I agree with Robert. Save as a Flash file. On my Mac, with Keynote,  
I'd export to QuickTime as an alternative.

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On Dec 17, 2008, at 7:09 PM, Theresa Kehoe wrote:

>
> Hey all,
>
> here's the setup: I have Open Office running on my Ubuntu box.  I  
> have a
> bunch of short .avi film clips.  I wanted to use OO's Impress to  
> make a
> simple slideshow ... you know the drill, a couple of cheezy slides, Hi
> All, Wish You Were Here, Merry Christmas From ... and then the various
> film clips.
>
> In Impress, it was very easy! -- just create a slide with a title
> ("Auntie Em and Toto") and insert the film clip as an object into the
> slide.  Set the timing for the slide to be 2-3 seconds longer than the
> time on the film clip, which allows for cutesy special effects.
>
> Stitch those together, and you have a nice, simple, cute, kind of  
> movie
> for folks, that can be put on a CD.
>
> Major Bummer Time: recipients are Windows-only.
>
> So OO to the rescue?  You can do a "save as..." and save it as a .ppt
> document.  There is only one little catch -- it loses the embedded
> videos! (which was the whole point)
>
> Anyone got any quick-and-dirty fixes?  This CD is supposed to be in  
> the
> mail in double-short-time to get somewhere in time for Santie Claws!
>
> Any and all suggestions greatly appreciated!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Theresa
>
>
> >


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