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The best thing to do is to export the presentation into HTML format, but this requires that you have the original presentation files available to you. We’ll assume the content is in Adobe Presenter format, but the principles apply for other authoring tools. What can I do if I have content that won’t play? This means the presentation in question requires Flash to run and will not work after the end of this year. If you see a jigsaw piece with a white cross on a red background, this means Chrome has prevented Flash from running. Look at the right hand side of your address bar. Now you know Chrome won’t try to use Flash to play content, go into your courses and try to play the narrated presentations authored in Adobe Presenter or other tools.

If you see the message telling you about Flash, click Turn Off to prevent it from running. If you have amended this setting, Chrome will tell you every time you launch it: If you are using Chrome on your personal device, you will always be running the latest version of Chrome, and the instructions below are also valid.Ĭonfirm that Chrome is preventing Flash from runningīy default, Chrome prevents Flash from running at all – you need to change a setting to get it to prompt you to run.The instructions below assume you have installed the latest version of Flash available in the Software Centre.

If you haven’t updated recently, Digital Services advise you upgrade.

If you’re using an Aston machine, your version of Chrome is held back, and will not update automatically.

The easiest thing to do is to try to play your content – most web browsers have already blocked Flash from playing automatically.įor the instructions below, we’re assuming you’re using a recent version of Google Chrome. How can I check if my content is affected?

Aston Replay/Panopto (see the note at the end of this page for more information), or if you have uploaded a narrated PowerPoint file (.ppt/.pptx) directly into Blackboard.

Content published using later versions of Adobe Presenter, or other authoring tools, where the publish format included HTML playback.

You may also have material authored in things such as Adobe Captivate or Articulate Storyline, or content developed by third parties which requires Flash. At Aston, this primarily affects content created with older versions of Adobe Presenter, which were published as Flash/SWF only.