Path Length

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Avoid burying your video deep in the folder structure. Remember that the path to "My Video" can be quite long e.g.

C:/Documents and Settings/John_and_Mary's Computer/My Documents/My Videos/xyz.wmv - avoid long user names and long file names.

A folder in My Documents with a short name eg "ppts" is usually OK. The path must be < 128 characters including spaces.

Path Changes When you Email it

Create the folder as above save the presentation to it and then put the video file in the same folder before you insert it into the presentation. The whole folder needs to be E mailed. As long as the folder is kept intact the video path will be OK.

Use WinRar

You can use WinRar to create a self extracting SFX file that will extract the files to the correct place AND create a desktop shortcut. Because many Email systems won't accept .exe files you should zip the SFX file before sending. It will need to be unzipped by the recipient and then double clicked.

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