PresentIt Macro Leaves ~Present.rtf in Temp Directory (114743)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0a
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0c
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q114743 SYMPTOMS
After you run the PresentIt macro in Word, a file named ~present.rtf
remains in the \Windows\Temp folder.
In Word 6.0, the PresentIt macro is located in Convert.dot. In Word
6.0a, the macro is located in Present.dot.
Note that this problem does not occur in Word 97 because Word does not have
a PresentIt macro. To run the PresentIt feature in Word 97, point to Send
To on the File menu, and click Microsoft PowerPoint.
CAUSE
This behavior occurs by design. The PresentIt macro exports a Word outline
to Microsoft PowerPoint. To do this, the macro saves a rich text format
(.rtf) file and then starts PowerPoint such that the .rtf file opens
automatically. Once PowerPoint has finished opening the file, the temporary
file can be deleted.
Because there is no definitive way to determine when PowerPoint has started
and opened the .rtf file, the macro cannot delete the file.
REFERENCES
The "Supplied Macros" topic in the Readme.hlp file that comes with Word
6.x.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/16/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbtemplate KB114743 |
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