Microsoft KB Archive/125871

Screen Saver Will Not Activate During Manual Slide Show

PSS ID Number: Q125871 Article last modified on 05-16-1998

windows:3.0,4.0,4.0a,4.0c

WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 3.0, 4.0, 4.0a, 4.0c == 

= SYMPTOMS =

If you run a slide show using manual advances, your screen saver will not start. This will happen even if you leave a slide on screen without moving your mouse for a very long time.

If you run a slide show using automatic or rehearsed timings, your screen saver will start at its designated time.

= CAUSE =

A Windows screen saver engages when there is no activity on the screen for a designated period. When you use manual advance in a slide show, the computer waits for your next mouse-click; the screen saver does not consider the screen inactive at this time.

NOTE: This does not apply to battery-saving features of laptops. If your laptop has a “powersaver” feature, your screen may go completely black or completely white a certain number of minutes into a slide show. If you want to disable the battery-saving feature on your laptop, please consult the documentation for your laptop.

Additional query words: 3.00 4.00 4.00a 4.00c manual timings macppt winppt ====================================================================== Keywords : kb3rdparty kbinterop kbusage Version : windows:3.0,4.0,4.0a,4.0c Platform : WINDOWS Hardware : x86 Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.