Graphic missing red x

[Ken Benson]

I'm getting Powerpoint files from someone else, and when I open them, some
of the graphics are missing. In place of a missing graphic, I see an empty
frame with a small red x in the upper left corner, the same kind of empty
frame you'll see if you view a web page but one of the pictures is missing.

You can see a screencap at www.pegtype.com/redxgraphic.jpg.

I know very little about Powerpoint. Is it possible to reference a graphic
instead of embedding it (like you can reference an external graphic in Quark
or just about any other desktop publishing app)? If the original author
referenced this graphic, how can I find out the name of the linked graphic?

TIA
Ken Benson

 

[Michael Koerner]

Here is a place to start
RED X instead of graphics
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00064.htm


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| I'm getting Powerpoint files from someone else, and when I open them, some
| of the graphics are missing. In place of a missing graphic, I see an empty
| frame with a small red x in the upper left corner, the same kind of empty
| frame you'll see if you view a web page but one of the pictures is
missing.
|
| You can see a screencap at www.pegtype.com/redxgraphic.jpg.
|
| I know very little about Powerpoint. Is it possible to reference a graphic
| instead of embedding it (like you can reference an external graphic in
Quark
| or just about any other desktop publishing app)? If the original author
| referenced this graphic, how can I find out the name of the linked
graphic?
|
| TIA
| Ken Benson
|
|
|
|

 

[Guest]

Hi Ken

As Michael indicates there is a problem that is not fully understood with
red x graphics in powerpoint.

However you can link to graphics and this will cause the red x if the link
cannot be made.

Amazingly there is no simple way to read the link path in powerpoint - you
will need to use a short piece of vba.

Paste this code into a module in the vba editor (alt f11 and insert module)
Return to powerpoint select a red x shape and run the macro "findlink"in
tools > macro
'-- code starts
Sub findlink()
With ActiveWindow.Selection.ShapeRange
MsgBox .LinkFormat.SourceFullName
End With
End Sub
'---ends

 

[Guest]

PS this is the bare bones of code with no error traps - if the selection is
not a link there will be an error!

 

[Guest]

Also you may be able to add a custom animation to the red x placeholder and
see the name (not the path)
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[Steve Rindsberg]

I know very little about Powerpoint. Is it possible to reference a graphic
instead of embedding it (like you can reference an external graphic in Quark
or just about any other desktop publishing app)? If the original author
referenced this graphic, how can I find out the name of the linked graphic?

It is possible and PPT tends to be a real brat about it when the links break.

This will help if it's a linking problem:

Show me the link and let me edit it
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00433.htm

If you have the images but the links are broken, follow the link in the page
above to the FixLinks demo. It's free and includes tools to help repair the
links to point to the correct images and/or embed the images so that the links
no longer break.