I created several training presentations in PPT 2003. Each presentation is
linked to a common index file created in PPT 2003 and saved as an HTML
document.

When I open the files in PPT 2007, the link opens the presentation in PPT,
instead of as a full-screen slide show as it did in PPT 2003.

How can I open the presentations from the index file link as a full-screen
slide show?

Thanks!

Steve,
(This is about the fifth time I've tried to reply... with no luck the first
four times! LOL!)

I have an index to my training presentations I created in PPT 2003 and saved
it as an html file. In it I have links to the individual presentations.
When I open the index file in IE and click a link (on a computer running
Office 2007), the presentation opens with the preview slides down the left
side of the screen. When I do the same thing on a computer running Office
2003, the presentation opens in a full screen.

The orginal setting for "Slide Show | Set Up Show..." is "Presented by
speaker (full screen)".

Thanks!

Paul


"Steve Rindsberg" wrote:

> In article <E909F346-A051-49D3-A8B2-(E-Mail Removed)>, Paul wrote:
> > I created several training presentations in PPT 2003. Each presentation is
> > linked to a common index file created in PPT 2003 and saved as an HTML
> > document.
> >
> > When I open the files in PPT 2007, the link opens the presentation in PPT,
> > instead of as a full-screen slide show as it did in PPT 2003.
>
> I'm having a little trouble understanding what's going on here.
>
> It sounds from the first paragraph as though you're using a browser to open
> HTML files created from PPT . But in the second paragraph, you say "When I
> open the files in PPT 2007 ..."
>
> So can you explain a bit further ... what exactly is going on?
>
> >
> > How can I open the presentations from the index file link as a full-screen
> > slide show?
>
>
>
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"Steve Rindsberg" wrote:

> In article <84746E9D-ED61-4CC2-B956-(E-Mail Removed)>, Paul wrote:
> > Steve,
> > (This is about the fifth time I've tried to reply... with no luck the first
> > four times! LOL!)
> >
> > I have an index to my training presentations I created in PPT 2003 and saved
> > it as an html file. In it I have links to the individual presentations.
> > When I open the index file in IE and click a link (on a computer running
> > Office 2007), the presentation opens with the preview slides down the left
> > side of the screen. When I do the same thing on a computer running Office
> > 2003, the presentation opens in a full screen.
>
> Office 2007 makes some changes to the way PPT opens presentations linked to from a
> browser. The rationale escapes me entirely. But there's some more information
> about it here:
>
> Control how the browser opens PowerPoint files
> http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00189.htm
>
> If that doesn't solve the problem, then it may not be soluble, at least with 2007
> in place. :-(
>
>
>
> >
> > The orginal setting for "Slide Show | Set Up Show..." is "Presented by
> > speaker (full screen)".
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > "Steve Rindsberg" wrote:
> >
> > > In article <E909F346-A051-49D3-A8B2-(E-Mail Removed)>, Paul wrote:
> > > > I created several training presentations in PPT 2003. Each presentation is
> > > > linked to a common index file created in PPT 2003 and saved as an HTML
> > > > document.
> > > >
> > > > When I open the files in PPT 2007, the link opens the presentation in PPT,
> > > > instead of as a full-screen slide show as it did in PPT 2003.
> > >
> > > I'm having a little trouble understanding what's going on here.
> > >
> > > It sounds from the first paragraph as though you're using a browser to open
> > > HTML files created from PPT . But in the second paragraph, you say "When I
> > > open the files in PPT 2007 ..."
> > >
> > > So can you explain a bit further ... what exactly is going on?
> > >
> > > >
> > > > How can I open the presentations from the index file link as a full-screen
> > > > slide show?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ==============================
> > > PPT Frequently Asked Questions
> > > http://www.pptfaq.com/
> > >
> > > PPTools add-ins for PowerPoint
> > > http://www.pptools.com/
> > >
> > >
> > > .
> > >
>
>
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>
> PPTools add-ins for PowerPoint
> http://www.pptools.com/
>
>
> .
>
Steve,
If it's not solvable, I'll just consider it a "feature" instead of a "glitch".
Thanks!

p

Steve,
I believe I may have found a workaround. I'm still tinkering, but here's
what I've found:

Create the presentations saved in .ppsm, then use Word to create the index
file (save as .htm) with the links embeded there. When you click the links
in the Word document ("index.html"), the presentation opens in full-screen.

It also saved the macros I'd made to create custom navigation buttons (after
I went to the developer tab and enabled macros).

-Paul

"Steve Rindsberg" wrote:

>
> > Steve,
> > If it's not solvable, I'll just consider it a "feature" instead of a "glitch".
> > Thanks!
>
> <g> And a new feature is born!
>
> I think the trick is this: come to depend on it and they'll fix it in the next
> version.
>
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