Insert the Control (PowerPoint 2007)

Created: Wednesday, August 15, 2007, posted by Geetesh Bajaj at 11:22 am

Updated: at



Now you can insert Flash movies in your PowerPoint 2007 presentations. If you are using an older version of PowerPoint, look here…

  1. Select the Developer tab of the Ribbon, and within the Controls group, click the More Controls button (see Figure 1).


    Figure 1: Click the More Controls option.

  2. This will bring up the More Controls dialog box that you can see in Figure 2. Select the Shockwave Flash Object option, and click OK.


    Figure 2: Select to place a Shockwave Flash Object control.

  3. The cursor will now turn into a crosshair, drag and place a control on the slide so that your control looks like what you can see in Figure 3.


    Figure 3: The placed Shockwave Flash Object control.

  4. Now that you have placed the control, you need to link this to the Flash movie. I show you how to do that next…

Related Posts

  • Enable the Developer tab in the Ribbon
    The options that allow you to insert Flash movies in PowerPoint 2007 (and maybe later versions) are found in the Developer tab of the Ribbon.By defaul...
  • Insert Flash Resources
    Although this site is the most complete resource of Flash-in-PowerPoint information anywhere, I wanted to share other resources with you as well:Indez...
  • Using FlashBack
    In a previous post, I introduced FlashBack -- a PowerPoint add-in that rewinds (and replays) Flash movies in PowerPoint slides.Here's a step-by-step t...
  • Install and Disable FlashBack
    This post will show you how you can download, install, and disable FlashBack, a free PowerPoint add-in that automatically rewinds inserted Flash movie...

Filed Under: Flash, Insert, PowerPoint

No Comments

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Microsoft and the Office logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

Plagiarism will be detected by Copyscape

© 2007-2024, Geetesh Bajaj - All rights reserved.

blog stats
since September 16, 2009