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Learn Adobe Presenter (formerly Breeze)

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Advanced Features: Inserting Flash Movies

Adobe Presenter presentations are created in the Flash file format. This allows for the easy integration of previously produced Flash movies. The inserted Flash movie will retain all its functionality once the Adobe Presenter presentation is complete.


Like with any other portion of your presentation, be sure that the Flash movies you choose add value to the presentation. Otherwise the added fill will only make the presentation larger and more time consuming to download.


Inserting Flash movies is one of the easier tasks in Adobe Presenter. Begin by opening the PowerPoint presentation you wish to use. Choose the slide that the Flash movie will be placed on. In some cases you may want to add a blank frame. Select Insert Flash Movie from the Adobe Presenter menu.


insert flash movie pulldown Flash Icon

A window will open allowing you to select the movie to insert. Use the browse window to find and select the desired movie. Select the click the Open button to add the movie to your presentation.


Select the files to import

The Flash movie may need to be resized once it is inserted. To do so, place the mouse over the corners of the file, then click and drag to stretch it to the desired size. To keep the dimensions of the movie proportional to the


Select the files to import

When you are finished modifying the size of your image, you can continue to add to your presentation, or publish it to the Adobe Presenter server.


Flash Movies will play automatically when the slide begins. Images or content cannot be placed overtop of the movie; when published, the program will automatically put the movie on top of any content within its size borders. Also, inserted Flash movies cannot be given PowerPoint animations like other imported graphics or text can.


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