Projector-Powerpoint problems

[Guest]

We continually have a problem using Powerpoint with our new Dell projector -
randomly without any warning or obvious reason, when pressing the remote
button to go to the next slide, the entire presentation will skip through to
the end in a matter of seconds. It doesn't seem to be able to be stopped. We
have had replacement remotes and projectors, but the problem continues which
makes me wonder if it's PowerPoint. (some sort of setting, or known
incompatibility with projectors...?) If anyone can help here, it would be
very much appreciated, although I haven't come across anyone with the same
problem...

 

[Glen Millar]

Hi,

I've never heard of PowerPoint doing that unless the slide timings were set
to do that. It sounds like faulty hardware. that is, some sort of dodgy
connection that keeps the mouse enabled. What I wonder is, do the slides
that skip have animations? If they did, then a mouse stuck <on> would skip
through the animations as well.

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Regards,

Glen Millar
Microsoft PPT MVP
www.powerpointworkbench.com

Australia

Please tell us your PowerPoint version,
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[Guest]

Thanks for your reply. I have to say we have never had the problem with using
the mouse or keyboard to go to the next slide/sequence. It only occurs when
using the projector's remote - but even replacement ones do the smae thing
(which is why I wondered it had something to do with Poerpoint). All the
slides have an animation of some sort (the next peice of text appears), and
it occurs on random slides- there seems to be no pattern at all. (I thouhgt
perhaps there was some strange animation setting accidentally added to one
slide, but it doesn't just happen on one slide). If you have any other
thought's I'd really appreciate it, otherwise I guess it's the hardware...

 

[Echo S]

I've actually seen this happen, but it's never been in a situation where I
had to get it resolved, so I don't know the fix.

I would probably try downloading the most up-to-date drivers you can find
for the remote, and I'd also see if changing hardware acceleration (up or
down). See How to set graphics hardware acceleration back
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00129.htm for instrux.

 

[Austin Myers]

Echo I agree with you on this one. I've seen it happen with bad video
drivers. Updating them would be my first step.

I've actually seen this happen, but it's never been in a situation where I
had to get it resolved, so I don't know the fix.

I would probably try downloading the most up-to-date drivers you can find
for the remote, and I'd also see if changing hardware acceleration (up or
down). See How to set graphics hardware acceleration back
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00129.htm for instrux.

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Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

Thanks for your reply. I have to say we have never had the problem
with using the mouse or keyboard to go to the next slide/sequence. It
only occurs when using the projector's remote - but even replacement
ones do the smae thing (which is why I wondered it had something to
do with Poerpoint). All the slides have an animation of some sort
(the next peice of text appears), and it occurs on random slides-
there seems to be no pattern at all. (I thouhgt perhaps there was
some strange animation setting accidentally added to one slide, but
it doesn't just happen on one slide). If you have any other thought's
I'd really appreciate it, otherwise I guess it's the hardware...

 

[Guest]

The Dell remote doesn't have specific drivers to load.
Windows sees it as a generic HID mouse.
This is a good one. I'd like to see the problem file.

.................TD

I've actually seen this happen, but it's never been in a situation where I
had to get it resolved, so I don't know the fix.

I would probably try downloading the most up-to-date drivers you can find
for the remote, and I'd also see if changing hardware acceleration (up or
down). See How to set graphics hardware acceleration back
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00129.htm for instrux.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

Thanks for your reply. I have to say we have never had the problem
with using the mouse or keyboard to go to the next slide/sequence. It
only occurs when using the projector's remote - but even replacement
ones do the smae thing (which is why I wondered it had something to
do with Poerpoint). All the slides have an animation of some sort
(the next peice of text appears), and it occurs on random slides-
there seems to be no pattern at all. (I thouhgt perhaps there was
some strange animation setting accidentally added to one slide, but
it doesn't just happen on one slide). If you have any other thought's
I'd really appreciate it, otherwise I guess it's the hardware...

 

[Echo S]

Hm. Is it a wireless remote? Wonder if something's interfering with the
signal, then? (I'm quite obviously not familiar with this remote!)

When I've had this kind of thing happen, I've not been able to find anything
in the files themselves that should cause this. But that's my files, not
HR's. <g> Then again, you're talking to the person whose PPT files tend to
move randomly to different slides when in normal editing mode even when
she's not touching the mouse! (I'm thinking it's a mouse driver issue there,
maybe.)

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Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

The Dell remote doesn't have specific drivers to load.
Windows sees it as a generic HID mouse.
This is a good one. I'd like to see the problem file.

................TD

I've actually seen this happen, but it's never been in a situation
where I had to get it resolved, so I don't know the fix.

I would probably try downloading the most up-to-date drivers you can
find for the remote, and I'd also see if changing hardware
acceleration (up or down). See How to set graphics hardware
acceleration back http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00129.htm for
instrux.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

Thanks for your reply. I have to say we have never had the problem
with using the mouse or keyboard to go to the next slide/sequence.
It only occurs when using the projector's remote - but even
replacement ones do the smae thing (which is why I wondered it had
something to do with Poerpoint). All the slides have an animation
of some sort (the next peice of text appears), and it occurs on
random slides- there seems to be no pattern at all. (I thouhgt
perhaps there was some strange animation setting accidentally added
to one slide, but it doesn't just happen on one slide). If you have
any other thought's I'd really appreciate it, otherwise I guess
it's the hardware...

:

Hi,

I've never heard of PowerPoint doing that unless the slide timings
were set to do that. It sounds like faulty hardware. that is, some
sort of dodgy connection that keeps the mouse enabled. What I
wonder is, do the slides that skip have animations? If they did,
then a mouse stuck <on> would skip through the animations as well.

--

--
Regards,

Glen Millar
Microsoft PPT MVP
www.powerpointworkbench.com

Australia

Please tell us your PowerPoint version,
whether you are using vba,
whether your dog has fleas, or
anything else relevant.

We continually have a problem using Powerpoint with our new Dell
projector -
randomly without any warning or obvious reason, when pressing the
remote button to go to the next slide, the entire presentation
will skip through to
the end in a matter of seconds. It doesn't seem to be able to be
stopped. We
have had replacement remotes and projectors, but the problem
continues which
makes me wonder if it's PowerPoint. (some sort of setting, or
known incompatibility with projectors...?) If anyone can help
here, it would be very much appreciated, although I haven't come
across anyone with the same problem...