I would like to embed a video clip into a powerpoint presentation and then make that presentation available to others. I can get the video clip into my presentation and I can run it from my computer. However, when I've emailed the presentation to others, they are unsuccessful at getting the video to play.

I've read that you can not embed the video clip into the presentation, that you can only embed a link to the video. Is this true? If not, how can I insert the clip so that it is viewable by others from their computers?

Unluckily - as far as I am aware there is no way to embed video into a presentation.

The only possibility would be to convert video to flash and embed the flash in the PowerPoint. This is not however a job for the feignt hearted.

The most widespread way is to zip both the PowerPoint and the video clip. This can also cause problems as people tend to read the PowerPoint by just double clicking on it in the zip file.

The way that I mostly use for projects like this is to use WinZip Self Extractor. You can zip both the PowerPoint and movie files and they will then both be extracted into the same directory. It is a bit fiddly, but it does produce the results that you want.

Good way. You could use the Video to Flash Converter. http://www.geovid.com/Video_to_Flash_Converter/

Simply send the video file itself in the same directory and folder as the .ppt and the embedded video will be visible.

I have been having this problem with a client recently who has needed to distribute hyperlinked files.

We have come up with too solutions.

1. Send the files, in the same directory on a CD ROM.

2. Put all of the files into a self extracting Zip file. Winzip do a product called the Winzip Self Extractor http://www.winzip.com/prodpagese.htm for $29 dollars. I have used this file very effectively and put the completed file up as a hyperlink onto our web site.