From: Echo S on
The Viewer doesn't support Active X controls, which is what you need to play
SWFs. So if you packaged in the past, you didn't specify to include the
Viewer. It has never supported this.

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"rasmich" <rasmich(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Well, that's as close to an answer as anything I've heard. LOL
>
> Thanks!
>
> "PPTMagician" wrote:
>
>> You should be able to add the extra files when you go through the package
>> for
>> CD wizard.
>>
>> One of the things that I do is right click on the flash object, click on
>> properties and delete the path information to the SWF file. This makes
>> the
>> link relative as long as the files are in the same folder as the
>> presentation.
>>
>> --
>> Thanks,
>> Glenna Shaw
>> Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
>> http://www.pptmagic.com
>>
>>
>>
>> "rasmich" wrote:
>>
>> > Thanks Glenna! However, it isn't packaging the Flash files either.
>> >
>> > Rick
>> >
>> > "PPTMagician" wrote:
>> >
>> > > I believe it just means it cannot package the flash player for you,
>> > > not
>> > > necessarily the swf files themselves.
>> > > --
>> > > Thanks,
>> > > Glenna Shaw
>> > > Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
>> > > http://www.pptmagic.com
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > "rasmich" wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > I have a few flash animations in my PowerPoint presentation.
>> > > > However, when I
>> > > > try to package the presentation for CD, not using PowerPoint
>> > > > Viewer, I get an
>> > > > error message saying "PowerPoint can't pack the ActiveX controls in
>> > > > this
>> > > > presentation. Please make sure the computer on which you will show
>> > > > this
>> > > > presentation has these controls installed."
>> > > >
>> > > > I know I've packaged flash animations in a PowerPoint presentation
>> > > > before
>> > > > and didn't have this issue. Does anyone know what I am doing wrong?
>> > > > I've
>> > > > tried packaging with the files embedded and not embedded in the
>> > > > presentation.
>> > > >
>> > > > Thanks in advance!!!
>> > > >
>> > > >