Problem on open 2nd pp file

[Guest]

When I double click a pp file in file explorer, the file opened and
PowerPoint becomes active(the top-most window), that is perfect. However,
when I switch back to file explorer and double click another pp file,
PowerPoint can open the second file in background but can not become the
active window, the file explorer is still active.

Can any expert give me some advice on this??
Thanks a lot!!

 

[Michael Koerner]

That is the way PowerPoint is designed. You can only have one session of
PowerPoint open at any time. You can open multiple presentations in that
session.

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When I double click a pp file in file explorer, the file opened and
PowerPoint becomes active(the top-most window), that is perfect. However,
when I switch back to file explorer and double click another pp file,
PowerPoint can open the second file in background but can not become the
active window, the file explorer is still active.

Can any expert give me some advice on this??
Thanks a lot!!

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

When I double click a pp file in file explorer, the file opened and
PowerPoint becomes active(the top-most window), that is perfect. However,
when I switch back to file explorer and double click another pp file,
PowerPoint can open the second file in background but can not become the
active window, the file explorer is still active.

As a workaround, you can use ALT+TAB to switch to the PPT window.

What version of Windows and what version of PowerPoint do you use?

 

[Guest]

I'm using Windows 2000 professional and Office 2000 SP-3, powerpoint build
9.0.6620.

Thanks!

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

I'm using Windows 2000 professional and Office 2000 SP-3, powerpoint build
9.0.6620.

Hmm. Win2K pro, Office 2000 SR-1 is what I have handy at the moment.
I'm seeing, I think, the same thing.

If I rightclick the PPT file and choose Open, focus switches to PPT and Explorer
goes to the back.

Or I can -- watch this carefully -- drag the PPT file icon from Explorer to the
PPT icon on the taskbar, HOLD it there until PPT pops open, then drop the icon
on PPT's title bar. If you drop it onto a slide, it gets added as a shape on
the slide -- NOT what you want to do.