mouse wheel scrolling slide itself - not between slides

[John Smith]

Hi, i have an issue with some powerpoint slides. I am finding that when I
use the mouse scroll wheel, it scrolls through the slides, but with some
slides it actually moves the slide itself. So scrolling on the problematic
slide itself moves the slide up/down instead of moving to the next slide. It
only moves to the next slide when you scroll a sufficient number of times.

There must be something miscofigured in the powerpoint itself, and I can't
figure it out. All slides are the same size.

Any help appreciated.

JS

 

[John Smith]

note, this is when viewing the slide in normal mode

thanks for any help

 

[David Marcovitz]

Hi, i have an issue with some powerpoint slides. I am finding that when I
use the mouse scroll wheel, it scrolls through the slides, but with some
slides it actually moves the slide itself. So scrolling on the problematic
slide itself moves the slide up/down instead of moving to the next slide. It
only moves to the next slide when you scroll a sufficient number of times.

There must be something miscofigured in the powerpoint itself, and I can't
figure it out. All slides are the same size.

Any help appreciated.

JS

There is probably something off the viewable area of the slide that is
causing PowerPoint to require some scrolling. Try zooming out to see if
anything is out there. Alternatively, click on an object in the slide and
keep hitting TAB to select each object on the slide. Eventually, you should
get to an object that is off the slide. If it is not needed, delete it. If
it is needed, either put up with it or move it to the viewable area of the
slide (possibly behind something else so you can't see it).
--David

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David M. Marcovitz
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
Associate Professor, Loyola University Maryland

 

[John Wilson]

Most likely cause John is an object placed well off the slide. Maybe it has
no fill / line and cannot be seen. Zoom right out and hit ctrl A see if
anything shows up.

 

[John Smith]

Thanks for the help. That is most likely the problem - object extends beyond
the slide.

Cheers