Looking for an easier way to add a Flash file to a SharePoint content page? Download and install the Flash WebPart SharePoint Solution and you will be able to add Flash movies to your SharePoint web pages without having to edit any html code. Simply add the Flash WebPart to a page, configure it in the WebPart editor by setting the movie URL, width, and height, and you are good to go.

Download the Flash WebPart [MikeKnowles.FlashWebPart.zip]

SharePoint 2007 Installation

1. Unzip FlashWebPart.MikeKnowles.zip
2. Follow the instructions in Readme.txt to install the SharePoint solution to your SharePoint farm.
3. The installation will prompt you to optionally install the Flash WebPart feature to one or more Site Collections. It's highly recommended that you deploy to the Site Collections during the install process as its quicker then having to activate the feature in each site individually.

SharePoint 2010 Installation

I. Deploy the Solution

1. Login to a MOSS farm server with an Administrator account that is a member of the Farm Administrators group.
2. Extract the contents of MikeKnowles.FlashWebPart.zip to a folder of your choice on the server.
3. Open a command prompt window as an Administrator.
4. Change directories to the folder where MikeKnowles.FlashWebPart.wsp was extracted to in the previous step.
5. Run the stsadm.exe utility to install the MikeKnowles.FlashWebPart.wsp solution file to the SharePoint farm. By default stsadm.exe is located here:
   [Program Files]\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\BIN

   Command syntax:
   "[Path]\stsadm" -o addsolution -filename MikeKnowles.FlashWebPart.wsp

   Example:
   "c:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\BIN\stsadm" -o addsolution -filename MikeKnowles.FlashWebPart.wsp
6. Open SharePoint Central Administration:
   Start Menu > All Programs > Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products > SharePoint 2010 Central Administration
7. On the Central Administration home page, click the System Settings link.
8. On the System Settings page, under the Farm Management category, click the Manage Farm Solutions link.
9. On the Solution Management page, click the solution file link in the Name column: mikeknowles.flashwebpart.wsp
10. On the Solution Properties page, click the Deploy Solution link.
11. On the Deploy Solution page, select the web applications to deploy to and click ok.
12. If successful you will be returned to the Solution Management page and see Deployed in the Status column.

II. Activate the Feature within Each Site Collection

Within each site collection where the web part is going to be utilized:

1. Click to open the Site Actions menu and select the Site Settings link.
2. On the Site Settings page, under the Site Collection Administration heading, click the Site collection features link.
3. On the Site Collection Administration > Features page, find the SharePoint Flash WebPart by Mike Knowles section. If you do not see a blue box displayed with a status of "Active" then click the Activate button to enable the web part to be used within the site collection.

Using the Flash WebPart

1. If necessary, activate the Feature in the target Site Collection. If you installed the Feature to the Site Collection when you ran the setup program above then you can skip this step.
2. Within the target Site Collection, open a SharePoint page which contains a WebPart Zone and select:
       Site Actions > Edit Page
3. Click to Add a Web Part, and select the SharePoint Flash WebPart.
4. Click Edit > Modify Shared Part
5. Within the WebPart Editor, scroll down and click to open the Miscellaneous tab.
6. Enter the Flash URL, width, and height of your Flash Movie (SWF). Here are some test values to get you started:

   Flash URL: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/155/tn_15507/images/flashplayerversion1.swf
   Flash Width: 280
   Flash Height: 149