Microsoft KB Archive/84730

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SUMMARY
The following is the complete text of the &quot;Playing Movies in Word&quot; file. This file is a Word document and is located on the Movie Plug-In Module (PIM) disk.

Playing Movies in Word
This document describes how to use the Microsoft Movie Plug-In Module (PIM) to insert and play QuickTime movies in your Microsoft Word documents. For instructions on installing the Microsoft Movie PIM, see the TeachText file &quot;Installing the PIM,&quot; which is also on the disk containing the Microsoft Movie PIM file.

Inserting a Movie in a Word Document:

You can insert a QuickTime movie into a Word document in the following ways:

 Use the Movie command on the Insert menu. -or- If the Movie command is not on the menu, make sure that the Microsoft Movie PIM file is in the Word Commands folder. -or- Move or copy the movie from another document or application that supports QuickTime. -or- Use the Play Movie command on the View menu to play a movie and copy one or more frames of the movie into your document. For instructions on using the Cut, Copy, and Paste commands to move and copy movie frames, see &quot;Using Cut, Copy, and Paste to Edit Movie Frames&quot; later in this document.

After you've inserted a movie, the movie display picture -- a PICT image of a frame of the movie or the movie &quot;poster&quot; -- is displayed in the document. To distinguish the display picture from an ordinary graphic in your document, the lower-left corner of the display picture contains a movie badge. The badge looks like a small picture of film. When a movie is stopped, you can edit and format the movie as you would any graphic. For example, you can add borders to a movie, move or copy a movie to another location in your document, and position a movie on the page using the Frame commands on the Insert and Format menus. You cannot, however, crop or scale a movie display picture.

To insert a movie:

 In your Word document, position the insertion point where you want the movie. From the Insert menu, choose Movie.  In the dialog box, select the movie. To see the first frame of the movie, select the Show Preview checkbox. If you're previewing the movie for the first time and no preview frame is available, click the Create button to display the movie frame. </li>  Click the Open button. The movie begins playing in a small window. You can pause, advance, or rewind the movie using the controller bar, which is displayed at the bottom of the window. </li> Click the close box to close the movie window and insert the movie in your document.</li></ol>

To move or copy a movie from another document or application:
 * 1) In the document that contains the movie, make sure the movie is stopped. To stop the movie, click outside the movie in the document.
 * 2) Click the movie (not the movie badge) to select it.
 * 3) From the Edit menu of the application, choose Copy. The entire movie is copied to the Clipboard.
 * 4) Switch to Word and position the insertion point in the document where you want the movie. Then choose Paste from the Edit menu.

NOTE: If you move or copy the document that contains the movie to another disk, make sure you also move the movie data file to that disk. Otherwise, you will not be able to play the movie in its new location. For more information, see the note &quot;Movie Data File&quot; later in this document.

Playing a Movie
You can play a movie in a Word document by clicking the movie badge or double-clicking the movie display picture. You can also play movies that are not in a Word document using the Play Movie command on the View menu. Play Movie plays the movie in a separate movie window without inserting the movie in your document, unlike the Movie command on the Insert menu.

When you play a movie, Word by default displays a controller bar below the movie. You use the controller bar, shown in the illustration below, to control the movie playback. The Forward and Rewind buttons may not be available on the controller bar, depending on the width of the movie frame. When you stop a movie, Word hides the controller bar.

Controller Bar
If you prefer, you can play a movie without the controller bar by clearing the Double-Click Shows Controller checkbox in the Movie Options dialog box. (For more information, see &quot;Changing Movie Options&quot; later in this document.) When you play a movie without the controller bar, the mouse pointer shape resembles the Pause button. You can stop a movie using the mouse, but you cannot freeze a frame or advance or rewind a movie without the controller bar.

If you play a movie in a document and the entire display picture isn't visible in the document window, Word plays the movie in a separate movie window but doesn't change the movie's location in your document. After you play the movie, close the movie window.

The following table describes how to select and play movies using the mouse:


 * To select the entire movie for moving, copying, or formatting: Click the movie (not the movie badge) when the movie is stopped.
 * To display the controller bar: Click the movie badge.
 * To play a movie: Double-click the movie, or click the Play button of the controller bar.
 * To stop a movie: Click outside the movie. If playing the movie without the controller, click the movie or in the document with the pause pointer.
 * To freeze the current frame: Click the Pause button of the controller bar or click the movie.
 * To restart play from the current frame after pausing: Double-click the movie.
 * To advance one frame: Click the Forward button of the controller bar.
 * To go back one frame: Click the Rewind button of the controller bar.
 * To advance or rewind several frames: Drag the Slide forward or backward, or point to the Forward or Rewind buttons and hold down the mouse button.
 * To adjust the volume: Click the Volume button of the controller bar and drag the volume control up or down.

NOTE: When you click the Pause button or click the movie to freeze a frame, there may be a short delay before the movie pauses. If the movie doesn't pause on the frame you want, click the Rewind or Forward button on the controller bar to return to the frame.

To Play a Movie Without Inserting It in a Document
If you freeze a movie in your document and its controller bar is showing, the Play Movie command cannot be used to play a second movie. (Play Movie has no effect when you choose it from the menu.) Stop the movie in your document before choosing Play Movie.

<ol> If a movie in your document is currently playing, click outside the movie to stop it.</li> From the View menu, choose Play Movie.</li>  In the dialog box, select the movie. To see the first frame of the movie, select the Show Preview checkbox. If you're previewing the movie for the first time and no preview frame is available, click the Create button to display the movie frame. </li>  Click the Open button. The movie begins playing in a small window. You can freeze a frame of the movie and select one or more frames to copy into your document. </li>  Click the close box to close the movie window. Note: If Play Movie is not on the View menu, choose Commands from the Tools menu, select the Play Movie command from the list, and click the Add button under Menu. Then click the Close button to close the dialog box. </li></ol>

Using Cut, Copy, and Paste to Edit Movie Frames
Using the Cut, Copy, and Paste commands on the Edit menu, you can cut or copy single frames or a sequence of frames from a movie. For example, you can paste a single frame to use as an illustration in a document, cut unwanted frames from a movie, or copy a selected sequence of frames from a longer movie.

You can paste frames from the Clipboard into another movie or into your document. Pasting a single frame in a document makes the frame an ordinary PICT graphic. Pasting a sequence of frames in a document in effect creates a new movie. When you paste the frames in a document, the first frame of the selection is displayed with a badge, indicating the PICT image is a movie display picture.

To cut or copy a single movie frame:


 * 1) Play the movie, and then freeze the movie on the frame you want.
 * 2) Cut or copy the frame to the Clipboard.

To cut or copy a sequence of movie frames: <ol> Play the movie using the controller bar, and then freeze the movie on the first frame you want in the sequence.</li>  Hold down the SHIFT key and, using the mouse, slowly drag the Slide on the controller bar until all the frames in the sequence are selected. You can also click the Forward or Rewind button while holding down SHIFT. The Slide is shaded to indicate that more than one frame is selected. </li> Cut or copy the frames to the Clipboard.</li></ol>

To paste frames into a movie:
 * 1) Play the movie that contains the frames you want and cut or copy the frames to the Clipboard, then stop the movie. If you are playing the movie using Play Movie, close the movie window.
 * 2) Play the movie that you want to add frames to.
 * 3) Freeze the movie on the frame that you want to come after the frames you are adding. Then paste the frames into the movie.

Changing Movie Options
When you select a stopped movie or freeze a movie frame during playback, the Edit Object command on the Edit menu becomes the Edit Movie command. You can use the Edit Movie command to change options controlling the movie playback. The options you select are used only for the selected movie.

You can also change the playback options for a movie by selecting the movie when it is stopped and choosing the Object Options command on the Edit menu. Choosing the Edit button in the Object Options dialog box displays the Movie Options dialog box.

To change movie playback options:

<ol>  If the movie is stopped, click the movie once to select it. Make sure only the movie is selected. If the selection includes a space or other character, the Edit Movie command will not be available. </li> From the Edit menu, choose Edit Movie. Word displays the Movie Options dialog box.</li> Select or clear the checkboxes you want, and then click the OK button.</li></ol>

Movie Options
Always Show Badge:

Displays a small picture of film in the lower-left corner of the movie display picture when the movie is stopped. The badge indicates the display picture is a movie, not an ordinary graphic. This checkbox is selected by default.

Play Continuously:

Replays the movie continuously from the beginning until you stop the movie. This checkbox is cleared by default.

Loop Back And Forth:

Plays the movie once from the beginning to the end and then from the end to the beginning. If the movie includes sound, the sound is also played backward. If Play Continuously is also selected, the movie loops back and forth until you stop it. This checkbox is cleared by default.

Double-Click Shows Controller:

Plays the movie with the controller bar displayed. If you play a movie without this option, the mouse pointer changes to the &quot;pause&quot; symbol while the movie is playing. This checkbox is selected by default.

Keep This Display Picture:

Displays the current frame of the movie when the movie is stopped. Without this option, the first frame of the movie or the movie &quot;poster&quot; PICT is used as the display picture. If you've already selected a frame as the display picture and want to use a different frame, first freeze the movie on the frame you want to use as the new display picture. Choose Edit Movie, clear the Keep This Display Picture checkbox, and click the OK button. Then choose Edit Movie again and select this checkbox. This checkbox is cleared by default.

Always Play From First Frame:

Always resumes play from the beginning after the movie has been stopped. However, after a pause the movie continues to play from its current frame. This checkbox is cleared by default.