I just used the 'insert video' using ppt's own 'insert video' icon (it's the 1st slide), and then hit F5 (run the slide show), it shows the 1st slide (but not the video), and advances to the next slide etc. I ended up adding the video within Powerpoint (Office 2015) itself. THANKS if you can help, and especially, thanks for your solutions. Therefore, I remember I had to also reinstall Swiff Player, which I did today, and then encountered that flash.ocx error above. So, anyway, because of the reformatting of Windows, I noticed this 1st slide no longer plays automatically on open. I remember that you had to right click on that flash placeholder (I'd used SWIFF PLAYER to add it before) and then go down to 'loop'.but that maybe too much unnec info-just in case it's helpful). I noticed it's 'there', but it no longer autoplays and right clicking on the swf placeholder (from when I'd placed it in that file years ago), no longer shows things like 'properties' where I used to have features like loop/play immediately. swf as my 1st opening slide in my powerpoint.

They also upgraded my office to Office15 (how it shows in Program Files), so Powerpoint was upgraded (from my previous which was Office 2010. This next paragraph may or may not help (but is probably too much info):Īll this was working before I had to reinstall windows. I have Windows 7 32 bit, and I have installed (just today), Flash Player & Shockwave Player. 'This program requires flash.ocx, which is no longer included in this version of Windows' swf to my Microsoft Powerpoint lecture), but Swiff Player gives error: I'm trying to install swiff player (so I can add an.

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