Re: Multiple links and uploading problem

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In article <EB238E0D-D2A5-41DE-8586-99CA881E98F5@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Dori wrote:
Hi Steve,
The Adobe Reader version 7.0.7 for Windows XP. I had downloaded it just a
couple of weeks ago.
Let me know if you find anything more.

OK, I've got that here and have done some snapshotting from various PDFs w/o
problems, but it may depend on the PDF. If it's in CMYK rather than RGB and
doesn't get converted on being inserted into PPT, that might cause trouble.

Or it might just be the sheer size of the image.

Thanks,
DORI

"Steve Rindsberg" wrote:

In article <6E7119B4-0644-4A43-A186-EB32A339BA30@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Dori wrote:
Hi Steve,
Thanks for all your help.
I deleted the last 25 slides from the PPT and created them again. Last time
I had transferred some images by using the "Snapshot Tool" on Adobe Reader
to
copy the images and paste them to PPT. This time I captured the images with
a
screen capture software and saved them as jpg and then pasted them on to
the
slides. I don't know why it made the difference but it is working very fast
now.
Thanks again for taking time to help me.

Wow ... and thank YOU for the good detective work and for letting us know.

Do you know offhand which version of Reader you use? I'd like to do a little
more checking on
this.


DORI

"Steve Rindsberg" wrote:

Hi Dori,

I ran the Scan Disk check for bad sectors on the hard drive and it did
not
show anything. However, when I reboot my computer recently, I have
noticed an
error message appears right after rebooting saying some memory error at
certain address with lots of zeros (0000000). Do you think this might
have
some thing to do with it? If yes, do you think reinstalling the Windows
XP
may resolve the problem?

It might be a good idea to run a memory test of some sort. There are
programs that'll do
this, but I haven't used one in years. Maybe somebody here has a
suggestion?

If it's a hardware problem, a Windows reinstall won't help and might
cause more trouble .

Another thought ... do you have access to another PC where you could test
the
presentation out? See if it behaves the same there.


Thanks again,
DORI

"Steve Rindsberg" wrote:

In article <55D0560B-3AF9-44DE-A387-4AE82888C453@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Dori
wrote:
Hi Steve,
Great to see your name again.
All the links are on a local drive except one link which connects
to a
website. When the file opens (after 3 minutes) every thing works
fast and all
the links are connecting correctly. It is just very slow to open
the
presentation in the first place.
I used the "package the CD" option on pp 2003 and saved all the
linked files
to a new folder but the opening time did not change, still 3
minutes.
What did you mean by "Checking for marginally bad spots on the
HDD"?

The idea was that if there were bad but not totally gone spots on the
hard drive,
the system might have to read certain files multiple times before
getting a good
read. That could slow things down. By moving the files elsewhere,
you force them
onto a different physical location on the drive. With luck, one that
has no
problems. Or has a different set of problems. In any case, if the
time to open
changed radically one way or the other, then we'd point the finger in
that
direction. But no.

Does the number of slides can have any thing to do with this as it
seems
that after I increase the number of slides to 160, the opening time
has
increased?

It doesn't seem likely, unless the slides also contain huge amounts
of graphics and
the like. What's the file size of the PPT?

Another speculation/guess: if you've exceeded the amount of
available hyperlink
space, it may be that PPT's trying to verify the links but if some
are no longer
valid, it wont be able to and may wait for some kind of timeout.

Do you have the free FixLinks demo? It might be worth running a
links report to see
how much link space is in use. http://fixlinks.pptools.com




"Steve Rindsberg" wrote:

In article <3D24EF20-402F-4C71-A9A5-7065975F7AAF@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Dori wrote:
Dear all,
Just wondering if there is a link between the number of links
and the time
it takes to open the presentation in powerpoint presentation
2003 viewer.
I have a ppt presentation (size 25 MB), number of slides 160,
number of
slide masters 10, each slide master has 15 links to various
slides in the
same presentation. The total size of the ppt presentation
including the video
files is 110 MB. There are also 30 video files (WMV) linked to
some of the
slides. Originally I created the presentation with 135 slides
and the file
opened in ppt viewer 2003 fast. After I added 25 more slides,
it takes about
3 minutes to start the presentation in ppt viewer.
Can any one explain why it takes so long to open the file?

Are all the links valid and on a local drive? Do any point to a
network drive?

Try making a copy of the whole works in another folder. Does
that open more
quickly? (Checking for marginally bad spots on the HDD)



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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
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