Re: text jumbles when cd burned - PowerPoint

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To use the cd burn program you have to Package to folder... it works better
than direct burning. We did that.

"Sonia" wrote:

> Try using File > Pack for CD and use the "Package to Folder" option. Tell it to
> include the Viewer and when it completes, use your CD burning software to burn
> the **CONTENTS** of the folder to a CD-R. That is the most foolproof method of
> creating an autorun CD in PowerPoint. I also recommend that you don't embed
> Arial. It should be on all systems the CD needs to play on.
>
> You didn't respond to the question about screen resolution, so I can't address
> that.
>
> "prints-ss@xxxxxxxxxxx" <printssscomcastnet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
> message news:F04C86AC-166E-4469-98FB-4E4E9CB9E539@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >I am using 2003. The cd has to be an autorun beccause the users will not
> > necessarily be computer literate. I tried to burn it directly. My preferred
> > method is with "Record Now!". The veiwer is the one in 2003.
> >
> > "Sonia" wrote:
> >
> >> What version of PowerPoint are you using to create the presentation? Is the
> >> CD
> >> an autorun CD that uses the PowerPoint Viewer? Which version of the Viewer?
> >>
> >> Here you say that the CD was burned using PowerPoint and later you mention a
> >> CD
> >> burning program. How did you burn the files to the CD? What software did
> >> you
> >> use?
> >>
> >> Do the systems have their screen resolution set identically to one another?
> >> What is the resolution setting? What is the Slide Show resolution set to?
> >> (Open PowerPoint and open the presentation. Go to Slide Show > Set Up Show
> >> to
> >> see what the setting for the file is.)
> >> --
> >>
> >> Sonia Coleman
> >> Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
> >> Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials
> >> http://www.soniacoleman.com
> >>
> >> "prints-ss@xxxxxxxxxxx" <prints-ss@xxxxxxxxxxx@discussions.microsoft.com>
> >> wrote
> >> in message news:00CF3F2A-F2DA-46C8-9C42-B146615F9433@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > Does anyone know what causes the text to jumble when a cd is burned using
> >> > PowerPoint? I have deleted all text wrapping, used a fixed resolution, and
> >> > can find no reason for my text to jumble. Each slide may jumble differently
> >> > each time the cd is played, or not at all. The text box is on the master
> >> > slide, with no special formatting.
> >> > I am writing a self-paced educational program, so running it from a
> >> > computer
> >> > would be too limiting for participants.
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
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