I am linking several PP shows, all together in the same folder. When testing on other machines, sometimes these links generate error messages, especially on closing (hit "escape" to get back to the first show). Any tips? Thanks...

Hi Linahan,

See:
Links break when I move presentation (and at other times)
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00155.htm
and
http://www.awesomebackgrounds.com/po...ttutorials.htm

HTH,
Glenna
>-----Original Message-----
>I am linking several PP shows, all together in the same
folder. When testing on other machines, sometimes these
links generate error messages, especially on closing
(hit "escape" to get back to the first show). Any tips?
Thanks...
>.
>

Your suggestions put me on the right track, but I still have a problem. The links work fine; now the behavior I want to eliminate: on escaping a linked PPS, it sometimes asks if I want to save the show with (a dialog box). I want it to escape seamlessly. This behavior seems erratic; I resave the files, it goes away, then later I test again and it's back. Any more, Magician?

I would say the PPS is somehow getting the message that
you're making a change to it.

Are you hitting the ESC key to exit the show? Is that how
you want viewers to exit the show?

Did you check out TAJ's tutorials?
http://www.awesomebackgrounds.com/po...ttutorials.htm

He tells you how to do it "cleanly"

HTH,
Glenna
>-----Original Message-----
>Your suggestions put me on the right track, but I still
have a problem. The links work fine; now the behavior I
want to eliminate: on escaping a linked PPS, it sometimes
asks if I want to save the show with (a dialog box). I
want it to escape seamlessly. This behavior seems erratic;
I resave the files, it goes away, then later I test again
and it's back. Any more, Magician?
>.
>

In article <B0386DDE-99D1-4AAC-8537-(E-Mail Removed)>, Linahan
wrote:
> Your suggestions put me on the right track, but I still have a problem.
The links work fine; now the behavior I want to eliminate: on escaping a
linked PPS, it sometimes asks if I want to save the show with (a dialog
box). I want it to escape seamlessly. This behavior seems erratic; I
resave the files, it goes away, then later I test again and it's back. Any
more, Magician?
>

Something's persuading PowerPoint that the file's been changed in some
way. This doesn't happen ordinarily, so I'm wondering what goes on inside
this part of the presentation that might make PPT think there's been a
change? Is the user filling in any text boxes or working with other
similar controls on slides?

In any case, what if you use an End Show button instead of having them hit
ESC to get out of the presentation?


--
Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com

No, there is no user interaction, other than clicking to forward or arrow key. I have not used the technique described by TAJ, because I want the user to have more ability to jump from preso to preso, ie., not go to the end necessarily. In other words, I want a Director interface without using Director! The files do contain Flash (embedded, not linked) without any macro for rewind. Right now, I'm experimenting with turning off the auto-save function, and changing security setting to low.