Powerpoint Master Slides

[Meisie]

Is it possible to create a flash masterslide template (for example a flag
flapping in the wind), but still have all the usual functionalities when
creating the presentation (add text, images, etc) as you would with a normal
masterslide template.

 

[Shyam Pillai]

Meisie,
Yes, it can be done. The thing to remember is that Flash movie will play
over all PowerPoint shapes even though it's on the master, so ideally the
Flash movie dimensions would have to be small.

 

[Ute Simon]

Is it possible to create a flash masterslide template (for example a flag

flapping in the wind), but still have all the usual functionalities when
creating the presentation (add text, images, etc) as you would with a
normal
masterslide template.

Meisie,

if you need animation in the slide background, you could insert an animated
GIF file. (This works for PowerPoint 2000 and newer versions -
unfortunately you did not tell us the version you use.)

But consider, that movement distracts your audience from the content of your
slide and that a large animated GIF file can make a presentation file quite
big.

Kind regards,
Ute

 

[susanzheng]

Here is some detailed information, hope it helps
Putting Flash Animation in PowerPoint
Follow these steps to put a Flash movie in your PowerPoint presentation
for awesome animation.
1. Write down the location of the SWF file you want to use.
2. Choose View>Toolbars>Control Toolbox.
3. Click the Hammer button (More Controls).
4. Choose Shockwave Flash Object from the menu.
5. Drag a box across the screen to get the desired size and location.
6. Right click the box and choose Properties.
7. In the Properties window, click the top line, Custom. Then click the
ellipsis at the right.
8. In the Property Pages dialog box, type the location of the SWF file
that you wrote down earlier. Use the full path.
9. Set the other parameters, if you wish, for example, Quality: best;
Scale: show all; Window: window.
10. Click Embed movie if you want to make sure it's always included
with the PP presentation.
11. Click OK.
12. Close the Properties window using its close box.
13. Choose Slide Show view to see the movie. If your movie didn't
appear in Normal view, it will appear when you return to Normal view
after running the slide show.

PowerPoint Flash, Flash Presentation tips
http://www.sameshow.com/other/powerpoint-tips.html