Animated diagrams in a presentation do not play as expected in PowerPoint 2003 Viewer (827747)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 Viewer to show a presentation that contains animated diagrams, the diagrams do not appear animated.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because animated diagrams are not supported in the PowerPoint 2003 Viewer.

WORKAROUND

Use one of the following methods to work around this problem.

Method 1: Use PowerPoint 2003 to View the Presentation

Package the PowerPoint 2003 presentation without the PowerPoint 2003 Viewer and use the presentation only on computers that have PowerPoint 2003 installed.

Method 2: Use a Browser to View the Presentation

Save the PowerPoint 2003 presentation as a Web page so that the animations can be viewed by using Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.0 or later.

To save a PowerPoint presentation as a Web page and view the animations in Internet Explorer, follow these steps:
  1. Open the presentation that you want to save.
  2. Click File, and then click Save as Web Page.
  3. Name the presentation, and then save it as an .mht file.

    Note You can also change the name of the presentation. To do so, click the Change Title button in the Save As window.
  4. To save to your computer click Save.
  5. To publish the presentation to a Web page, follow these steps:
    1. Click Publish.
    2. In the Publish as Web Page dialog box, in the Publish what section, click to select the Complete presentation check box.
    3. In the Publish a copy as section, in the File name box, type the full path of the Web page and the file name that you want to use.
    4. Click Publish.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/12/2006
Keywords:kbView kbslideshow kbAnimation kbprb KB827747 kbAudEndUser
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