Using SWiSH with PowerPoint

This is a step-by-step tutorial on how to use your SWiSH (.swf) Movie in a PowerPoint presentation.

Note: PowerPoint cannot embed your .swi (SWiSH working file format) Movie.You will need to export your SWiSH Movie to the Flash Player file format (.swf)


Exporting your SWF from SWiSH

1. Start with the Movie you created in the first tutorial or open "first.swi" from the Samples Menu  
 
2.Uncheck the 'Offset Movie to suit use as a Movie Clip' option on the Movie section of the Export Panel  
 
3.Press the exportswf.png 'Export to SWF' button on the Export Toolbar, or select Export | SWF from the File Menu. You should now see the 'Export to SWF' dialog box  
 
Note: If this button is not visible, select View | Customise | Toolbars. The dialog box will enable you to turn on the Export Toolbar

fl_swish_exportswf.png  

4.   Choose the folder where you want to export the .swf file, enter a file name of " first.swf " (without quotes) and press the 'Save' button


To Embed a SWiSH SWF Movie in PowerPoint

1.   Open PowerPoint and and select the project where you wish to place your Movie. Create a new slide

pp_insert_slide.png  

2.   On your Main Menu bar select View | Toolbars | Visual basic. This will display the 'Visual Basic' Toolbar

pp_visualbasic_toolbar.png  

3.   Select the 'Control' Toolbox icon pp_control_icon.png and open the 'Control' Toolbox

pp_control_toolbox.png  

4.   Select the 'More Controls' icon and scroll down the list to Shockwave Flash Object

pp_more_controls.png  

Note: What you are doing is inserting an Active X control. You must use the Shockwave Flash Object to see your .swf Movie

5.   You will notice that your mouse pointer has changed to a cross hair cursor. Draw out a rectangle on your slide (the size can be adjusted later)

6.   Right-click on the rectangle you have just drawn and select Properties. This will open a list of Movie properties that you can apply

pp_properties2.png  


7.   To embed your Movie, make the following changes:
·Embed Movie: change this value to True  
·Loop: change to False (if you want your .swf Movie to loop, leave this parameter as True)  
·Movie: type in the absolute path of your .swf movie ( c:/movie_directory/movie_name.swf )  

8.   Test your Movie by selecting Slide show | View show. You will see your .swf Movie playing on the slide you placed it on

9.   Adjust the size to suit your requirements by clicking on the Movie to turn on the drag control points. Drag the Movie boundaries to the dimensions you require















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