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MetalStilettos
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February 4, 2010
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In PowerPoint I Have Shockwave ActiveX Control - How do I Get Shockwave Flash Object?

  • February 4, 2010
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I'm running the latest versions of Windows 7 and PowerPoint via Parallels on my Mac. I want to insert a Flash movie into a PowerPoint slide. The instructions I've found tell me to look in Developer section->More Controls, find Shockwave Flash Object, use it to insert a Flash Object, and then to edit the Movie property of that object. But, I do not see Shockwave Flash Object. Instead I see Shockwave ActiveX Control. The properties of Shockwave ActiveX Control do not include a Movie property.

I have gone to "http://get.adobe.com/shockwave/" and clicked the option to install the Shockwave Player, but the site says the Shockwave Player is already installed.

How can I get the Shockwave Flash Object for PowerPoint into my installation?

Thanks very much in advance to all for any info.

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    Anonymous
    February 5, 2010

    Hi Vik..  I don't use Powerpoint but I do know about Shockwave Flash Object. It is in the manage add ons and installs when Flash Player is installed. It is an ActiveX Control and if you have the latest FP installed, Flash10d.ocx should be listed on the same line. It may or may not list the version #, which would be 10.0.42.34. It must be enabled.

    Beyond that info I could give you a link to a thread that involved powerpoint 2003 and 2007 if you think that would be of

    any help to you.

    Just post back.

    Thanks

    eidnolb

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    MetalStilettosAuthor
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    February 5, 2010

    Thanks for the info.  I happened to find a way to install Shockwave Flash Object. I was in IE visiting a page that needed it, and I got the dialog box telling me how to install it for IE.  Installing that also installed it for PowerPoint.

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    Anonymous
    February 5, 2010

    Thanks Vik for the feedback. It is confusing since they are both ActiveX Controls, but very different.

    eidnolb

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