In Powerpoint my clip art is coming up as music files. Help!!

[Guest]

When I search for a clipart to insert, the files all come up with a sound
icon and don't work. It used to be okay so I probably did something. How can
I fix it?

Thanks

 

[Echo S]

When I search for a clipart to insert, the files all come up with a sound
icon and don't work. It used to be okay so I probably did something. How
can
I fix it?

Check the "results should be" box in the clip task pane. Hit the pull-down
arrow and make sure you don't have only sounds selected there.

 

[Guest]

I checked that. I've got clipart checked. These are wave files I'm getting.
What would happen if I re-installed Office?

When I search for a clipart to insert, the files all come up with a sound
icon and don't work. It used to be okay so I probably did something. How
can
I fix it?

Check the "results should be" box in the clip task pane. Hit the pull-down
arrow and make sure you don't have only sounds selected there.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]http://www.echosvoice.com
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
How to Prevent PowerPoint Overload (March 23 webcast)
http://tinyurl.com/bp2h8

 

[Echo S]

Reinstalling may not fix it. I suppose you can try -- it won't hurt even if
it ends up it doesn't help. You might run a detect and repair first, though.

What search terms are you using? I'll see if I can repro here.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]http://www.echosvoice.com
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
How to Prevent PowerPoint Overload (March 23 webcast)
http://tinyurl.com/bp2h8

I checked that. I've got clipart checked. These are wave files I'm getting.
What would happen if I re-installed Office?

When I search for a clipart to insert, the files all come up with a
sound
icon and don't work. It used to be okay so I probably did something.
How
can
I fix it?

Check the "results should be" box in the clip task pane. Hit the
pull-down
arrow and make sure you don't have only sounds selected there.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]http://www.echosvoice.com
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
How to Prevent PowerPoint Overload (March 23 webcast)
http://tinyurl.com/bp2h8

 

[Guest]

No matter what terms I'm using, I get the same thing. I've been doing some
more experimenting and the clipart files themselves seem to be okay - but
when I do a search through PP, all of the files are coded with the symbol
that means MP3 or Wav file. And, when I click on it PP says that it can't
install that type of file. If I go to clipart from a file, I can get any
clipart I want but, of course, they're not searchable. I was changing some
RAM files to MP3's earlier but don't see how I could have done this to the
clipart. How do I do a detect and repair?

Thanks for your help.
Linda

Reinstalling may not fix it. I suppose you can try -- it won't hurt even if
it ends up it doesn't help. You might run a detect and repair first, though.

What search terms are you using? I'll see if I can repro here.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]http://www.echosvoice.com
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
How to Prevent PowerPoint Overload (March 23 webcast)
http://tinyurl.com/bp2h8

I checked that. I've got clipart checked. These are wave files I'm getting.
What would happen if I re-installed Office?

When I search for a clipart to insert, the files all come up with a
sound
icon and don't work. It used to be okay so I probably did something.
How
can
I fix it?

Check the "results should be" box in the clip task pane. Hit the
pull-down
arrow and make sure you don't have only sounds selected there.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]http://www.echosvoice.com
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
How to Prevent PowerPoint Overload (March 23 webcast)
http://tinyurl.com/bp2h8

 

[Echo S]

Wow, I don't know what's wrong, then. Maybe your file associations are just
messed up in general. Most clip art from Office Online is WMF or GIF. I
suppose if you changed WMF or GIF to RAM or MP3, that could cause the type
of problem you're seeing.

If you click on the arrow beside a clip and choose Preview|Properties, does
that give you any clues?

To run a Detect and Repair, click the Help menu and then click Detect and
Repair.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]http://www.echosvoice.com
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
How to Prevent PowerPoint Overload (March 23 webcast)
http://tinyurl.com/bp2h8

No matter what terms I'm using, I get the same thing. I've been doing some
more experimenting and the clipart files themselves seem to be okay - but
when I do a search through PP, all of the files are coded with the symbol
that means MP3 or Wav file. And, when I click on it PP says that it can't
install that type of file. If I go to clipart from a file, I can get any
clipart I want but, of course, they're not searchable. I was changing some
RAM files to MP3's earlier but don't see how I could have done this to the
clipart. How do I do a detect and repair?

Thanks for your help.
Linda

Reinstalling may not fix it. I suppose you can try -- it won't hurt even
if
it ends up it doesn't help. You might run a detect and repair first,
though.

What search terms are you using? I'll see if I can repro here.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]http://www.echosvoice.com
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
How to Prevent PowerPoint Overload (March 23 webcast)
http://tinyurl.com/bp2h8

I checked that. I've got clipart checked. These are wave files I'm
getting.
What would happen if I re-installed Office?

:

When I search for a clipart to insert, the files all come up with a
sound
icon and don't work. It used to be okay so I probably did something.
How
can
I fix it?

Check the "results should be" box in the clip task pane. Hit the
pull-down
arrow and make sure you don't have only sounds selected there.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]http://www.echosvoice.com
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
How to Prevent PowerPoint Overload (March 23 webcast)
http://tinyurl.com/bp2h8

 

[Guest]

I am having the same problem. But I don't have sound in my presentation. I
also have developed an additional problem. If I try to resize a picture or
make a word change it takes forever. This has never happened before. I am a
novice at PP, and I would sure appreciate some help. I have probably done
some stupid mistake. Thanks in advance.

 

[Echo S]

When resizing takes a long time, you might try changing hardware
acceleration and updating video drivers.

When typing takes forever, it could be caused by the lack of printer drivers
installed on the system.

When you're having all kinds of problems like these, I think some basic
maintenance -- delete all *.TMP files, empty your temporary internet files
folder, run a defrag, and reboot -- usually is in order.

This is a pretty old post -- are you still seeing the same issues?