Word 2007 Tutorial 23 - Inserting Movie Files (Avi, Mov, MPEG, Flash SWF)

As the idea of the digital document progresses movie files becomes more important. Word has features and settings that allow video (movie) files to be embedded into Word documents. The AVI file format works the best with Word. Other file formats can be used. QuickTime, MPEG-4, and Flash SWF are some formats that can be used. These formats are difficult to work with. They require the use of the developer tab, design mode, and Active X controls with the correct properties settings. In many cases, Word will require that the document be saved as a Macro Enabled Document. Once saved, Word's Trust Center setting may have to be changed to allow the macro document to be modified.

If you wish to use a large number of videos that are not AVI, then getting a video converter would be a good idea.

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[aceninja]

when i want to insert a .avi, the "insert>object>create from file.." inserts only an Icon with its file name. it is not as the same as shown in your video. double clicking the icon will open up the default media play. but what i want is playing the avi within MSword. i'm sure i didn't have the "Display as icon" checked.

when i try to insert again with "Display as Icon" check, it just inserts a more square-ish icon.

any help?

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@aceninja

10 months ago

Hello, There is a few possibilities on why that might be happening. The first is that the object (avi) was "Create New" instead of "Create From File". The more likely cause is that the "Display as icon" checkbox within the "Create From File" tab is checked.

Hope this helps

[electrondon]

same here, icon displayed, box not checked for icon and the object was created from file not new. Why????thanks

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@electrondon

10 months ago

Hello, There is a few possibilities on why that might be happening. The first is that the object (avi) was "Create New" instead of "Create From File". The more likely cause is that the "Display as icon" checkbox within the "Create From File" tab is checked.

Hope this helps

[ajudaaduja]

when i inser the avi it only show the icon

no a thumbail of the video

[SchoolFreeware]

Hello, There is a few possibilities on why that might be happening. The first is that the object (avi) was "Create New" instead of "Create From File". The more likely cause is that the "Display as icon" checkbox within the "Create From File" tab is checked.

Hope this helps

[sprite459]

I need some help. I'm trying to insert an AVI file into my Word document and it says "The program used to create this file is AVIFile. That program is not installed on your computer. To edit this object, you must first install a program that can open the object." But outside of word it plays fine (using WMP) and online I can find little to no info on AVIFile, and I think it might be a program for linux, not windows? Please help! It's for a college class.

[hetch333]

Thanx alot,

[skipini]

Its better not to post these kind of videos than to answer the same bullshit to every person!

This AVI thumbnail does not showup as you can see by everybody's comments!

[electrondon]

same here, icon displayed, box not checked for icon. why is this?