Swf issues in PowerPoint

I am working with a Captivate 2 file that I updated. Now when
I embed it into PowerPoint 2003, it does not work. (It did on the
previous presentation before this update) I deleted the old slide,
inserted a new slide, used the More Controls > Shockwave Flash
Object. Set Properties for: Embed: True, Loop: False, Movie: copied
& pasted the direct path, Player: True (for the file w/o
playback controls). This worked once upon a time, but it doesn't
now.
So I created a published file that included playback
controls, embedded it, and it worked. However, I can't navigate
from the end of the swf to the next slide of the PowerPoint. Can
this be done? This is the preferred option, but at a loss as to
make the presentation continue after the movie.
I really feel desperate for help, as I've spent hours pouring
over the forum postings, Knowledge support, Googling, etc., and my
supervisor needs this asap. Yikes! I must be missing something
obvious. If there's anyone that can set me straight I would be very
grateful.
Christine

I see you have a solution, but I would try your original
working swf file,
then resize it so that a small area of the PowerPoint
background shows, say,
as a 5 pixel strip at the bottom of the screen. To move
forward, click on
the background strip. If you find that too ugly, you could
always simply
resize your swf in PPT so that there is an equal-sized border
all around the
swf.
Steve
Adobe Community Expert: eLearning, Mobile and Devices
European eLearning Summit - EeLS
Adobe-sponsored eLearning conference.
http://www.elearningsummit.eu

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