Open PowerPoint presentation in different modes in Web browser (299824)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2000
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2002
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.

MORE INFORMATION

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:
  1. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
  2. Locate and click the following key in the registry:

    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PowerPoint.Show.8

  3. 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

  4. 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

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/9/2006
Keywords:kbslideshow kbopenfile kbhowto kbinfo kbpending KB299824
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