You cannot see all frames of an animation, transition, or movie in PowerPoint 2002 or PowerPoint 2003 (285433)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2002
This article was previously published under Q285433

SYMPTOMS

When you are in Presenter view in Microsoft PowerPoint, you may be able to see only a small percentage of the frames in an animation, transition, or movie.

However, the slide show is still displayed correctly.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs because animations, transitions, and movies are not refreshed in Presenter view as often as they are in the actual slide show. PowerPoint minimizes the additional processor resources required by Presenter view so that more power is available to process the slide show features.

WORKAROUND

To work around this issue, reduce the processing power required to display your slide show. To do this, try using different performance settings in the Set Up Show dialog box:
  1. On the Slide Show menu, click Set Up Show.
  2. In the Slide show resolution box, select a lower resolution. For example, if the setting is currently 800x600, click 640x480.
  3. Click OK.

    NOTE: You may also want to click to select the Use hardware graphics acceleration check box if your hardware supports it.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

In addition to the methods described in the "Workaround" section, you may also want to consider the following methods:
  • Change the formatting and content of your presentation to use less processor-intensive animations, transitions, and motion clips.
  • Display your presentation on a computer that has more processing power, such as a more powerful CPU or display adapter.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/3/2004
Keywords:kbframe kbAnimation kbslideshow kbprb kbnofix KB285433 kbAudEndUser
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