keep getting prompted to "set up show" in powerpoint

[sumatradc]

If I hit F5, the slide show starts but I can only advance thru the slides but
clicking the opaque forward/backward arrows (in the lower left corner of the
presentation) with the mouse. If I hit SHFT-F5 or click on the small
shortcut icon to start the show, then I keep getting prompted to "set up
show" (instead of just starting the slide show) and if I just click "OK", I
still can only use the opaque arrows to navigate thru. I checked and the
presentation is NOT in Kiosk mode.

 

[Echo S]

I wonder if you have presenter view or something enabled. What happens if
you go to Slide Show | Set up Show when you're not hitting Shift+F5 or
whatever? That is, you're in normal editing view -- head to the Set up Show
area. What all is checked there?

 

[sumatradc]

The "show presenter view" was not checked in that box. Unfortunately, in the
time that it took me to post this question, the user shut down the app,
rebooted the computer and now the presentation is working fine. Although I
still have no root cause, at least the "did you reboot your system" fixed her
problem in time for her presentation. Thanks anyway!

I wonder if you have presenter view or something enabled. What happens if
you go to Slide Show | Set up Show when you're not hitting Shift+F5 or
whatever? That is, you're in normal editing view -- head to the Set up Show
area. What all is checked there?

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If I hit F5, the slide show starts but I can only advance thru the slides
but
clicking the opaque forward/backward arrows (in the lower left corner of
the
presentation) with the mouse. If I hit SHFT-F5 or click on the small
shortcut icon to start the show, then I keep getting prompted to "set up
show" (instead of just starting the slide show) and if I just click "OK",
I
still can only use the opaque arrows to navigate thru. I checked and the
presentation is NOT in Kiosk mode.

 

[Echo S]

That's a relief! I suspect that will take care of it in general, because
what you were describing was definitely very odd.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2010? http://www.echosvoice.com/2010.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

The "show presenter view" was not checked in that box. Unfortunately, in
the
time that it took me to post this question, the user shut down the app,
rebooted the computer and now the presentation is working fine. Although
I
still have no root cause, at least the "did you reboot your system" fixed
her
problem in time for her presentation. Thanks anyway!

I wonder if you have presenter view or something enabled. What happens if
you go to Slide Show | Set up Show when you're not hitting Shift+F5 or
whatever? That is, you're in normal editing view -- head to the Set up
Show
area. What all is checked there?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2010? http://www.echosvoice.com/2010.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

If I hit F5, the slide show starts but I can only advance thru the
slides
but
clicking the opaque forward/backward arrows (in the lower left corner
of
the
presentation) with the mouse. If I hit SHFT-F5 or click on the small
shortcut icon to start the show, then I keep getting prompted to "set
up
show" (instead of just starting the slide show) and if I just click
"OK",
I
still can only use the opaque arrows to navigate thru. I checked and
the
presentation is NOT in Kiosk mode.