Microsoft KB Archive/125196

= PPT: Automatic Timings Don't Work in Playlist Slide Show =

Article ID: 125196

Article Last Modified on 8/16/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0a
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0c

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This article was previously published under Q125196



SYMPTOMS
Automatic timings may not work when you use a playlist to view multiple PowerPoint presentations in the PowerPoint Viewer.



STATUS
Microsoft is researching this problem and will post additional information here in the Knowledge Base as it becomes available.



RESOLUTION
If you selected the Use Automatic Timings check box in the PowerPoint Viewer and your slides do not advance automatically, then perform the following steps:

PowerPoint 7.0 (Using 32-bit Viewer)

 * 1) Open a presentation from your playlist in PowerPoint.
 * 2) On the View menu, click Slide Sorter.
 * 3) On the Edit menu, click Select All.
 * 4) On the Tools menu, click Transition.
 * 5) Select Advance Automatically After  Seconds and enter a number between 0 and 86399.

NOTE: If you want different slides to appear on screen for different lengths of time, you can select each slide individually (instead of using Select All) and give each slide its own slide timing.
 * 1) Click OK.
 * 2) On the View menu, click Slide Show.
 * 3) Under Advance, select Use Slide Timings.
 * 4) Click OK to run the slide show with automatic timings.
 * 5) On the File menu, click Save.
 * 6) On the File menu, click Close.
 * 7) Repeat steps 1 through 11 for each presentation in your playlist.
 * 8) Open the PowerPoint Viewer.
 * 9) Select your playlist file.
 * 10) Viewer follows the settings saved in the presentation. The default setting in PowerPoint 7.0 is Manual Advance.
 * 11) Click Show.

Automatic timings now work using a playlist in the PowerPoint Viewer.

PowerPoint 4.0 and PowerPoint 95

 * 1) Open a presentation from your playlist in PowerPoint.
 * 2) On the View menu, click Slide Sorter.
 * 3) On the Edit menu, click Select All.
 * 4) On the Tools menu, click Transition.
 * 5) Select Advance Automatically After  Seconds and enter a number between 0 and 86399.

NOTE: If you want different slides to appear on screen for different lengths of time, you can select each slide individually (instead of using Select All) and give each slide its own slide timing.
 * 1) Click OK.
 * 2) On the View menu, click Slide Show.
 * 3) Under Advance, select Use Slide Timings.
 * 4) Click OK to run the slide show with automatic timings.
 * 5) On the File menu, click Save.
 * 6) On the File menu, click Close.
 * 7) Repeat steps 1 through 11 for each presentation in your playlist.
 * 8) Open the PowerPoint Viewer.
 * 9) Select your playlist file.
 * 10) Select the Use Automatic Timings check box.
 * 11) Click Show.

Automatic timings now work using a playlist in the PowerPoint Viewer.

Additional query words: 4.00 4.00a 4.00c 7.00 power point powerpt winppt ppt95

Keywords: KB125196

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