Chun-Shan Yam1. 1. Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 1 Deaconess Rd., WCC, Room 306, Boston, MA 02215, USA. csyam@bidmc.harvard.edu
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This article describes a simple method for inserting Shockwave Flash (Adobe) movies into PowerPoint (Microsoft) slides. CONCLUSION: Shockwave Flash is the latest recommended file format for presenting dynamic data sets in PowerPoint at radiologic society meetings. Unfortunately, the standard method recommended by Microsoft for inserting Flash into PowerPoint is cumbersome and labor intensive. The procedure also can be intimidating for many radiologists. This article offers a solution that entails a simple PowerPoint macro.
OBJECTIVE: This article describes a simple method for inserting Shockwave Flash (Adobe) movies into PowerPoint (Microsoft) slides. CONCLUSION: Shockwave Flash is the latest recommended file format for presenting dynamic data sets in PowerPoint at radiologic society meetings. Unfortunately, the standard method recommended by Microsoft for inserting Flash into PowerPoint is cumbersome and labor intensive. The procedure also can be intimidating for many radiologists. This article offers a solution that entails a simple PowerPoint macro.