RED X in Chart

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Roger

I've used "Insert Chart" within PowerPoint and created a chart which I've
then animated by element in series. I re-open the presentation and the charts
are just showing a large red X, if I edit the chart it reappears, but only
until I close the presentation; re-open it again and it reappears?
 
Hi Roger,

A red X is PowerPoint's way of saying "I can't find the thing", I'm told
like a bloke who can't find the Vegemite, even though it is under his nose.
Anyway, first some general stuff about images.........

RED X instead of graphics
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00064.htm

The best place to start is make sure you have all the latest Service Packs
installed. What version of PowerPoint do you have?

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It could be that you don't have write access to the "Temporary Internet Files"
folder defined in your Windows registry. PowerPoint caches the images of
chart objects in-there (in a hidden subfolder to be a bit more specific).

Open the Windows registry (using regedit), go to
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User
Shell Folders" and check the "Cache" value. You might want to set it to
something like "%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files" as
you certainly can write into your own profile folder.

Luca
 
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