Re: URGENT - attached WAV causes problem

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From: Sonia (scds_at_nowherebuthere.com)
Date: 03/11/04


Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 05:52:35 -0800

The Viewer can be downloaded free from
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=428d5727-43ab-4f24-90b7-a94784af71a4&DisplayLang=en

I haven't heard of this problem before, so I don't know what to recommend as
a quick fix, other than removing the sounds from the animations.

"Andrew" <andrew.fox@bull.bizshows.co.uk> wrote in message
news:em1Qj82BEHA.2308@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Sonia,
>
> Thanks, I'll get him to try - if he has viewer.
>
> It's XP (all written and playing in XP). All UK equipment and software -
> just the show's in Spain!
>
> I wonder if it would help making it a .pps - it would still run in full
> PowerPoint though I guess - any thoughts?
>
> Regards
>
> --
> Andrew
> (cut the 'bull' to reply by email)
> "Sonia" <scds@nowherebuthere.com> wrote in message
> news:%23zQ%23%2312BEHA.3404@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > What version of PowerPoint is he using? Is it an English version, or
> > Spanish? Has he tried running it in the Viewer? What happens then,
since
> > the Viewer doesn't have an Edit mode?
> > --
> > Sonia, MS PowerPoint MVP Team
> > Autorun CD software, templates, and tutorials
> > http://www.soniacoleman.com/
> >
> > "Andrew" <andrew.fox@bull.bizshows.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:eRAcBl2BEHA.140@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > A colleague in Spain has an urgent problem:
> > >
> > > WAV files attached to text animations cause the show to drop into edit
> > mode.
> > >
> > > This happens randomly - i.e. works fine once, next time drops out.
> > >
> > > Sony Vaio GRT896hp with NVidea Grafics card.
> > >
> > > Any help very much appreciated and showtime is not far off... within a
> few
> > > hours!
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > --
> > > Andrew
> > > (cut the 'bull' to reply by email)
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>



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