Microsoft KB Archive/226781

= PPT2000: Error: "PowerPoint can't save files of this type to the specified location" When Exporting Slides =

Article ID: 226781

Article Last Modified on 11/30/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q226781



SYMPTOMS
You may receive the following error when you export slides from Microsoft PowerPoint.

PowerPoint can't save files of this type to the specified location.



CAUSE
This error is generated when you export slides to an Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) or File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server. The following file formats may generate the error:
 * PowerPoint Animation PPA
 * Portable Network Graphic PNG
 * JPEG File Interchange Format JPG
 * Graphics Interchange Format GIF
 * Windows Metafile WMF
 * Rich Text Format RTF
 * Tagged Image File Format TIF

PowerPoint does not support saving the previous file formats to an HTTP or FTP location.



WORKAROUND
To workaround this problem, save these file formats to the local hard drive, or to a network drive using the UNC naming convention. Then, copy them to an FTP or HTTP server using Web Folders in Windows Explorer.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft PowerPoint 2000.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information about Web Publishing Wizard or web folders, click Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Help on the Help menu, type Create a Web Folder in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

Additional query words: PPT2K PPT2000 PPT POWERPNT 2000 PPT9 9.0

Keywords: kbbug kbweb kbpending kbgraphic KB226781

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