powerpoint presntation wont let me do anything to any presentatio.

[SilenceIsScary]

I've been doing a school project using Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation, and
im almost done with some pages half done and a few more adjustments and such,
but my Powerpoint wont let me do anything to fix or add or anything. I tried
creating a new one but again it wont let me. My project is due tomorrow and
now i don't know what to do! I've been working on it for ages. Any help
please?

 

[Glen Millar]

Hi,

Happy to help if we can. Which PowerPoint version? For example, 2007 allows
you to finalize a presentation that prevents some editing. Do you have that
version? Else, what is happening specifically? Any error messages?

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[SilenceIsScary]

Yes it is 2007. No error messages are comming up, it just wont let me do
anything. I can't click on a picture to move it, text, add images, it wont
let me do anything. I think i may have accidently clicked publish but then
clicked cancel. But as i said, it's not letting me make a new presentation
either.

 

[Glen Millar]

Hi,

Try this:

Microsoft Office button | Prepare| Mark as Final button. Does that fix it,
or are you asked if you want to save it and Mark as Final?

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Glen Millar
Microsoft PPT MVP

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[SilenceIsScary]

Okay so i tried that, but prepare is non clickable, like its dulled so i
can't choose it.

 

[Glen Millar]

Hi,

Does the file still have a ppt or pptx extension (at the end of the file
name)?

Are you able to email me the file for me to look at? Up to about 15
megabytes?


glen at pptworkbench dot com

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Regards,
Glen Millar
Microsoft PPT MVP

Please tell us your PowerPoint version

Tutorials and PowerPoint animations at
the original www.pptworkbench.com
glen at pptworkbench dot com
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[Echo S]

If running diagnostics, as Michael suggested, doesn't fix it, then I'd start
to suspect that it needs to be activated. It's unusual for things to be
greyed out and especially to be prevented from creating a new blank
presentation.

You might try Office Button | PPT Options | Resources | Activate.

 

[Pia Bork]

Do you use a testversion and it is expired? If not is your Powerpoint yet
activated?

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Mit vielen Grüßen
Pia Bork

MVP PowerPoint
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