(I know that the arrows on the keyboard don't work. I was pretty sure you
did too, but added that for completeness.)
After you turned off Fast Saves, did you re-save as a new file? It really
sounds like the file is well on its way to being corrupted. So, let's look
at what you can do to save the file...
First, open a new file and insert the slides from the old file using
Insert--> Slides from file. Unfortunately, that is going to pull in the
slides, but not the custom shows.
Now, it is time to rebuild your custom shows - the easy way. Go to Shyam's
site and grab his Shyam's Toolbox (
http://skp.mvps.org/toolbox/) - Part of
this tool is a much easier way to add custom shows. There is a free trial on
the toolbox so that you can fall in love with it. If you do, please purchase
the product.
For now, see if that helps any....
--
Kathy Jacobs, Microsoft MVP OneNote and PowerPoint
Author of Kathy Jacobs on PowerPoint
Get PowerPoint and OneNote information at
www.onppt.com
I believe life is meant to be lived. But:
if we live without making a difference, it makes no difference that we lived
"Heidi" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:EEAB7178-07D3-4E9A-B6E0-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I'm running it on the PC (2000), but I tried it on a Mac (2004) just to
> see
> if it was the version of Power Point. When it gave me problems on the
> Mac,
> too, I decided it was most likely the file--NOT the version of the
> software.
>
> When I mentioned pushing the up and down arrows, I was referring to the
> arrows on the Custom Shows interface. (It doesn't work to use the up and
> down arrows on the keyboard.) In addition, I tried dragging the slides,
> but
> to no avail. Something I did notice is that it functions properly with the
> first 15 slides or so, but not with any slides after that.
>
> The file is large--54 MB. I tried your suggestion re: unchecking "fast
> saves" to see what would happen. Unfortunately, I still have the same
> problems.
>
> Any other ideas?
>
> Thanks a ton!
>
>
> "Kathy Jacobs" wrote:
>
>> Let's start with which version of PPT are you using? PPT 2000 runs on a
>> PC
>> and PPT 2004 runs on a Mac... Determining which is causing the problem is
>> different on the two machines, let alone the two versions.
>>
>> Next, when you say "push the up or down button", do you mean in the
>> Custom
>> Show interface or on your keyboard? Does it work any better if you select
>> the slide and drag it up instead of trying to use the up and down buttons
>> in
>> the Custom Show interface?
>>
>> How big is the file? Is it possible that your file is on it's way to
>> being
>> corrupted? (It might be worth turning off Fast Saves (Tools--> Options,
>> Save, uncheck the first box) and then re-saving the file under a new
>> name.
>>
>> --
>> Kathy Jacobs, Microsoft MVP OneNote and PowerPoint
>> Author of Kathy Jacobs on PowerPoint
>> Get PowerPoint and OneNote information at www.onppt.com
>>
>> I believe life is meant to be lived. But:
>> if we live without making a difference, it makes no difference that we
>> lived
>>
>> "Heidi" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:40A3EEB7-2D64-4470-85E9-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > I'm trying to reorder newly-added or modified slides to my custom shows
>> > within one master power point, but when I select the slide to be moved
>> > and
>> > then push the up or down arrow, the slide doesn't move. Rather, the
>> > preceding or following slide (depending on whether the up or down arrow
>> > was
>> > pressed) is highlighted. No reordering occurs.
>> >
>> > In addition, when I want to remove (delete) a slide within a custom
>> > show,
>> > rather than deleting the slide that is highlighted, the slide that is
>> > two
>> > slides up from the one highlighted is deleted.
>> >
>> > I'm using Power Point 2000, but when I open the file up in Power Point
>> > in
>> > Office 2004, I have the same problems.
>> >
>> > Any ideas? I'm in great need as this is a very important work
>> > document!
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance.
>>
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