PowerPoint 2007 won't save an edited PowerPoint 2003 htm file

[Guest]

I've upgraded to PP 07 but when I open a 03 presentation saved as an htm file
in 07, and then edit and try to save, it won't save it. Has anyone found this
issue?

Arlene

 

[Glen Millar]

Arlene,

I can't replicate the problem here. Are you getting any error messages?
Could the file be read only?

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Glen Millar
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[Guest]

Hi, Glen:

The file is not read only. I make even a simple text change, and get this
message: PowerPoint fouond an error that it can't correct. You should save
presentations, quite, and then restart PowerPoint.

Obviously, I can't save--that's why the error message appeared in the first
place. The presentation I'm trying to edit is at
http://caot.lacitycollege.edu/001/PowerPoint/orientweb_files/frame.htm

 

[Echo S]

You might try opening it, saving it, and then making edits and resaving.

 

[Echo S]

You're doing better than I! I saved to my harddrive (as an HTML file from
IE7), but I can't even get it to open in PPT 2007. Sheesh.

If I use Edit with PPT, it asks me for user name and password. If this is
what you're doing, try using a File | Save As to save to your harddrive. If
you just Save, you're saving to the server directly, and that could be the
problem.

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

You might try opening it, saving it, and then making edits and resaving.

I started PPT 2003, chose File, Open and pasted the URL into the filename box.

It asked me for passwords roughly a jillion times, I kept hitting cancel and
finally, the pressie opened (as Read Only).

I did a File, Save As and saved to a new name on the local HDD.

I was then able to edit text, save etc.

Arlene, if you're opening from the web then trying to save, it probably won't
work; you need to save locally.