Slide Advancement

[Melanie]

Recently had a problem during a presentation when trying
to advance one slide, the slides advanced all at once and
flew to the end of the presentation. Worked fine for 1-2
hours and then started to happen. Any suggestions?

 

[David M. Marcovitz]

Sounds like a hardware error with your mouse or keyboard. Of course, my
desk is pretty messy, and I have seen similar behavior when I
accidentally have a book leaning on one of the keys on my keyboard.
--David

--
David M. Marcovitz
Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Sounds like a hardware error with your mouse or keyboard. Of course, my
desk is pretty messy, and I have seen similar behavior when I
accidentally have a book leaning on one of the keys on my keyboard.

<G> My, do I ever know that problem. Or one of the cats is practicing
step-dancing on it. That and more are now covered here:

Mysterious text appears, slides advance unexpectedly (Ghosties Ex Machina)
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00682.htm

 

[Ute Simon]

Sounds like a hardware error with your mouse or keyboard. Of course, my

desk is pretty messy, and I have seen similar behavior when I
accidentally have a book leaning on one of the keys on my keyboard.

Good idea, David ;-)

Sometimes it also helps to turn the keyboard upside down and shake out all
the breadcrumbs.

Kind regard,
Ute

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Sometimes it also helps to turn the keyboard upside down and shake out all

the breadcrumbs.

Yesssss.

My keyboard startedtypinglikethisunlesI<BAM> really<BAM> hit<BAM> the<BAM>
spacebar<BAM> HARD.

I got enough fur and crumbs out of the thing to build myself a new cat.

 

[Bill Dilworth]

I got enough fur and crumbs out of the thing to build myself a new cat.

You may want to invest in a humidifier or two, if your cats are crumbling
into your keyboard.

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

You may want to invest in a humidifier or two, if your cats are crumbling
into your keyboard.

A wet keyboard would just gather moss, no?