A Tip to insert Flash Movies into PowerPoint slides

MS PowerPoint is a powerful and attractive tool to express your ideas to others. You can convey these ideas in more effective ways, if you are using movie files with your simple slides. The Flash movies are normally the best choice to add into PowerPoint due to its small file size.

Follow the given steps to insert the Flash Movies into PowerPoint Slides:

Make sure before inserting the Flash Movies into PowerPoint slides that you have installed the Flash Player on your computer.

First of all open the presentation in which you want to insert Flash movie file.

Now click on "Toolbar" option from the "View" menu and choose the option "Control Toolbox".


Here a small floating menu will appear with the title "Control Toolbox".

Using "Control Toolbox" toolbar, click on the icon that looks like hammer for more controls and scrolling the objects then choose the object "Shockwave Flash Object".


Now using your mouse pointer, draw the box size and position where you want to play a flash movie.

Now right click on box and select the "Properties" option.


A small properties dialog box will appear with different options.

Under the Alphabetic tab, click the option "Movie" and type the full file path of flash movie in blank cell next to Movie (for example d:\flash_file).

Again under same tab, set the property "True" for "Playing" and "EmbedMovie" objects to add and play the flash file automatically with slide. Here you can also set the Quality, Width, Scale and Windows Mode objects for flash file.

Finally close the "Properties" dialog box. Save your PowerPoint presentation and run it for test.

Techfest-Tathva 09, NIT Calicut, 22-25 Oct, 2009

The timeline of human civilisation is dotted with times of stagnantion; passing phases that blot the landscape of human progress. It is a time when man prefers to cling to convention and defy change as a departure from the way of life.

Tathva in all its editions has always strived to keep the spirit of innovation going, by ensuring that its events and competitions always have a level of skill and creative thought associated with it. Since its inception, Tathva yearns to provide the best and most relevant platform for the budding creators of tomorrow to understand what the world needs and importance they play in order to keep the wheels of society in motion.

Join NIT, Calicut as it gears towards another chapter in the Tathva saga.

Website: http://www.tathva.org

Techfest-Kshtij 2010, IIT Kharagpur, 28-31 Jan, 2010

Kshitij, the annual techno-management fest of IIT Kharagpur has come a long way since its inception in 2004 in becoming the largest fest of its kind in the whole of Asia.It has been our earnest endaevour to provide a platform to numerous talented students across the world to exhibit their scientific dexterity and managerial acumen and spread the spirit of youth by uniting young minds from various colleges under the banner of science, technology and management. Kshitij, aims to put students of all Engineering and Management Institutes under the common flag of free participation and free knowledge. share knowledge and information and also get a good amount of exposure to today's fast moving and competitive world.

Let us together lend Kshitij the purpose for which it is organized.

Website: http://www.ktj.in

Techfest 2010, IIT Bombay, 22-24 Jan, 2010

Techfest 2010 - the thirteenth edition of IIT Bombay's Annual International Science and Technology Festival - Asia's Largest Technology Extravaganza!! Continuing with the legacy handed over to it, Techfest 2010 promises you 3 days full of euphoric activity - competitions, exhibitions, distinguished lecture series, workshops, on-the-spot events, awe-inspiring shows at night - an experience fulfilling the holy trinity of science - reason, observation and experience. Techfest 2010 offers you the perfect blend of technology and entertainment, making it a complete package of learning and fun. The time-proven structure of events at Techfest escorts you into the realm of cutting edge technology supplemented by the sublime fields in science, opening new vistas for you and ushering you into a whole new world.


Website: http://www.techfest.org

Tech fest-Effervescence 09, IIIT Allahabad, 1-5 Oct, 2009

Effervescence is the annual technical festival of IIIT Allahabad. Effervescence showcases the bubbling of energy and knowledge of the youth minds & brains encouraging them to express themselves fearlessly and celebrate their creativity with joyful, unrestrained and vivacious spirit. Events ranging from Dance, Antakshri, Dumb Charades, Fashion Show, Quiz Contest, Debate, Drama, musical nights to robotics workshop workshop are being organized as part of Effervescence. A season full of FIZZ,FROLIC and FESTIVITY , a season you won’t forget…

Website: http://effervescence.iiita.ac.in

Techfest-Aranya 09, Thapar University Patiala, 29-31 Oct, 2009

Aranya is the annual technical festival of Thapar University, Patiala. Marked by a great deal of exuberance and pomp and show, the festival brings about the talents from all over Northern India to one platform. Started in 2006, the golden jubilee year of the university, Aranya has gained more and more popularity as time has passed by. Held in the months of September - October, this festival draws attention of thousands of college as well as school students from all over India.


Website: http://www.aranyatech.com