Microsoft KB Archive/312257

= MacPPTX: Slide Show on Second Monitor Disappears When You Switch Focus =

Article ID: 312257

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint X for Mac

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This article was previously published under Q312257



SYMPTOMS
When you view a Microsoft PowerPoint X for Mac slide show on a second monitor or projector, the slide show may disappear.



CAUSE
This issue occurs when all the following conditions occur in the following order:
 * 1) The slide show is running on a second monitor or projector.
 * 2) You change the focus to the Finder on the first monitor.
 * 3) On the first monitor, you click the PowerPoint window.

When the focus shifts to the Finder, the slide show is no longer displayed. When you change the focus back to PowerPoint, the window with the slide show is still not displayed.



WORKAROUND
To start the slide show again, close and reopen the file.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: PPTX mac PPTXKB projector open launch run presentation

Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB312257

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