Powerpoint file accesses the web, how, where, what, why ?

[clea]

OK, using a combination of advices from here, I pared down the file until I
found just the one picture that is "phoning home". It does it when I open
the .ppt from the hard drive, does not rely on outlook at all. Apparently
when I opened the big file from the hard drive, it only displayed the first
page, and did not "run" any of the later pages, but when I opened it from
Outlook, it would "run" the later pages upon first opening it.
I think it is a .jpg. Can you embed automatic stuff inside a .jpg?
Anyhoo, I will email this to Steve, thanks for looking at it.

 

[clea]

Correct, it opens IN powerpoint.
Glad I got you hooked, maybe you will figure it out!!!
I'm assuming you have a firewall that will alert you, and that you have not
already given powerpoint permission to access the 'net. I use Kerio, and it
has an admin page where i can delete items from having permission.

 

[clea]

Steve may be too humble to brag, but he found the link after a bit of super
sleuthing.
I can't explain the intracies of it, but he made a sort of demo on his
website to demonstrate how I got confused by this.
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00613.htm
The good news is that it appears accidental and innoccuous (not spying.)
The bad news is that I wasted several hours of Steve's time.
The good news is that maybe Steve learned something new.

You really should browse Steve's website. It appears quite simple on first
glance, but there is a WEALTH of information under the surface. The PPT
Advanced Search may help you find what you want on his site, it is a few
paragraphs down here:
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/

Thanks Steve!

 

[Kathy J]

Clea:
You have just learned one of the most important lessons in PPT: Steve's site
will have the answer. If it doesn't, he'll add it when he finds it. Doesn't
matter the problem, long as it is related to PPT he'll provide information
on it. He's my hero!

--
Kathryn Jacobs, Microsoft MVP PowerPoint and OneNote
Author of Kathy Jacobs on PowerPoint - Available now from Holy Macro! Books
Get PowerPoint answers at http://www.powerpointanswers.com
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I believe life is meant to be lived. But:
if we live without making a difference, it makes no difference that we lived

Steve may be too humble to brag, but he found the link after a bit of super
sleuthing.
I can't explain the intracies of it, but he made a sort of demo on his
website to demonstrate how I got confused by this.
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00613.htm
The good news is that it appears accidental and innoccuous (not spying.)
The bad news is that I wasted several hours of Steve's time.
The good news is that maybe Steve learned something new.

You really should browse Steve's website. It appears quite simple on first
glance, but there is a WEALTH of information under the surface. The PPT
Advanced Search may help you find what you want on his site, it is a few
paragraphs down here:
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/

Thanks Steve!