Glenn and All:
I've never encountered a file that didn't open at all
- at worst, the troublesome graphics show as red Xs,
usually in Windows (hence always keeping a copy of the
graphic somewhere safe to replace it; paste special as
a picture or EMF usually eliminates any future
problems).
And again, I've never had one that didn't eventually
open - the longest I've waited is about an hour; I
just went off and finished some other work.
Last ditch stuff you've probably already tried: open
the file from <within> PowerPoint; open as Read-only?
You're in a tough spot, but you've apparently gotten
some good advice from the list.
Good luck,
Nicole
======================
In your case, did the file open after you got back
from your sandwich?
This is an update on what I've tried:
- downloaded openoffice for both Mac and PC and tried
to open presentation. No joy. Open office doesn't
crash. It simply says the file is not a supported
type.
- Emailed presentation to someone with Keynote. No
joy.
- Trashed prefs files on the Mac for PPT. No joy.
I think I'm cooked.
Things I've learned:
- PPT can crash at any time. Backup after each major
add.
- After finishing, create a duplicate for a snap shot
in time and KEEP
it.
- As Nicole mentioned in the part of her email I
didn't include in the
reply: simply do a "Save as..." and overwrite the file
to "renew" it.
Thanks to all for the many suggests. We had a good run.
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