Help please :-)

[martinstillwell]

I've just had a PowerPoint presentation emailed to me. All downloaded ok.
When I double click to open it I get a flash of the PowerPoint front page
and then it doesn't open.
Going to 'Programmes' and double clicking on PowerPoint has the same effect.
How can I fix this please?
Thanks
Martin

 

[David M. Marcovitz]

This entry from the FAQ should fix you up:

Can't run slideshow / screen show won't start; Icon appears on task bar
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00426.htm

--David
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David M. Marcovitz
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/

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[martinstillwell]

Thanks for your advice Steve and David.
I'd already gone through the re-booting. There seems to be a conflict with
AOL so I rebooted and opened PowerPoint and the document I received before
opening AOL.
All good. Done the work I needed to do, but now I've opened AOL, emailed the
document, closed PowerPoint and tried re-opening it and I'm back with the
same problem. Not opening!
Searching for *.PCB found nothing by the way.
I have a similar problem with Word documents received as email. Download,
double click to open and the Word page appears briefly as with PowerPoint,
then nothing.
Thanks again.
Martin

 

[Austin Myers]

Try another email client. <g>

Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team