Does Keynote Import Flash SWF Files?

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Does Keynote Import Flash SWF Files?

Hello,

I do a lot of presentations and I often need to import Flash SWF files and play them inside my presentation. I currently do this on Windows with PowerPoint.

Does Keynote '09 import Flash SWF files?

Thanks!

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Posted on Feb 27, 2009 6:12 AM

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Answer 1

Feb 27, 2009 8:42 AM in response to Scot Walker

To have Keynote accept and play Flash files go:

+Apple Menu > System Preferences > QuickTime > Advanced > check Enable Flash+

Peter

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Feb 27, 2009 8:44 AM in response to PeterBreis0807

Thanks.

The setting you are referring to is not there anymore.

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Scot Walker Author

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Feb 27, 2009 8:48 AM in response to PeterBreis0807

Duplicate

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Feb 27, 2009 9:10 AM in response to Scot Walker

Scot,

You are right. I checked the manual and it still recommends that you do this.

Is Apple playing politics with rival media formats?

Hope not. This warrants some feedback to Apple.

Along the lines of "Not happy, Jane!"

Peter

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Answer 5

Mar 20, 2009 10:11 AM in response to PeterBreis0807

PeterBreis0807 wrote:
To have Keynote accept and play Flash files go:

+Apple Menu > System Preferences > QuickTime > Advanced > check Enable Flash+

Peter

Alas I don't see that option — having said that I looked at mime types and legacy encoders and nada, but oddly when I went to check the QT version (7.6 by the way) in the "About Quicktime" (accessed via the *System Preferences*) it cycles thru various codecs and "Macromedia Flash Player" is one of them... guess it doesn't access anymore. :o(

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