On Friday 09 February 2007, + Yvonne Hewett wrote:
>  [ MODERATED ] ***********************
> Hi! I hope you can help.
>
> I've been using Open Office 2.1 very happily for the last few months, but
> I've suddenly hit trouble.
>
> I've got a big job on that involves checking and editing a lot of imported
> PowerPoint files. (Yes, I know, but it's the clients' choice. Several
> clients, not just one.)
>
> The ppt files load into Impress fine, and look great. BUT problems occur if
> I modify a slide, either on the drawing or the notes area. If I then go
> into Notes, the image of the slide at the top of the page vanishes. And it
> stays vanished, not only on the one slide but on all of them.
>
> I've tried printing a notes page in this situation, which should show both
> elements but the graphic doesn't print out. Shutting Impress, even
> rebooting, doesn't bring the graphic back. The only way to restore the file
> is to reload the original file, which of course defeats my efforts to edit.
>
> The PowerPoints are coming to me from a variety of sources, probably all
> using different versions.
>
> Can you help? I'm tearing my hair out here.

I am not sure that Impress has a compatability good enough to exchange editing 
files with multiple versions of powerpoint.

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