Graphic missing red x

[Ken Benson]

I'm getting Powerpoint files from someone else, and when I open them, some
of the graphics are missing. In place of a missing graphic, I see an empty
frame with a small red x in the upper left corner, the same kind of empty
frame you'll see if you view a web page but one of the pictures is missing.

You can see a screencap at www.pegtype.com/redxgraphic.jpg.

I know very little about Powerpoint. Is it possible to reference a graphic
instead of embedding it (like you can reference an external graphic in Quark
or just about any other desktop publishing app)? If the original author
referenced this graphic, how can I find out the name of the linked graphic?

TIA
Ken Benson

 

[Michael Koerner]

Here is a place to start
RED X instead of graphics
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00064.htm


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| I'm getting Powerpoint files from someone else, and when I open them, some
| of the graphics are missing. In place of a missing graphic, I see an empty
| frame with a small red x in the upper left corner, the same kind of empty
| frame you'll see if you view a web page but one of the pictures is
missing.
|
| You can see a screencap at www.pegtype.com/redxgraphic.jpg.
|
| I know very little about Powerpoint. Is it possible to reference a graphic
| instead of embedding it (like you can reference an external graphic in
Quark
| or just about any other desktop publishing app)? If the original author
| referenced this graphic, how can I find out the name of the linked
graphic?
|
| TIA
| Ken Benson
|
|
|
|

 

[John Wilson]

Hi Ken

As Michael indicates there is a problem that is not fully understood with
red x graphics in powerpoint.

However you can link to graphics and this will cause the red x if the link
cannot be made.

Amazingly there is no simple way to read the link path in powerpoint - you
will need to use a short piece of vba.

Paste this code into a module in the vba editor (alt f11 and insert module)
Return to powerpoint select a red x shape and run the macro "findlink"in
tools > macro
'-- code starts
Sub findlink()
With ActiveWindow.Selection.ShapeRange
MsgBox .LinkFormat.SourceFullName
End With
End Sub
'---ends

 

[John Wilson]

PS this is the bare bones of code with no error traps - if the selection is
not a link there will be an error!

 

[John Wilson]

Also you may be able to add a custom animation to the red x placeholder and
see the name (not the path)
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