Microsoft KB Archive/188456

= PPT98: Pressing ESC Halts Slide Narration Recording =

Article ID: 188456

Article Last Modified on 10/3/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q188456





SYMPTOMS
If you press ESC while recording a slide show narration, PowerPoint does not save the recorded sound for the slide that was current when you pressed ESC.



CAUSE
In PowerPoint, ESC is equivalent to canceling a function.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, do one of the following:
 * Allow the slide show to end naturally.

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 * Right-click anywhere on the current slide, and then click End Show. The slide show ends and the narration for the current slide is saved.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: 8.0 slide show narration record escape cancel macppt ppt98

Keywords: kbprb kbusage KB188456

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