Vanishing slides

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Martin Conradi

Strange thing happened. A presentation copied from a PPT2000 machine onto a
memory stick and then on to our 2003 laptop had two 'empty' slides - the
background was there, but all the slide content had vanished.

The slide had been edited on a number of different (2000/XP/2003)
computers - a scenario we are used to - but we have never had this happen
before.

The presentation wasn't big or complicated. Text vanished on one slide, and
a pie chart on another.

When we went back to the original presentation some hours later it appeared
to be intact.

Does anyone have an explanation?

Thanks!

Martin Conradi
www.ShowcaseSolutions.net
 
Martin Conradi said:
Strange thing happened. A presentation copied from a PPT2000 machine onto a
memory stick and then on to our 2003 laptop had two 'empty' slides - the
background was there, but all the slide content had vanished.

The slide had been edited on a number of different (2000/XP/2003)
computers - a scenario we are used to - but we have never had this happen
before.

The presentation wasn't big or complicated. Text vanished on one slide, and
a pie chart on another.

When we went back to the original presentation some hours later it appeared
to be intact.

Does anyone have an explanation?
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Martin,

was the 2003 machine updated with Service Pack 1 for Office 2003? That
should solve some problems.

Make sure the slide contents were inserted and not linked.

Did you try the memory stick presentation on another computer?

Kind regards,
Ute
 
Did you ever work out how or why? We're trying to explain to our client that
we didn't make it up!

Martin

Echo S said:
This has happened at our office. Installing SP-1 for Office 2003 resolved
the issue.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

Martin Conradi said:
Strange thing happened. A presentation copied from a PPT2000 machine
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onto
a
memory stick and then on to our 2003 laptop had two 'empty' slides - the
background was there, but all the slide content had vanished.

The slide had been edited on a number of different (2000/XP/2003)
computers - a scenario we are used to - but we have never had this happen
before.

The presentation wasn't big or complicated. Text vanished on one slide, and
a pie chart on another.

When we went back to the original presentation some hours later it appeared
to be intact.

Does anyone have an explanation?

Thanks!

Martin Conradi
www.ShowcaseSolutions.net
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It's an issue with PPT 2003, Martin. SP-1 fixes it, though. Actually, the
Critical Patch fixed it -- this was before SP-1 was released.

I'd probably just tell the client that it's a known issue with PPT 2003 and
to install SP-1. Heck, at my office, I didn't even realize anyone *had* 2003
installed until I started to hear rumors that "PPT 2003 is incompatible with
PPT 2000..." Sheesh.

Echo

Martin Conradi said:
Did you ever work out how or why? We're trying to explain to our client that
we didn't make it up!

Martin

Echo S said:
This has happened at our office. Installing SP-1 for Office 2003 resolved
the issue.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

Martin Conradi said:
Strange thing happened. A presentation copied from a PPT2000 machine
Click to expand...
onto
a
memory stick and then on to our 2003 laptop had two 'empty' slides - the
background was there, but all the slide content had vanished.

The slide had been edited on a number of different (2000/XP/2003)
computers - a scenario we are used to - but we have never had this happen
before.

The presentation wasn't big or complicated. Text vanished on one
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slide,
and
a pie chart on another.

When we went back to the original presentation some hours later it appeared
to be intact.

Does anyone have an explanation?

Thanks!

Martin Conradi
www.ShowcaseSolutions.net
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Did you ever work out how or why? We're trying to explain to our client that
we didn't make it up!
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Software has bugs.
PPT is software.
QED.

or

Snit Happens

Actually, something else happens and the snit results. But as the one
logically leads to the next, we can leave it as written.
 
Got it. Thanks guys.

Martin

Steve Rindsberg said:
Software has bugs.
PPT is software.
QED.

or

Snit Happens

Actually, something else happens and the snit results. But as the one
logically leads to the next, we can leave it as written.
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