Microsoft KB Archive/240923

= PPT2000: How to Play Movies in PowerPoint with the Windows Media Player Control =

PSS ID Number: 240923

Article Last Modified on 3/1/2004

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2000

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This article was previously published under Q240923





For a Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 version of this article, see 291879.



SUMMARY
Some media clips that were created after Microsoft PowerPoint was released may not play correctly when inserted into PowerPoint. This article describes how to play media clips in PowerPoint by using the Windows Media Player.

Note The Microsoft Windows Media Player control does not work with the Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer.



MORE INFORMATION
If Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.0 or later is installed, you can play clips with the Windows Media Player control. The Windows Media Player control can often handle clips that PowerPoint cannot.

To play media clips in PowerPoint by using the Windows Media Player Control, follow these steps:  On the View menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Control Toolbox. In the Control Toolbox, click the More Controls button. In the list of controls, click Windows Media Player. Click anywhere in your slide, and draw a box with your mouse pointer to create a Windows Media Player control. In the Control Toolbox, click the Properties button. In the FileName box of the Properties window, type the path and name of the file that you want to play, and press ENTER. For example, the following plays the movie file Mymovie.avi from the desktop:

c:\windows\desktop\mymovie.avi

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The media clip now plays automatically when you view the slide. You can also change other properties of the clip in the Properties window, such as looping and size.

Note To add a movie by using Windows Media Player version 9.0, in the Properties window, click the Custom property and then click the ellipses button on right. Locate the movie file that you want to play. Select the movie, click Open, and then click OK.

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