On Thursday 14 December 2006 22:33, + HOWARD D SCHEIBER wrote: > [ MODERATED ] ******************** > Users @ OpenOffice.org: > > I am just getting familiar with the use of OpenOffice.org software ./ > program which I downloaded last night. I created a presentation today that > look great and was fairly easy to put together. It contains color, no > graphics, a few different fonts, and a "wipe-down" transition ... for about > 17 slides. I have it saved on my computer in Impress - on hard drive and on > 3 1/2 floppy disk for use on other computers (e.g., my laptop, other > laptops). > > Problem: Every time I try to run a slide show to see how the presentation > looks, my system crashes at some (usually different) spot in the slide > show. What is happening? How can this crashing be prevented? > > I would hate to be showing this presentation somewhere important - at a > conference, or job interview, or meeting - and have the system (hard > drive?) crash every time I try to show the slide-show / presentation. > > I am running the latest version of Windows XP, with all "fixes" and have no > major problems with any other software. How can I fix - make stable - this > program which I have already (in a short time) grown to like?
Can you make sure that your video drivers are up-to-date ? Also are you using the latest version of OpenOffice.org ? And finally in the Tools -> Options for Impress there is a possibility to turn on hardware acceleration. What setting are you using ? Please reply to [email protected] only -- CPH : openoffice.org contributor Maybe your question has been answered already? http://user-faq.openoffice.org/#FAQ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
