Old Powerpoint Viewer Help (97)

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Hi! I am trying to prepare a presentation for work, but it was set up in
Powerpoint 2003. My problem is that the custom animation we set up doesn't
view properly in the computer we have to use for the presentation, because
that computer has Powerpoint Viewer 1997. How can I easily transfer the
animation so that it will be the same without having to re-do the entire
presentation? Thanks for any and all help you can give me!
 
Is it easy to download and won't take up too much memory? The reason I ask
is that my I.T. guy told me the computer is really old...if it's that easy,
wonder why the heck he didn't suggest it himself instead of telling me to
mess with the presentation all weekend??
 
EDI lady said:
Is it easy to download and won't take up too much memory? The reason I
ask
is that my I.T. guy told me the computer is really old...if it's that
easy,
wonder why the heck he didn't suggest it himself instead of telling me to
mess with the presentation all weekend??
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Because having you do the work is easier than his doing it would be my
guess. <BG>


Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

Provider of PFCMedia, PFCPro, PFCExpress
http://www.pfcmedia.com
 
What a dork he is! Thanks so much, I'll stop stressing and just go in early
to download the new viewer, then. :)
 
Is it easy to download and won't take up too much memory? The reason I ask
is that my I.T. guy told me the computer is really old...if it's that easy,
wonder why the heck he didn't suggest it himself instead of telling me to
mess with the presentation all weekend??
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If the computer's running Windows 98 SE or higher, it should be ok with the new
viewer. If it's running 98 (no SE) or previous, the new viewer won't work.
 
Well, I think he said it was version NT. Problem is this, though...I
downloaded Powerpoint 2003 on my home computer to check it out here, but
since I don't have Office on my computer I can't change anything, and the
slideshow animation is still not what I created at work. I'm thinking I may
have to go in early and try to decipher the Powerpoint animation on the
computer we are using, though I am not sure how easy or quick that will be...
 
Well, I think he said it was version NT.
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I don't think the 2003 viewer will run under NT4 or earlier. Some people refer to
Windows 2000 as NT5, so you may need to get more specific information from him.
Problem is this, though...I
downloaded Powerpoint 2003 on my home computer to check it out here, but
since I don't have Office on my computer I can't change anything, and the
slideshow animation is still not what I created at work. I'm thinking I may
have to go in early and try to decipher the Powerpoint animation on the
computer we are using, though I am not sure how easy or quick that will be...
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One thing that might help:

In PPT2003, start a new presentation then choose Tools, Options and go to the Edit
tab. At the bottom of the dialog box, put a check next to each of the "Disable new
features" options. Now try re-creating some of the animation effects you have in
your real presentation. If it won't let you do it, it's because the effect isn't
available in pre-2003/2002 versions of PowerPoint.
 
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