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I am trying to help a teacher import a powerpoint she created that contains videos into her webpage that was created using Frontpage. Can this be done? I have been very unsuccessful in helping her. If it is possible, why isn't it working? I am quite frustrated at this point.....help...please!

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Short summary and practical fixes to the situation described by . Common failure points when putting a PowerPoint with movies into a FrontPage site are not FrontPage itself but how PowerPoint references the movie files, how the files are published to the web server, and whether the server/browser can actually play the video format.

Quick diagnostics and fixes:

  • Check whether the movies are embedded or only linked. For a modern .pptx, make a copy, rename it to .zip and inspect the ppt/media folder — embedded movies appear there. For older .ppt files, use PowerPoint’s "Package/Collect" feature to gather linked media into one folder.
  • If movies are linked, publish/upload the entire folder that contains the PPT and the media while preserving the relative paths FrontPage created. Losing that structure is the most common reason a presentation works locally but not on the site.
  • If keeping the original PowerPoint on the page isn’t required, export the slide show as a single MP4 (PowerPoint’s Export/Create Video) or extract the movie files and host them separately; both avoid plugin issues and modern browsers handle MP4 (H.264) reliably.

Small, practical HTML example to embed a converted MP4:

<video controls width="640">
  <source src="presentation.mp4" type="video/mp4">
  <source src="presentation.webm" type="video/webm">
  Your browser does not support the video tag.
</video>

FrontPage/server gotchas and checklist:

  • Ensure the web host serves the correct MIME types (e.g., .mp4 -> video/mp4, .webm -> video/webm, .mov -> video/quicktime).
  • Avoid Flash/SWF workflows (obsolete).
  • Test the uploaded movie file directly in a browser to see whether the problem is file serving or PowerPoint packaging.
    As noted, linking a saved HTML can work, and as hinted, converters exist — the reliable path is to either package all linked media together or produce a web-native video (MP4) and embed that on the FrontPage site.

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Member Avatar for HI2Japan

Whny not just save the powerpoint as an HTML file and link to it via the webpage. If necessary you can put the ppt.htm in a frame within the page if you want the page design to be visible throughout the presentation.

Member Avatar for W.Peterson

Multiple ways to make PowerPoint into Webpages, and you'd better read the guide "" carefully and catch your idea then.

;)

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