PowerPoint

You can get a free tool from Microsoft at www.globfx.com/products/swfpoint/ that adds a Flash animation to a PowerPoint presentation.

Also see www.itg.uiuc.edu/help/flash_to_ppt/.

Alternatively, you can add it manually. The first thing you will need to do is have the control Toolbox visible if you don't already. Select View > Toolbar > Control toolbox.

Next you select the More Controls button (The button looks like a hammer and a wrench) you should get a large list of controls - you want the Shockwave Flash Object control. (If it is not on the list, you do not have the Flash OCX installed and you need to install it from Macromedia's website.)

Then you draw where you want your movie to play in the PowerPoint Presentation. The Movie will look like a big square with an X through it until you format it.

Right click on the square and then change the properties. Double click the Custom property to assign the correct URL of your movie to the PowerPoint presentation (remember URL's can be local- I sugest that you create a shortcut of your SWF and then copy and paste the URL (Path) from the shortcuts properties view).

Until you view the slideshow the SWF will display as a square with an X through it. This will change as soon as you view the slide show.

This works on both PowerPoint 97 and 2000.