Powerpoint Help Required!!

communistworkethic · Post by **communistworkethic** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:43 pm

I want to embed a video clip (wmv) in a powerpoint slide, so that the video players when the slide is opened as opposed to having an icon that needs to be clicked on.

I've gone through Insert, Object, Media clip, create from file, then haven't clicked "display as icon" but it still does.

anyone offer any help?????? Please????

mummywhycantieatcrayons · Post by **mummywhycantieatcrayons** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:47 pm

I need this too, so do come forward if you can help.

On a more basic level (I suspect), does anyone know how I could cut out a short clip from a film that is a .avi file and I play using VLC, all on a Mac?

boltonben · Post by **boltonben** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 11:14 pm

communistworkethic wrote:I want to embed a video clip (wmv) in a powerpoint slide, so that the video players when the slide is opened as opposed to having an icon that needs to be clicked on.

I've gone through Insert, Object, Media clip, create from file, then haven't clicked "display as icon" but it still does.

anyone offer any help?????? Please????

Insert and select said clip then go to slide show menu, click on custom animation and choose "add effect" and under object actions you should see "activate content" select this and choose it to start "with previous" - if you don't have a previous it should start immediately that the slide is displayed in slide show.

Btw, with embedded video and audio clips you usually get an annoying "do you really want to activate this potentially dangerous content" message.
To disable this set macro security to low under tools, options, security tab.

communistworkethic · Post by **communistworkethic** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 11:39 pm

cheers Ben. however I feel very stupid as I found the "movies and sounds"options further down the "insert" dropdown, when I clicked on the arrowhead after 10 minutes of dicking about. How stupid am I????

MWCIEC - once you click on that and pick the file from your hard drive it asks you if you want to play it when the slide opens or not - piece of piss really.

note to self : don't try doing flash presentations while drinking a variety of european lagers.

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 12:09 am

communistworkethic wrote:I want to embed a video clip (wmv) in a powerpoint slide, so that the video players when the slide is opened as opposed to having an icon that needs to be clicked on.

I've gone through Insert, Object, Media clip, create from file, then haven't clicked "display as icon" but it still does.

anyone offer any help?????? Please????

Not sure there's a way to do that Commie as you have two independent fields here. Even animated items within Powerpoint usually have to be clicked on to operate. I've never tried it but am quite familiar with Powerpoint which has its restrictions. You could try making the icon full screen size and then it might just operate with a mouse click as opposed to moving the cursor to it. Don't know if it will work but it's all I can think of.

boltonben · Post by **boltonben** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 12:51 am

TANGODANCER wrote:
communistworkethic wrote:I want to embed a video clip (wmv) in a powerpoint slide, so that the video players when the slide is opened as opposed to having an icon that needs to be clicked on.

I've gone through Insert, Object, Media clip, create from file, then haven't clicked "display as icon" but it still does.

anyone offer any help?????? Please????
Not sure there's a way to do that Commie as you have two independent fields here. Even animated items within Powerpoint usually have to be clicked on to operate. I've never tried it but am quite familiar with Powerpoint which has its restrictions. You could try making the icon full screen size and then it might just operate with a mouse click as opposed to moving the cursor to it. Don't know if it will work but it's all I can think of.

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boltonben wrote:Insert and select said clip then go to slide show menu, click on custom animation and choose "add effect" and under object actions you should see "activate content" select this and choose it to start "with previous" - if you don't have a previous it should start immediately that the slide is displayed in slide show.

Btw, with embedded video and audio clips you usually get an annoying "do you really want to activate this potentially dangerous content" message.
To disable this set macro security to low under tools, options, security tab.

This is the method you are after - you need to insert it as an object (or simply by dragging and dropping it into presentation, then follow above instructions. When you start slide show, clip automatically starts in external application.

communistworkethic · Post by **communistworkethic** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 9:24 am

look it's much simpler......