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Frequently, many people puzzles about what pixel should be made a picture file for PowerPoint file. Here I would like to tell you that mostly images don’t need to be much larger than 1024x768 pixels (See What resolution should I make my images for PowerPoint slide shows? ) to learn why). If your images are larger than this, your PowerPoint files are probably larger than they should be...
Have you ever thought of adding any videos to your PowerPoint presentation to make it more attractive? Since there are abundant of online flash videos in many websites, many of which are funny and full of demonstrative element and so proper to be shown, is it possible to play these flash video in PowerPoint?
Yes. If the flash video can be played on your computer It is absolutely possible. And only with an ActiveX Control- Shockwave Flash Object, you can play youtube video in your presentation with great ease.
Please make sure your computer can play flash video
If not, you need to download an Adobe Flash-player freely from http://www.adobe.com. If you have downloaded an old one, it is strongly recommended to download the newest one, uninstall the old one first then install the new one. This is because if you installed the Adobe Flash-player, the ActiveX Control Shockwave Flash Object would be installed automatically.
Steps of tutorial:
Step 1: Get URL of youtube video
Step 2: Insert the ActiveX Control Shockwave Flash Object to your PowerPoint
Step 3: Add the youtube video link to your PowerPoint
Step 4: Fine tune YouTube video in your Powerpoint file
On internet, there are always some people ask questions like: How can I burn powerpoint to DVD with DVD menu? How can I burn powerpoint to DVD so that I can play it on DVD player? How can I burn powerpoint to DVD so that I can send it to my family and friend as gift?
Here, I will a tutorial to answer those questions.
Frequently, many people puzzles about what pixel should be made a picture file for PowerPoint file. Here I would like to tell you that mostly images don’t need to be much larger than 1024x768 pixels. If your images are larger than this, your PowerPoint files are probably larger than they should be.
Problem
You doubleclick a document file and the wrong program opens, or the file opens in an incorrect mode (ie, a PowerPoint Show file opens in PowerPoint Edit mode), or your PowerPoint files have the wrong icon. Or you get a message explaining something about how Windows doesn't know what to do with this type of file.
Resolution
Problems viewing PPT/PPS files in Outlook/Outlook Express
If you're trying to view a PPT or PPS file you received as an email attachment in Outlook or Outlook Express AND you have the free PowerPoint 2003 Viewer (but not PowerPoint) installed AND you have Windows XP SP2 (or higher) and see a message like
"This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this
action. Create an association in the Folder Options control panel."
This can occur if you're using Outlook Express under Windows XP Service Pack 2 and have only the free PowerPoint Viewer (not PowerPoint itself) installed.
Problems viewing/opening PPT/PPS files in PowerPoint
Try "re-registering" PowerPoint.
Quit PowerPoint if it's running.
Choose Start, Run
Type the full path to your Powerpnt.EXE file (surrounded by quotation marks) followed by /regserver -- usually this will look like
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Powerpnt.exe" /regserver
PowerPoint will start and re-register itself, including resetting the correct file associations
Hint: if you don't know the exact path, click Browse, then navigate to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office and look for Powerpnt.exe there; select it and click Open; the full path is automatically added to the Run box for you. If you can't find Powerpnt.exe there, use Windows Explorer to Search for it.
If you have PowerPoint 2000 or later, you can run Detect and Repair instead of messing with file paths. It takes a bit longer but does a more thorough job of repairing broken file associations. Start PowerPoint and choose Help, Detect and Repair from the main menu. Follow the instructions from there.
If you run Windows Vista, you have to turn off UAC before running "PowerPnt.exe /regserver". These PowerPoint versions will not be able to modify the registry to set the file associations straight if UAC is on. Turning UAC off allows them to modify the registry. Don't forget to reset UAC to your desired settings afterwards.
Manually repairing file associations
Manually repairing file associations
You'll need to be able to view file extensons in Windows Explorer to follow the instructions below. If you don't see file extensions, do the steps in Improving the view in Windows Explorer then come on back here for the rest.
First, start Windows Explorer (right-click Start, click Explore)
Browse to locate a file of the type you're having problems with.
The next steps will depend on the version of Windows you have.
Windows XP/XP Home:
Right click on the file and select "Open With" from the pop-up menu
Select "Choose Program"
Locate the program you want Windows to use to open files of this type and select it
Put a checkmark next to "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file".
Click OK
Other Windows versions:
Click on the file to select it.
Hold down the SHIFT key while you right-click the same file.
Choose Open With from the pop-up menu.
In the Open With dialog box, locate the program you want Windows to use to open files of this type and select it.
Put a checkmark next to "Always use this program to open files of this type"
Click OK
You can also get to the root of the problem by editing the Open action for the file association directly:
Use Windows Explorer to locate a PowerPoint PPT file. Click once to highlight it.
From the menu bar, choose Tools, Folder Options
In the Options dialog box, click the File Types tab
Scroll through the Registered File Types list to Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation and double-click it (or if using Windows 2000, click it then click Advanced in the area below).
In the resulting Edit File Type dialog box, double-click Open in the Actions list.
In the text box labeled Application used to perform action, you should see
"X:\abc\def\PowerPnt.EXE" "%1"
where X:\abc\def\ represents the full path to the folder where PowerPnt.EXE is located. If you don't know the exact path, use the Browse button and locate PowerPnt.EXE.
The quote marks should be entered exactly as shown. One set of quotes around the path to PowerPnt.EXE, another set around "%1"
Click OK and/or Close until you're back in Windows Explorer.
Now try doubleclicking the problem PowerPoint file again.
Notes:
You may want to perform the same steps for PPS as well as PPT files.
If you're having problems with some other application's files, substitute the appropriate file type and application names above.
You can also set Print and sometimes other actions here. If the Open action setting was incorrect, the others may be as well. It's particularly important to have the %1 surrounded by quote marks.
Problem
Windows uses the file's extension (the .XXX part at the end of the file name) to determine what type of file it is. For example, .PPT files are PowerPoint presentations, .PDFs are Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format files and so on.
Windows also uses the file's extension to determine what program to open when you doubleclick a file of that type.
The combination of Extension + File Type + Program to use when opening a file type is called an association. Windows "associates" a file of a certain extension with a program.
Sometimes other programs "hijack" your file associations. By following the steps above, you re-associate the file type with the program you want Windows to use to open it.
No, PPT won¡¦t recognize FLV files as movies ¡X you can¡¦t embed Flash in PowerPoint, apparently, and it is kind of a pain in the butt¡V so you need to convert it to mpeg, avi ,wmv etc. that PowerPoint can recognize.
After a lot of trial and error I have my methods down, so I thought I would share it with you all.
Four Methods:
1.If your flv video is on YouTube or MySpace, Just follow these steps:
1.1 Copy the YouTube or MySpace video URL (example: http://youtube.com/watch?v=J7JmsMMIR4Y )
1.2 Go to http://vixy.net which is FREE online conversion service. Paste the URL in the conversion box
1.3 Select the output format such as ¡§AVI,MOV,MP4¡¨ and click the button ¡¨start¡¨ . All conversion would be done automatically.
1.4 When the conversion is done, download the output video to the local disk on your computer.
1.5 Insert the video to your PowerPoint presentation.
PowerPoint -> Insert-> Movies and sounds->Movies from file
2. If your flv video is on your computer. Visit http://www.media-convert.com/ and follow these steps.
2.1 Browse your local disk and select the flv video to be converted.
2.2 Select the expected output format and click the button ¡§Convert¡¨
2.3 When the conversion is done, download the output video to your computer
2.4 Then insert the video to your PowerPoint presentation.
PowerPoint -> Insert-> Movies and sounds->Movies from file
3.Learn from video is the most intuitionistic wayļ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zwqyg5uNClY
4. Fast and batch conversion using conversion software
if you have lots of flv videos to convert, you may use a conversion tool to save time. There are several tools that can convert Flv video. I use a program called FLV to Video Converter Pro(http://www.flvsoft.com/).
Your comments on my article will be appreciatedƒºLet¡¦s learn from each other.
Many friends asked how to upload powerpoint to Youtube. This article is for those who are confused with this problem.
Actually, as Microsoft PowerPoint is an easy and powerful tool to make beautiful slide show, we always use it to make slides to record some interesting things. And if your slide show is very funny or […]
For Thanksgiving Day
Posted by admin on November 15, 2007 in For Thanksgiving Day, PowerPoint to video, Powerpoint on youtube
Preparing for thanksgiving day?
why not create a powerpoint video with thanksgiving poem on it and share with your families and friends?
wow, can you imagine their surprise about this?
the video below is converted from powerpoint file: Thanksgiving Day Present(download it for free at: http://www.dvd-ppt-slideshow.com/free_templates/For_Thanksgiving_Day.ppt ).
made by Moyea PPT to DVD Burner. You can also find it at youbute: http://www.youtube.com/v/p4OlqmG513I&rel=1
T is for the trust the pilgrims had […]
upload powerpoint to youtube?
Posted by admin on November 1, 2007 in PowerPoint to video, Powerpoint on youtube
For Halloween!!!
Convert PowerPoint to video, upload powerpoint video to youtube, veoh and other video-sharing websites. Spread your powerpoint presentation worldwide.
This is a sample made by Moyea PPT to DVD Burner. Uploaded to www.veoh.com
Preparing for thanksgiving day?
why not create a powerpoint video with thanksgiving poem on it and share with your families and friends?
wow, can you imagine their surprise about this?
the video below is converted from powerpoint file: Thanksgiving Day Present(download it for free at: http://www.dvd-ppt-slideshow.com/free_templates/For_Thanksgiving_Day.ppt ).
made by Moyea PPT to DVD Burner. You can also find it at youbute: http://www.youtube.com/v/p4OlqmG513I&rel=1
T is for the trust the pilgrims had […]
Powerpoint to DVD for Children Teaching
Posted by admin on January 2, 2008 in Burn PowerPoint to DVD, PPT to DVD, PowerPiont on TV, PowerPoint to DVD, PowerPoint to DVD Software, PowerPoint to DVD conversion, PowerPoint to DVD maker, Presentation to DVD, convert powerpoint to dvd
Content: Make some powerpoint presentations for children teaching, then convert the powerpoint to dvd and play it on DVD player, let your children enjoy your teaching all day.
Keyword:Powerpoint to DVD, children teaching, powerpoint to dvd burner, convert powerpoin to video
“From birth, parents must choose toys and learning tools for their child that are fun […]
Moyea Software Released Moyea PPT to DVD Burner 2.4
Posted by admin on November 26, 2007 in Burn PowerPoint to DVD, PPT to DVD, PowerPiont on TV, PowerPoint to DVD, PowerPoint to DVD Software, PowerPoint to DVD conversion, PowerPoint to DVD maker, Presentation to DVD, convert powerpoint to dvd, press release
For immediate release
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Great Conversion from PPT to DVD Is Enhanced with More Advanced Functions Give You a Chance to Show Your Creation before Audience
Shenzhen, P.R. China. – Dec. 20, 2007: Moyea Software, the leading multimedia software solution provider, today announces the release of a more sophisticated PPT to DVD Burner version […]
How to Convert PowerPoint Presentation (PPT) to Video (AVI/MPEG) and CD/DVD
Posted by admin on October 30, 2007 in Burn PowerPoint to DVD, PPT to DVD, PowerPoint to DVD, PowerPoint to DVD Software, PowerPoint to DVD conversion, PowerPoint to DVD maker, Presentation to DVD, convert powerpoint to dvd
Created a beautiful and interesting PowerPoint presentation in .ppt format, complete with sound and music, for your wedding ceremony or corporate marketing event. But alas, in an unlucky situation, the DVD or VCD player on Hi-Fi amplifier system cannot player PowerPoint slide out of the box, even with Pack and Go feature. Worse if the […]
Does Microsoft Powerpoint have an option to turn a slideshow into a movie file?
Posted by admin on October 28, 2007 in Burn PowerPoint to DVD, PPT to DVD, PowerPiont on TV, PowerPoint to DVD, PowerPoint to DVD Software, PowerPoint to DVD conversion, PowerPoint to DVD maker, Presentation to DVD, convert powerpoint to dvd
Like if the person just wants to pop it into a DVD player… how do I save the SlideShow or presentation in a way that will just play?
Microsoft Powerpoint doesn’t have this option, if you want to convert your PowerPoint to video format or just Burn presentation to DVD and watch on TV with a […]
With Moyea PPT to DVD Burner, you can…
Posted by admin on October 24, 2007 in Burn PowerPoint to DVD, PPT to DVD, PowerPiont on TV, PowerPoint to DVD, PowerPoint to DVD Software, PowerPoint to DVD conversion, PowerPoint to DVD maker, Presentation to DVD, convert powerpoint to dvd
With Moyea PPT to DVD Burner, you can easily convert your ordinary PowerPoint presentations into exciting DVD movies and save them on recordable DVDs for easier offline presentation, convenient delivery, and wide distribution. Your presentation DVDs are truly portable and will play perfectly on any DVD player or PC, thus you can distribute the PowerPoint […]
Follow the steps below and you can view Flash file with PowerPoint.
1. Open PowerPoint and create a new slide, and choose View>Toolbars>Visual Basic
2. Click “Control” Toolbox icon on the Visual Basic Toolbar.
3. Click to show more Controls on the “Control” Toolbox and then choose Shockwave Flash Object.
4. Draw out a rectangle on the slide to any dimension.
5. Right-click on the rectangle you have just drawn, and select “Properties”.
6. Change the settings for EmbedMovie to “True” and fill a valid absolute path of your .swf movie.
8. Click “Slide Show” in the menu bar, and then click “View Show”. You can also click the F5 on keyboard to view the effect, when the video is selected.
This tutorial explains how to change the appearance of text, create text boxes, and create text box shapes.
Common errors presenters make when choosing slide backgrounds
Microsoft PowerPoint is a powerful tool to use for creative presentations. Today, the latest technique to present you is by using computer slides. You can say it is very attractive and proper way to present the ideas to others.
In PowerPoint, you can use the option "Header and Footer" to add the repeated information (for example reference note, data, time, slide number) in the main slides. This tip is very useful, when you want to add slide reference note on every slide in your presentation.
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