adding .mov file to powerpoing

[sudhir]

I would like to add a quicktime movie .mov into powerpoint (to add to the web) It does not allow me to do that for some unknown reason (to me:( )
How do I do that? I need to do this soon for this weekend but it does not seem to work (and I did not realize it would be a problem and left it till the last minute) I apologise.
Please help
Thanks

[DaveSW]

http://www.indezine.com/products/powerpoint/ppquicktime.html
may contain the answer
Don't know about being in time for the weekend though!!

Dave

[DaveSW]

I found this snippet at http://aqua.nasa.gov/pub/laquila/ReadMe_Windows_Users.doc

WORKAROUND

Create a Hyperlink to the .MOV File
If you do not mind not having your movie play in-place, or not having it play automatically, you can create a hyperlink to the .MOV file, and let the QuickTime Player for Windows play the file instead:

1. Select the object or text that you want to assign the hyperlink to.
2. On the Insert menu, click Hyperlink.
3. Under Link to, click Existing File or Web Page.
4. Select the QuickTime movie that you want to play, and then click OK.
NOTE: Under Look in, click Current Folder to see a list of files, click Browsed Pages to see a list of recently viewed Web pages, or click Recent Files to see a list of recently used files.

During the slide show, all you need to do is click the linked object or text. If a valid player is available, it will start and play the QuickTime movie.

Information derived from the following Microsoft.com support web sites:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q235950

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q291934