remote control will not forward slides in presenter mode PP2003

[Guest]

I have just updated to PP2003 and everything works well except using the
remote with my projector - it will not advance slides. All other options on
the remote work OK.
Another wireless USB remote will not work either

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

I have just updated to PP2003 and everything works well except using the
remote with my projector - it will not advance slides. All other options on
the remote work OK.
Another wireless USB remote will not work either

Does clicking the mouse attached to the PC (or the touchpad mouse button)
advance the slides? If not, it may be a matter of how your presentation is set
up. Choose Slide Show, Set Up Show and make sure it's not set to Kiosk.

If it works ok with the computer's mouse but not with the remote, I'd suspect
the remote.

 

[Guest]

Hi Steve
Thanks for getting back to me - I should have been more specific in my
original post.
The two remotes work perfectly EXCEPT when the PRESENTER view box is checked.
I can move the slides using the arrows showing in the presenter screen but
all that happens when I try to use the remote is that the NOTES part of the
screen goes on or off each time I try to advance a slide.

Both remptes work well in PPT2000 it is only when using 2003 that I have the
problem

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Thanks for the add'l detail, Graham,

Some remotes are quite elaborate, allow you to move the mouse around and so forth.
Others only send mouseclicks to the computer.

In either case, the mouseclick occurs wherever the mouse cursor is currently
positioned.

If you're in presenter view, the mouse cursor needs to be on the secondary
(presentation) screen, on the large slide preview on the primary (presenter) or on
one of the other "live" areas (left/right arrows or slide thumbnails) to have any
effect. If the cursor's positioned anywhere else on the presenter view screen,
nothing will happen.