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. 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]
