Microsoft KB Archive/115475

PPT: Alert When Opening Blank Presentation

PSS ID Number: Q115475 Article last modified on 05-16-1998

windows:3.0,4.0,4.0a,4.0c; macintosh:2.0

MACINTOSH 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 == Microsoft PowerPoint for the Macintosh, version 2.x == 

= SYMPTOMS =

When opening a blank presentation or starting PowerPoint, you may receive one of the following warning messages:

= CAUSE =

A default presentation is used when you start a new, blank presentation in PowerPoint. If the default presentation is from a previous version of PowerPoint, some versions of PowerPoint will give you a warning message.

The default presentation for PowerPoint for Windows is “DEFAULT.PPT”, without the quotation marks.

The default presentation for PowerPoint 2.0 for the Macintosh is “Default Format”, without the quotation marks.

= RESOLUTION =

To eliminate the message, you can either delete the default presentation file or convert it to the current version by opening it up and saving it out using the same name, replacing the older format file. For example:


 * 1) Start up PowerPoint.
 * 2) When you get the warning message choose to open up the file even though it is from an earlier version of PowerPoint.
 * 3) Without making any changes, save the presentation to the same directory (Windows) or folder (Macintosh) as the current default presentation and give it the same file name so that it overwrites the older format file.

Now when a blank presentation is opened in PowerPoint 4.0, the warning message will be gone.

Additional query words: 4.00 power point powerpnt macppt winppt 4.00a 4.00c 3.00 2.00 ====================================================================== Keywords : kberrmsg kbusage Version : windows:3.0,4.0,4.0a,4.0c; macintosh:2.0 Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS Hardware : MAC x86 Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.