Microsoft KB Archive/834694

= The narration does not play when you view a PowerPoint presentation from a Web page =

Article ID: 834694

Article Last Modified on 7/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 Series

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SYMPTOMS
When you view your Microsoft PowerPoint presentation from a Web page in your Web browser, the narration in your presentation does not play.



CAUSE
This behavior may occur when you have Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 Series installed on your Microsoft Windows XP-based computer.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this behavior, turn on the Show slide animation while browsing option. To do this, follow these steps:
 * 1) In PowerPoint, open your presentation.
 * 2) On the Tools menu, click Options.
 * 3) On the General tab, click Web Options.
 * 4) On the General tab, click to select the Show slide animation while browsing check box, and then click OK to close the Web Options dialog box.
 * 5) Click OK to close the Options dialog box.

If the behavior is not resolved after you follow these steps, the behavior may occur because you are trying to run the presentation on your local computer and you are also running Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2).

If this is the case, follow these steps to enable active content in the Local Machine Zone.

Important These steps may increase your security risk. These steps may also make the computer or the network more vulnerable to attack by malicious users or by malicious software such as viruses. We recommend the process that this article describes to enable programs to operate as they are designed to or to implement specific program capabilities. Before you make these changes, we recommend that you evaluate the risks that are associated with implementing this process in your particular environment. If you decide to implement this process, take any appropriate additional steps to help protect the system. We recommend that you use this process only if you really require this process.
 * 1) Start Internet Explorer.
 * 2) On the Tools menu, click Internet Options and then click the Advanced tab.
 * 3) In the Settings dialog box, scroll down to Security.
 * 4) Click to select the Allow active content to run in files on My Computer check box.
 * 5) Click OK.
 * 6) Exit Internet Explorer.
 * 7) Reopen the narration page in Internet Explorer.



MORE INFORMATION
Customizable Web pages is a feature in Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 and in later versions of PowerPoint. With customizable Web pages, you can change how PowerPoint generates and formats Web pages. To do this, you use the Web Options dialog box.

Additional query words: PPT2003

Keywords: kbweb kbprb kbsound kbslideshow KB834694

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