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I have some PowerPoint templates that behaves strange in regards to Shockwave Flash Objects.

When inserting a Shockwave Flash Object in either the template master or in a slide in a document created from this template, I only get a blank properties tool window when I open properties for the object.

If I just start PowerPoint and insert the template in the default created slide, all the properties are present as they should be.

What could cause this, and how (if possible) can I fix the template?

The template I use contains password protected macros. While I don't see why this should matter, I suspect it does. But if the mere presence of password protected macros is causing this, you'd think the problem would go away when the presentation is saved and the macros are lost. Yet the problem persists in the presentation, even after the macros are gone.

I use the following procedure for inserting the object:

  1. Activate the Developer tab.
  2. In the Developer tab, in the Control group, choose More Controls.
  3. From the list of controls, choose Shockwave Flash Object and click OK.
  4. Draw the object into the slide or layout-master.
  5. Right click the object and choose Properties.

This will show the properties tool window. In this case completely blank.

How it should look (top) vs. how it looks (bottom):

How it should lookenter image description here

Note: Flash Player must be installed (via Internet Explorer it seems) in order for the Shockwave Flash Object to show up on the list. Installing Shockwave Player will add a Shockwave ActiveX Control to the list, but this is not the type of object in question.

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  • try here https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/291875 – Raju Nov 08 '16 at 13:39
  • That is exactly what I am trying to achieve - only the properties tool windows is blank (as shown in the second screenshot) so I cannot use the movie-property as described in your link. That's the problem exactly. – Gertsen Nov 09 '16 at 08:09

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