Web Object moves and resizes after being published

Nov 10, 2011

I have a web object with a SWF I want to play in a slide.  The SWF is 700 x 422 and is placed in an HTML file.

When I add the Web Object I use the following settings:

I then align the web object in PowerPoint and get it placed exactly where I want it on the slide.  When I publish the PowerPoint to Articulate, the web object is resized (slightly larger) and moved a little bit.  What am I doing wrong?

4 Replies
Peter Anderson

Hey Blake,

A Web Object that is inserted into a Presenter ‘09 presentation may be misplaced or misaligned during playback if the following criteria are true:
    *  The slide in which the Web Object has been inserted is set to Slide Only view.
    *  The Web Object is configured with a custom size (width and height).
    *  You are using Internet Explorer to view your published presentation.
Please review the following article for more information and solutions:
Let me know if that's helpful...
Blake Griffin

Thanks for the fast response.  This is really too bad.  Looks like a web object won't work for us given these constraints since most opf our users use Internet Explorer.  I tried changing the slide view and it still misaligns the web object regardless of the viewing mode.  Also, I tried inserting it as "full slide" and it still looks like it is misaligned.  Also, the Attachments and the Exit window panes appear below the web object when opened.

Peter Anderson

Hey Blake, 

If you'd like to send us your files for a closer look at the web object misalignment, we'd be happy to check it out and see if we can find a solution:

http://upload.articulate.com/

And something else you might like, though it's unsupported by Articulate- the webObjectLockFix:

http://www.builtbyburton.com/?p=473

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