HELP HELP!! 2003 to 2007 back to 2003

[Pam]

HELP!

My son designed pp presentation in 2003...sent them over to me (I have 2007)
to add a block of text to it -and then I saved it in 2007 and sent it back -
the falsh doesn't work on his end.

So I resaved it from the 2007 file I saved back to a 2003 comp version and
sent it back over to him - still doesn't work.

How do I make sure the flash will work if he sends me the 2003 v - I save it
to a 2003 v - and send it back to him??

Please help asap - of course he needed this yesterday

Pam

 

[Echo S]

Usually if you save the file, in PPT 2007, as a 97-2003 file format (*.PPT),
the Flash will then work when opened in PPT 2003.

 

[Pam]

that's what I thought as well - but the flash isn't working when he opens
it..

here's the way it went - he designed it in 2003 .. he sent it to me, I
opened it in 2007, saved it in 2007 and sent it back to him - didn't work.
So I went back in and saved the now 2007 ppt back to 2003 and resent it to
him - still didn't work.

any ideas?

Usually if you save the file, in PPT 2007, as a 97-2003 file format
(*.PPT), the Flash will then work when opened in PPT 2003.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

HELP!

My son designed pp presentation in 2003...sent them over to me (I have
2007) to add a block of text to it -and then I saved it in 2007 and sent
it back - the falsh doesn't work on his end.

So I resaved it from the 2007 file I saved back to a 2003 comp version
and sent it back over to him - still doesn't work.

How do I make sure the flash will work if he sends me the 2003 v - I save
it to a 2003 v - and send it back to him??

Please help asap - of course he needed this yesterday

Pam

 

[Echo S]

Saving as 2007 shouldn't matter, but it seems it does in your case.

I would try reopening the 2003 file, making your changes, and re-saving as
2003 format.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

that's what I thought as well - but the flash isn't working when he opens
it..

here's the way it went - he designed it in 2003 .. he sent it to me, I
opened it in 2007, saved it in 2007 and sent it back to him - didn't work.
So I went back in and saved the now 2007 ppt back to 2003 and resent it to
him - still didn't work.

any ideas?

Usually if you save the file, in PPT 2007, as a 97-2003 file format
(*.PPT), the Flash will then work when opened in PPT 2003.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

HELP!

My son designed pp presentation in 2003...sent them over to me (I have
2007) to add a block of text to it -and then I saved it in 2007 and sent
it back - the falsh doesn't work on his end.

So I resaved it from the 2007 file I saved back to a 2003 comp version
and sent it back over to him - still doesn't work.

How do I make sure the flash will work if he sends me the 2003 v - I
save it to a 2003 v - and send it back to him??

Please help asap - of course he needed this yesterday

Pam

 

[Pam]

did that too ... it did manage to save the first flash on the first page -
but the flash on the last page - don't know where that went - it didn't save
it....SO frustrating.....

had to end up saving the last slide with the flash - send just that page
back over to my son, then he copied that last page of correct formating into
his original pp and then put the flash back in that last page...he then
emailed it to me to make sure it worked - it did...have no clue why that
flash wouldn't work from my end...

but thanks for holding my hand

Pam

Saving as 2007 shouldn't matter, but it seems it does in your case.

I would try reopening the 2003 file, making your changes, and re-saving as
2003 format.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

that's what I thought as well - but the flash isn't working when he opens
it..

here's the way it went - he designed it in 2003 .. he sent it to me, I
opened it in 2007, saved it in 2007 and sent it back to him - didn't
work. So I went back in and saved the now 2007 ppt back to 2003 and
resent it to him - still didn't work.

any ideas?

Usually if you save the file, in PPT 2007, as a 97-2003 file format
(*.PPT), the Flash will then work when opened in PPT 2003.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx


HELP!

My son designed pp presentation in 2003...sent them over to me (I have
2007) to add a block of text to it -and then I saved it in 2007 and
sent it back - the falsh doesn't work on his end.

So I resaved it from the 2007 file I saved back to a 2003 comp version
and sent it back over to him - still doesn't work.

How do I make sure the flash will work if he sends me the 2003 v - I
save it to a 2003 v - and send it back to him??

Please help asap - of course he needed this yesterday

Pam

 

[Echo S]

Sorry it ended up being so difficult, but I'm glad to hear you got it worked
out.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

did that too ... it did manage to save the first flash on the first page -
but the flash on the last page - don't know where that went - it didn't
save it....SO frustrating.....

had to end up saving the last slide with the flash - send just that page
back over to my son, then he copied that last page of correct formating
into his original pp and then put the flash back in that last page...he
then emailed it to me to make sure it worked - it did...have no clue why
that flash wouldn't work from my end...

but thanks for holding my hand

Pam

Saving as 2007 shouldn't matter, but it seems it does in your case.

I would try reopening the 2003 file, making your changes, and re-saving
as 2003 format.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

that's what I thought as well - but the flash isn't working when he
opens it..

here's the way it went - he designed it in 2003 .. he sent it to me, I
opened it in 2007, saved it in 2007 and sent it back to him - didn't
work. So I went back in and saved the now 2007 ppt back to 2003 and
resent it to him - still didn't work.

any ideas?


Usually if you save the file, in PPT 2007, as a 97-2003 file format
(*.PPT), the Flash will then work when opened in PPT 2003.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx


HELP!

My son designed pp presentation in 2003...sent them over to me (I have
2007) to add a block of text to it -and then I saved it in 2007 and
sent it back - the falsh doesn't work on his end.

So I resaved it from the 2007 file I saved back to a 2003 comp version
and sent it back over to him - still doesn't work.

How do I make sure the flash will work if he sends me the 2003 v - I
save it to a 2003 v - and send it back to him??

Please help asap - of course he needed this yesterday

Pam

 

[Pam]

well, it's not working - I've tried all the choices available to save it in
in v2007 - but it just won't work when I send it as an email -

anyone here feel like looking at the ppt to see if they can see the flash or
why its not working?

Pam

Sorry it ended up being so difficult, but I'm glad to hear you got it
worked out.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

did that too ... it did manage to save the first flash on the first
page - but the flash on the last page - don't know where that went - it
didn't save it....SO frustrating.....

had to end up saving the last slide with the flash - send just that page
back over to my son, then he copied that last page of correct formating
into his original pp and then put the flash back in that last page...he
then emailed it to me to make sure it worked - it did...have no clue why
that flash wouldn't work from my end...

but thanks for holding my hand

Pam

Saving as 2007 shouldn't matter, but it seems it does in your case.

I would try reopening the 2003 file, making your changes, and re-saving
as 2003 format.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx


that's what I thought as well - but the flash isn't working when he
opens it..

here's the way it went - he designed it in 2003 .. he sent it to me, I
opened it in 2007, saved it in 2007 and sent it back to him - didn't
work. So I went back in and saved the now 2007 ppt back to 2003 and
resent it to him - still didn't work.

any ideas?


Usually if you save the file, in PPT 2007, as a 97-2003 file format
(*.PPT), the Flash will then work when opened in PPT 2003.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx


HELP!

My son designed pp presentation in 2003...sent them over to me (I
have 2007) to add a block of text to it -and then I saved it in 2007
and sent it back - the falsh doesn't work on his end.

So I resaved it from the 2007 file I saved back to a 2003 comp
version and sent it back over to him - still doesn't work.

How do I make sure the flash will work if he sends me the 2003 v - I
save it to a 2003 v - and send it back to him??

Please help asap - of course he needed this yesterday

Pam

 

[Echo S]

The SWF should embed when you save the file as a 97-2003 format in PPT 2007,
but maybe it's not for some weird reason. Try putting the SWF and the PPT
file in the same folder and then inserting the SWF. So the path to it will
be the same as the folder the PPT file is in.

Then send both the PPT file and the SWF in the email and tell the user to
save them both onto their harddrive (into the same folder -- desktop or My
Documents should work fine).

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

well, it's not working - I've tried all the choices available to save it
in in v2007 - but it just won't work when I send it as an email -

anyone here feel like looking at the ppt to see if they can see the flash
or why its not working?

Pam

Sorry it ended up being so difficult, but I'm glad to hear you got it
worked out.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

did that too ... it did manage to save the first flash on the first
page - but the flash on the last page - don't know where that went - it
didn't save it....SO frustrating.....

had to end up saving the last slide with the flash - send just that page
back over to my son, then he copied that last page of correct formating
into his original pp and then put the flash back in that last page...he
then emailed it to me to make sure it worked - it did...have no clue why
that flash wouldn't work from my end...

but thanks for holding my hand

Pam
Saving as 2007 shouldn't matter, but it seems it does in your case.

I would try reopening the 2003 file, making your changes, and re-saving
as 2003 format.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx


that's what I thought as well - but the flash isn't working when he
opens it..

here's the way it went - he designed it in 2003 .. he sent it to me, I
opened it in 2007, saved it in 2007 and sent it back to him - didn't
work. So I went back in and saved the now 2007 ppt back to 2003 and
resent it to him - still didn't work.

any ideas?


Usually if you save the file, in PPT 2007, as a 97-2003 file format
(*.PPT), the Flash will then work when opened in PPT 2003.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx


HELP!

My son designed pp presentation in 2003...sent them over to me (I
have 2007) to add a block of text to it -and then I saved it in 2007
and sent it back - the falsh doesn't work on his end.

So I resaved it from the 2007 file I saved back to a 2003 comp
version and sent it back over to him - still doesn't work.

How do I make sure the flash will work if he sends me the 2003 v - I
save it to a 2003 v - and send it back to him??

Please help asap - of course he needed this yesterday

Pam