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Embedding .swf files in Excel 2003
I have seen several .xls documents which have .swf (Macromedia Flash)
applications sitting in their spreadsheets. However, when I try to Insert--Object a .swf into a new .xls, it appears as an icon and won't work. I don't have the Macromedia program installed, but I did install an open-source program that can open and edit Flash files. However, the existing ..xls documents have always worked (i.e. the flash applications in them always ran, despite me not having the software), whereas I have never been able to create my own version of such documents. Please help! |
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Embedding .swf files in Excel 2003
Hi,
Flash games can be embeded into Excel Sheet. Pick up the flash game file (*.swf) and put it in some convinient location. Whatever flash based game play that is placed in your browser cache. You may find these file by doing wildcharacter search for *.swf in you computer and open it in browser. In order to embed the game in Excel. Open the Control Toolbox and click on more control. And from there select Shockwave Flash Object. Now with your mouse select the area where you want to put the game. Now on the Control Toolbox click on properties button. Beside the category "Movie" Write the complete path of the Flash File. Now exit from the properties window and close Control Toolbox. Save the Excel Sheet and reopen it to play the game (or to run the Flash Object) :) Regards Prem "It Is Me Here" wrote: I have seen several .xls documents which have .swf (Macromedia Flash) applications sitting in their spreadsheets. However, when I try to Insert--Object a .swf into a new .xls, it appears as an icon and won't work. I don't have the Macromedia program installed, but I did install an open-source program that can open and edit Flash files. However, the existing .xls documents have always worked (i.e. the flash applications in them always ran, despite me not having the software), whereas I have never been able to create my own version of such documents. Please help! |
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Embedding .swf files in Excel 2003
Thanks a lot. Just one question. I saved this .swf to My Documents and added
the line as you said, but when I deleted the .swf, it no longer functionned in Excel; whereas with others I've seen, they are totally self-contained within the .xls. So how do I make the .swf self-contained within the .xls, and not dependent on the file existing in My Documents (in order to be able to move the .xls around without moving the .swf too). "Prem" wrote: Hi, Flash games can be embeded into Excel Sheet. Pick up the flash game file (*.swf) and put it in some convinient location. Whatever flash based game play that is placed in your browser cache. You may find these file by doing wildcharacter search for *.swf in you computer and open it in browser. In order to embed the game in Excel. Open the Control Toolbox and click on more control. And from there select Shockwave Flash Object. Now with your mouse select the area where you want to put the game. Now on the Control Toolbox click on properties button. Beside the category "Movie" Write the complete path of the Flash File. Now exit from the properties window and close Control Toolbox. Save the Excel Sheet and reopen it to play the game (or to run the Flash Object) :) Regards Prem "It Is Me Here" wrote: I have seen several .xls documents which have .swf (Macromedia Flash) applications sitting in their spreadsheets. However, when I try to Insert--Object a .swf into a new .xls, it appears as an icon and won't work. I don't have the Macromedia program installed, but I did install an open-source program that can open and edit Flash files. However, the existing .xls documents have always worked (i.e. the flash applications in them always ran, despite me not having the software), whereas I have never been able to create my own version of such documents. Please help! |
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Embedding .swf files in Excel 2003
in design mode, under the properties, choose yes for embed movie.
you can also choose yes for autoload save the file open again, and check to confirm that the embed movie is yes close, delete the original swf file. It Is Me Here wrote: Thanks a lot. Just one question. I saved this .swf to My Documents and added the line as you said, but when I deleted the .swf, it no longer functionned in Excel; whereas with others I've seen, they are totally self-contained within the .xls. So how do I make the .swf self-contained within the .xls, and not dependent on the file existing in My Documents (in order to be able to move the .xls around without moving the .swf too). "Prem" wrote: Hi, Flash games can be embeded into Excel Sheet. Pick up the flash game file (*.swf) and put it in some convinient location. Whatever flash based game play that is placed in your browser cache. You may find these file by doing wildcharacter search for *.swf in you computer and open it in browser. In order to embed the game in Excel. Open the Control Toolbox and click on more control. And from there select Shockwave Flash Object. Now with your mouse select the area where you want to put the game. Now on the Control Toolbox click on properties button. Beside the category "Movie" Write the complete path of the Flash File. Now exit from the properties window and close Control Toolbox. Save the Excel Sheet and reopen it to play the game (or to run the Flash Object) :) Regards Prem "It Is Me Here" wrote: I have seen several .xls documents which have .swf (Macromedia Flash) applications sitting in their spreadsheets. However, when I try to Insert--Object a .swf into a new .xls, it appears as an icon and won't work. I don't have the Macromedia program installed, but I did install an open-source program that can open and edit Flash files. However, the existing .xls documents have always worked (i.e. the flash applications in them always ran, despite me not having the software), whereas I have never been able to create my own version of such documents. Please help! |
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