Microsoft KB Archive/299824

= Open PowerPoint presentation in different modes in Web browser =

Article ID: 299824

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q299824



IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry



SUMMARY
When you view a Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) document in a Web browser and click a hyperlink that references a PowerPoint presentation, the presentation opens in slide show mode in the browser window. This article explains how to change this default so that you can open the presentation in a separate window or open the presentation for editing.



Edit Presentation in Web Browser
To edit the presentation in a Web browser, open the presentation in the default slide show mode, and then click Edit Slides on the Edit menu of the browser.

Change Default Mode of Opening Presentations
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

You can add a registry key that controls how a PowerPoint presentation is opened by a hyperlink or from the Address box in a Web browser. To do this, follow these steps:  Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe). Locate and click the following key in the registry:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PowerPoint.Show.8

 On the Edit menu, click Add Value, and then add the following registry value:

Value name: BrowserFlags

Data type: REG_DWORD

Radix: click Hexadecimal

Value data: a

 Quit Registry Editor.

The value of a causes the presentation to be opened in edit mode. The value of 8 causes the presentation to be opened in a new window in show mode. The value of 0 or the absence of this registry key causes the presentation to be opened in the browser window in show mode.

For additional information about opening presentations in a browser, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

148897 PPT97: Presentations Do Not Open with Web Browser

Additional query words: OFF2000

Keywords: kbslideshow kbopenfile kbhowto kbinfo kbpending KB299824

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