Go into Flash and create a small stage size, like 18 x 18 pixels. Don’t worry about creating any artwork, because you won’t be using any!

Instead, on the very first frame of Layer 1 (which you’ll see in the timeline), click that empty keyframe and hit F9 (or Windows -> Actions).

When the Action panel appears, add the following line of code:

this.onEnterFrame = function () {
_root.m_controlBar.m_slideNextBtn._visible= 0;
_root.m_controlBar.m_slideBackBtn._visible= 0;
_root.m_controlBar.m_slideBackBtnBG._visible = 0;
_root.m_controlBar.m_slideNextBtnBG._visible = 0;
}

Save your FLA (name it whatever you want) and create a swf file out of it by either publishing your flash file (File -> Publish) or hitting Control / Enter on your keyboard.

Then, back in PowerPoint, using Presenter’s Insert Flash option, place the swf on the first slide of your PPT deck. If you save and publish the PPT file, the playback bar, along with the scrubber button ojbect, will be completely eliminated!

On a related note, because Presenter outputs the various files targeting Flash Player versions 8/9, it’s best to code everything using Flash Player 8 with Actionscript 2.0 as the coding base while working in Flash.

One nice artifact of working this way is that you completely eliminate the need to constantly update the vconfig.xml file if you find yourself in a situation where you have to republish your content….even a couple of times can be a pain—I’ve had clients make changes well after our initial delivery. But having the flash object on the first slide totally mitigates any need to mess around with other files after republishing decks.

The code block I’ve suggested above will keep both the Audio and Attachment buttons INTACT DURING A PRESENTATION.

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