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Does Adobe Presenter support Flash files in a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation?

Can I add Flash files to my presentation?

You can include video files in a presentation, which appear in the viewer sidebar. This can be especially useful if you have a video of a speaker, sometimes called a ?talking head? video. Video added to a presentation appears in the location used for presenter photographs. You can also add video converted to the Flash file format (SWF) to an Adobe presentation using the Insert Flash option from the Adobe Presenter menu in PowerPoint. Playback of the Flash file can be syncrhonized with the presentation. See below for instructions on how to add Flash files or a talking head video to your presentation.

For Adobe Presenter, the preferred Flash file format is SWF. SWF files are smaller than FLV files, which helps the presentation remain below the 100MB size limit. SWF files can contain audio, video, animations, and graphics.

To add a Flash file into a PowerPoint presentation:

   1. In PowerPoint, navigate to the slide in which you want to add the Flash file.
   2. From the Adobe Presenter menu, select Insert Flash.
   3. Browse to the Flash file you wish to add.
   4. Click Open.

You can reposition or resize the placeholder for the Flash file on the slide as needed.

To Synchronize a Flash file with the Adobe Presenter playbar:

   1. From the Adobe Presenter menu, select Presentation Settings.
   2. Select the Flash Files tab.
   3. Click the Controlled by presentation playbar checkbox for the file you want to synchronize.
   4. Click OK.

To add a talking head Flash video into the presentation viewer:

   1. From the Adobe Presenter menu, select Slide Properties.
   2. Select the slide you want to add the video to.
   3. Click the Edit button located in the lower left corner of the window.
   4. In the Video field, click the Browse icon.
   5. Select the SWF or FLV file you wish to add to this slide.
   6. Click Open.
   7. From the Edit Slide Properties dialogue box, click OK.
   8. From the Slide Properties diaogue box, click OK.