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• To reference a file on the Internet using a URL created by an expression, choose File
Expression from the Type menu and then enter the expression in the Expr field or click
the button to use the Expression Editor dialog box.
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To indicate the format into which the movie will be converted on export, choose an option
from the Video Type drop-down menu.
• SWF: To convert a movie to SWF-Video format upon export. Note that Flash Player 6 can
play only SWF-Video.
• FLV: To convert a movie to FLV format upon export. For this format, Flash Player 7 or
higher is required.
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To specify additional settings for the Video object, choose one or more options from the
Options drop-down menu:
• To hide the object until it displays using a Show action, choose Initially Hidden.
• To prevent changes from being made to the Movie object until it is enabled with an Enable
action, choose Initially Disabled.
• To retain the object's state when a different presentation page displays, choose Keep Status
on Page Entry.
• To make the file play over and over, choose Loop.
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To specify the initial position of the object on the page, choose an option from the Initially
at drop-down menu:
• To initially display the object at its current location on the page, choose Home.
• To initially position the object on one of the pasteboards, choose Top, Left, Bottom, or
Right.
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Specify additional options as follows:
• To make the movie alternately play and pause when clicked, check Click to Play/Pause.
• To specify advanced video and audio export settings for the movie, click Export Settings.
Once you have set up a Video object, you must use an action to play it, or only the first
frame of the video will display.
Working with Animation objects
Two distinct "flavors" of animation are available in Presentation layouts:
• An interactive object moving along a path: For example, a logo or other design element
that slides across the screen. To create this kind of animation, you need two things: An
Animation object that contains the object that will move along the path, and another
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