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Flash Toolbar - An easy to use tool

 

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The flash toolbar is designed to make it simple to insert movies, change movie settings and to avoid common problems that often occur when presenting flash movies. For example, movies not starting from the beginning. To correct this, the toolbar automatically checks and rewinds all flash movies during a presentation.

 

Importantly, the people viewing your presentations with embedded Flash files do NOT need to have Flash Toolbar in order to see the animation.


This software has been professionally developed by the same programmers who created the presentation and communication software used by some of the world's leading companies. Working with companies ranging in size from 1,000 to 150,000 employees spread across the globe, we have been able to develop rigorously tested, secure and user friendly software solutions. This makes this software the ideal choice for both individuals and corporations. 

 

In addition, this software has been digitally signed (with a third party commercial signature) to ensure that it is Spyware and virus-free, and can also be used with the Microsoft Office security setting set at maximum.

 

This tool is compatible with Windows running PowerPoint: 2000, XP and 2003.

 

 


 

Basic overview of the tools within the Flash Toolbar

 

  Insert flash movie 
Inserts a flash movie with a single click and allows you to set any 'insert' option, e.g. auto-play, embed movie, background colour, etc.

 

  Loop flash movie  /    Un-loop flash movie
Click once on the icon and it will change the default play setting of the flash movie to play once or play continuously. 

 

  Set flash movie to play automatically  /    Set flash movie to manual play
Click once on the icon and it will change the default play setting of the flash movie, either to play as soon as the slide is displayed during a presentation, or to wait until the user clicks on the movie.

 

  Create a static image slide of the flash movie slide (for print or email)
Allows you to convert the flash movie into a series of still images that can be printed or emailed.

 

  Rewind all flash movies within the presentation
Click once on the icon and the tool will loop through the presentation slide-by-slide, checking for flash movies, and then rewind them all to the beginning.

 

  Movie settings
Click once on the icon and it will display all the flash movie settings.

 

  Remove flash movies and macros
Click once on the icon and the tool will loop through the presentation slide-by-slide checking for flash movies and macros, it will then remove both. This may be required if you intend to email the presentation.

 

  Automatic Play-Back 
Once the Flash Toolbar has been installed, it will automatically watch all presentations to see if flash has been used. If so, and the flash movie has not been correctly rewound, it will automatically rewind the flash movie. This corrects a common  problem/limitation of a flash movie not rewinding to the beginning during a presentation, but starting from the point at which it was last stopped.

 

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Install the trial version of the Flash Toolbar - FREE

 

A fully working trial version of the Flash Toolbar is provided free to let you test the product before buying.  You will be asked to give your email address to activate the demo version. This will only be used for our internal records and will NEVER be sold, exchanged or given to any third party company.

 

To automatically install from this web page, click the link below:
Install Flash Toolbar.exe

When installing from the web, you should see two pop-up boxes asking if you wish to 'Run' the installer, in both cases click the 'Run' button, then follow the onscreen instructions. If you are unable to install directly from the web, then you can use the link below to download the Flash Toolbar.ppa and manually load it.

 

To download and manually install, click the link below: 
Download Flash Toolbar.ppa zipped file.

Once downloaded you will need to unzip the Add-in and then load the Add-in, 
as explained in the illustrated step-by-step guide to installing PowerPoint Add-ins.

 

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Purchasing the fully working version of the Flash Toolbar

 

 

Purchase the fully working
Single user version: £7.00
($14.00, €10.00, ¥1470.00 approx.)

Click the button above to buy the single user version using a Credit Card or your PayPal account. Once an online payment has been made, you will immediately be taken to a web page giving your activation code.

 

This price is for a 1 person and 1 computer user licence, you have the right to use this copy of the software in an unlimited way for your own personal use and to install it onto one computer. In addition to make copies of the software for your own personal back-up or safe keeping. 

Important:
If you are having problem with the payment system then email: info@the-in-shop.com or colin.m@in-support.com.

Purchase the fully working version
10 user version: £48.00
($96.00, €73.00, ¥11900.00 approx.)

Click the button above to buy the 10 user version using a Credit Card or your PayPal account. Once an online payment has been made, you will immediately be taken to a web page giving your activation code.

This price is for a 10 person and 10 computer user licence, you have the right to use this copy of the software in an unlimited way for your own personal and business use and to install it onto 10 computer. In addition to make copies of the software for your own personal back-up or safe keeping. Important:
If you are having problem with the payment system then email: info@the-in-shop.com or colin.m@in-support.com.

 

 

For multi-licence, un-limited corporate licence or a custom version of this tool, please contact: info@the-in-shop.com

 

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Full details of the Flash Toolbars tools

 

 

  Insert flash
When the tool icon is clicked, a standard Microsoft dialogue box appears, allowing you to select a movie.

 

Once a movie has been selected, the Insert Movie Tool's settings dialogue box appears. The default options have been pre-selected so that you can simply click 'OK'. However, if you wish, you can review or change any of the available settings. (All settings are shown below.)

 


  Loop flash movie  /    Un-loop flash movie

This tool allows you to select a flash movie and change the play setting of the movie to stop playing once it has played, or to play continuously in a loop.

To aid usability, the user can use this tool by selecting an individual movie or by simply selecting complete slides. The latter is often required when a movie is hidden under other presentation objects or is part of a group. 

Please note: the tool will always set the play options to loop or un-loop, but not all movies have been built in such a way as to allow them to loop, e.g., they may have a in-built command to hold on to the second to last frame, and as such, will never reach the end of the movie.



  Set flash movie to play automatically  /    Set flash movie to manual play 

Click once on the icon and it will change the default play setting of the flash movie to play as soon as the slide is displayed during a presentation or to wait until it is clicked on.

To aid usability, the user can use this tool by selecting an individual movie or by simply selecting complete slides. The latter is often required when a movie is hidden under other presentation objects or is part of a group. 

Please note: the tool will always set the play options to automatic, but not all movies have been built in such a way as to allow them to play this way, e.g., they might have an in-built command to hold on to the first screen until the user clicks a button within the movie.



  Create a static image slide of the flash movie slide (for print or email)

Allows you to convert the flash movie into a series of still images that can be printed or emailed. This tool allows the user to select a slide which contains a flash movie and to create a single slide or a range of slides, where the original slide has been duplicated and the flash movie has been replaced with a static image (jpeg). The user can then choose to make a single image, or specify a set frame number, or give a timed delay, or to ask that the movie is spread over a number of slides, or to manually play the movie and hit the 'Ctrl' to create a static duplicate at that position. (All settings shown below.)

To aid usability, the user can use this tool by selecting an individual movie or by simply selecting complete slides. The latter is often required when a movie is hidden under other presentation objects or is part of a group. 

 

An original sample slide in PowerPoint which contains a flash movie slide.
 

A range of duplicated slides are created by the tool, showing frames from the flash movie which have been converted to jpeg images. 



  Rewind all flash movies within the presentation

Click once on the icon and the tool will loop through the presentation slide-by-slide checking for flash movies, then rewind them all to the beginning. 

This can be used to manually ensure that all flash movies have the correct starting point before giving a presentation.

To aid usability, the user can use this tool by selecting an individual movie or by simply selecting complete slides. The latter is often required when a movie is hidden under other presentation objects or is part of a group. 



  Remove flash movie and macros
Click once on the icon and the tool will loop through the presentation slide by slide checking for flash movies and macros, it will then remove both. 

This may be required if you plan to email a copy of a presentation to a client because:

  • The size of embedded flash movies makes it impractical to email them. The movie can be replaced with a static image by first using the static image tool.

  • The presentation contains macros, often connected to flash movie use. It is now common practice for most corporate email servers to reject incoming documents which contain macros, as they maybe harmful or contain viruses.

To aid usability and prevent unintentional deletion, after the user has clicked the icon, they will be warned that the tool will delete all movies and macros and be asked to confirm whether they wish to continue.    



Automatic Play-Back 
Once the Flash Toolbar has been installed, it will automatically watch all presentations to see whether flash has been used. If so, and the flash movie has not been correctly rewound, it will automatically rewind the flash. This corrects a common  problem/limitation of flash movies not rewinding to their beginning during a presentation, but starting to play from the point at which they were last stopped.

 

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Refunds, support options and feedback 
 

The tool has been fully tested and is compatible with Microsoft PowerPoint: 2000, XP and 2003 running on standard versions of Windows.

 

We have provided a fully working demo version of the tool to allow you to download and test the product before buying. It is your responsibility to ensure that it meets your expectations and is suitable for use within your individual systems, settings, configurations, movies, etc.

 

The price for the individual user option includes unlimited use of the help and FAQ pages. It does not include any one-to-one ongoing support. 

 

The price for the multi-licence/un-limited corporate licence versions includes unlimited use of the help and FAQ pages and ongoing one-to-one support for the IT departments or project administrators for a period of 12 months from purchase.

 

In all cases, if a product or tool has been corrupted or damaged in download, a replacement copy will be provided within 30 days of purchase.


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even be printed. Each control handles a specific type of functionality. When a control is needed for a certain type
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Once you've considered the handling of the ActiveX control you can proceed to add the Flash content to PowerPoint.
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applications.

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PowerPoint presentation.
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questions pertaining to Flash playing inside external applications such as PowerPoint.

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Requiring the ActiveX control. If that machine is using Internet Explorer 4 or higher and can view Flash then the
ActiveX control is automatically installed.

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system drive for 'swflash.ocx'. If you do not have access to the machine the presentation will be playing on, it is
highly recommended to license and distribute the Flash ActiveX control alongside your presentation. The control
must be installed on the playback machine before your presentation can run. Note: Using Flash in PowerPoint
requires the Flash ActiveX control to be installed on the machine which will be viewing the PowerPoint content. The
Flash ActiveX control can be licensed at no charge for distribution on secure intranets or CD-ROM's. See
Macromedia's Flash Player Licensing Overview for detailed information.

If there is any doubt if the Flash control is present it's best to uninstall existing controls and reinstall. See
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control, use Internet Explorer to go to http://www.macromedia.com/ and autoinstall the most recent version of the
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Open PowerPoint 2000.
Choose View > Toolbars > Control Toolbox. This will open the ActiveX Control toolbar.
At the bottom of the Control Toolbox there is an "other controls" icon.


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URL network address.
The Flash movie can take up as much of the screen as you wish.
After creating the Flash "window", right-click on the window. Choose "Properties" from the pop-up to open the Flash
object control properties.
Again, Macromedia Technical Support cannot advise on this procedure. If you have problems with using Flash in
PowerPoint, we recommend posting questions to the Flash Discussion Group or using the Flashgeek.com website, which
specializes in Flash/Powerpoint discussion.

Choose "..." to the right of 'Custom' . This opens the Page Properties dialog for the Flash control.
In the Page Properties dialog enter the path or URL to the SWF you wish to use. If the SWF is in the same directory
as the PowerPoint file just enter the SWF name.

The remainder of the items in the dialog are described in Chapter 13 of 'Using Flash' under Publishing & Exporting.
Click OK in the Property Pages. Now view the slideshow. The Flash content will play just as it does in the Flash
player.
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