Opening Powerpoint presentations into level1?!?!

[Stea|th]

Is there a way for me to open powerpoint presentations into level 1?
Thanks in advance.

[pellepiano]

No. But I believe you can do it the other way around. To load swf files into powerpoint.

[seapod00]

How do you put the .swf file into Powerpoint?

[MikeDowney]

Uh, I'm not sure I understand your question. Are you saying you want to dynamically load a PPT file into a SWF at run-time? Or do you want to know how to import PPT into Flash? The former can't be done. The latter is possible via several different methods. One way is to save your PPT file as ".wmf" or ".emf" and then import it into Flash.

Or you can go for one of the many PPT to Flash conversion tools out on the market.

[seapod00]

Would we lose functionality in the .wmf file?

This is what I REALLY want to do, if it's possible. I want to launch my Powerpoint file in Powerpoint from a Flash link at the end of my Flash movie. The Flash movie is in projector format.

Do you know how to do that?

If that's not possible, then I'd like to discuss other options. It's due tomorrow so I REALLY appreciate your help.

[seapod00]

anybody?

The client needs their Powerpoint presentation to launch (in Powerpoint so that they can navigate through the presentation) from the end of my Flash movie.

It's getting quite time sensitive otherwise I wouldn't post twice like this. ;/

[pellepiano]

You can open a exe with fscommand (exec)

http://www.macromedia.com/support/fl...projectors.htm

(for Mac, (paths)
http://www.macromedia.com/support/fl...ctory_path.htm

[MG315]

sorry, cant help ya with that. I've never tried to integrate flash and powerpoint. but one thing you could do (assuming you have MX2004) is use the flash slide presentation. I havent messed around with it much but it looks pretty cool (when you press space bar it goes to next slide, and some other functionalities of powerpoint). This of course means you would need to build it in flash, so if you already have the powerpoint then this is probably not a good option.

[seapod00]

I'm going to embed it after having hassles with the .bat file and the executable.

How do you just embed it at the end so that it runs smoothly from Flash to Powerpoint and loops around again? Or (this would be fine too) how do you just click at the end of the Flash part of the presentation and then have it load the Powerpoint...all in full screen?

Thanks for your help so far.