Microsoft KB Archive/278564

= &quot;Show Slide Animation While Browsing&quot; Option Is Not Saved with Presentation =

Article ID: 278564

Article Last Modified on 9/23/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q278564



SYMPTOMS
When you save a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation as a Web Page, and you click to select the Show slide animation while browsing check box in the Web Options dialog box, the check box is not selected when you next open the Web Options dialog box.

This behavior is different from earlier versions of PowerPoint.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs because PowerPoint is designed to not update a saved presentation (.ppt file) for any changes made when saving as a Web page. This design feature is to prevent unintended changes being made to the saved presentation when it is modified and then saved as a Web page.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, when you want PowerPoint to save a change to its saved state, use the Save or the Save As command on the File menu. The Web Options dialog box can be opened from either the Tools menu and the changes to the dialog box options will be saved as part of the saved presentation, or it can be opened from the Publish as Web Page dialog box, in which case changes to options will not be saved as part of the saved presentation. For examples of each case, follow these steps.

Example 1: PowerPoint Presentation Is Changed

 * 1) Start PowerPoint and use the default presentation.
 * 2) On the Tools menu, click Options.
 * 3) On the General tab, click Web Options.
 * 4) On the General tab, change the state of the Show slide animation while browsing check box.
 * 5) Click OK twice.
 * 6) Save the presentation, and then quit PowerPoint.
 * 7) Start PowerPoint.
 * 8) On the Tools menu, click Options.
 * 9) On the General tab, click Web Options.
 * 10) On the General tab, note that the state of the Show slide animation while browsing check box has remained changed.

Example 2: PowerPoint Presentation Is Not Changed

 * 1) Start PowerPoint and use the default presentation.
 * 2) On the File menu, click Save as Web Page.
 * 3) Click Publish.
 * 4) Click Web Options.
 * 5) On the General tab, change the state of the Show slide animation while browsing check box.
 * 6) In the Web Options dialog box, click OK.
 * 7) In the Publish as Web Page dialog box, click Cancel.
 * 8) Quit PowerPoint.
 * 9) Start PowerPoint.
 * 10) On the Tools menu, click Options.
 * 11) On the General tab, click Web Options.
 * 12) On the General tab, note that the state of the Show slide animation while browsing check box has not remained changed.

Additional query words: PPT2002 PPT prb PPT2003

Keywords: kbprb KB278564

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