[mso] Re: PowerPoint 2002: Inserted Movie File Location
- From: "Kathy Jacobs" <jacobskl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 5 May 2004 13:40:10 -0700
Hi Cathy,
This is a well known and common problem. Links between PowerPoint files and
other files break very easily. The best way to insert multimedia into a
presentation is to do the following:
1) Make a copy of the media file (your movie)
2) Place that copy in the same folder as your presentation
3) Open your presentation
4) If you already created a link to the movie, delete it from the
presentation
5) Re-insert the movie, only this time use the copy that is in the same
folder as your presentation
There are products out there that will help you fix broken links. One of the
best is FixLinks Pro, from Steve Rindsberg of PPT FAQ fame. You can find a
link to it, as well as other information on breaking/broken links on this
PPT FAQ page:
Links break when I move presentation (and at other times)
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00155.htm
Hope this information helps!
Kathryn Jacobs, Microsoft MVP PowerPoint and OneNote
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Of Cathy.Evans@xxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 1:19 PM
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Subject: [mso] PowerPoint 2002: Inserted Movie File Location
I am inserting some .wmv movies into a powerpoint presentation. They are
located on my hard drive, and if I open the presentation on another
machine, it searches for the path of the movies on my hard drive. I can
move them to the project server to prevent this for some users, but for
those in the field, this will not help. Used the insert movies and sound
menu and set it to automatically play. When I tried inserting them as
object instead, the movie opened in a separate media player, which is not
desirable.
Is there any way I can embed the movies in the presentation so it does not
need to search for a path and any user can see them? If this is not
possible, I will just have to settle for pasting a few of the pictures on
the page instead of movie, as the most important thing is enabling remote
users to view the document without any connections to any home server.
I'm not a regular PowerPoint user and would appreciate any help, thank you,
Cathy
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