are other ways to get HTML from PPT and include support for the flash
files, but I'd try this first.

 

[Guest]

Hi Steve, thanks for the reply.

Saving as HMTL isn't really a good option for me for a number of reasons.
Ideally I need a third party viewer for non Powerpoint machines or a way
around Powerpoint Viewer being able to play my Flash file.

BTW I'm using Powerpoint 2003

Its so annoying that this isn't available in the standard viewer!

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Hi Steve, thanks for the reply.

For all the good it did. <g>

If you're e.g. distributing a CD, what about linking to a web page (also on the
CD) that has the flash embedded?