Inserting Flash Movies

Articulate Presenter makes it simple to incorporate previously created Flash movies into your presentation.

Flash Movies can be displayed in two different ways:

Display Type

Description

Display in Articulate Player

This will display your Flash movie directly within the Articulate player.

In new browser window

This will cause a new window to open independently of your slide.  Your Flash movie will be displayed within this new window.

 

You can insert only one Flash movie per slide.  You will be able to view your Flash movie after you have published your presentation.

To add a Flash Movie:

1.       From within PowerPoint, click Articulate to open the Articulate Presenter menu.

2.       Click Insert Flash Movie.

3.       You will be presented with the Flash Movie Wizard, which will walk you through the three steps for inserting a Flash Movie.  Click Next to continue.

 

 Step 1 of 3 – Flash Movie Wizard:  

 

On this page you will enter the location (path) to your Flash movie.  This can be accomplished in two ways:

§          If you know where your movie is located, you can type the path manually.  Make sure to type the full path name to your .swf file.  Example: ‘C:\Folder Name\My Flash Movie.swf’.

§          Click the Browse button.  You will be presented with a standard Open dialog box.  Simply browse to the location of your movie and select it.

 

 Step 2 of 3 – Flash Movie Wizard:

 

Next, determine how you want your Flash movie to display in your presentation.  Your options follow:

Select a display setting by clicking the button next to the desired display type   The default setting is Display in Articulate Player.

When you are finished setting these options, click Next to continue.

Step 3 of 3 of the Flash Movie Wizard offers different configuration options depending on how you have chosen to display your Flash movie. 

 

Tip:   If you update your Flash movie after you have published your presentation and you want to incorporate your changes into your presentation, simply save the updated .swf file in the same location with the same name.  Then publish your presentation again.  Your changes will be incorporated.  You can also edit or delete your Flash movie by right-clicking the inserted placeholder and choosing the appropriate action from the Articulate menu.