powerpoint issues

[Matt]

hi,

i was using powerpoint 2007 and was wondering why the typing (on the slides
in the body) was lagging. When i was typing, it didnt show what i wrote for a
second or two.

 

[Ute Simon]

i was using powerpoint 2007 and was wondering why the typing (on the

slides
in the body) was lagging. When i was typing, it didnt show what i wrote
for a
second or two.

Did you make sure your computer is meeting the system requirements? Every
computer gets slow, if you work at the lower limits of the memory. Was
there another application running in the background that needs a lot of CPU
capacity, e.g. Outlook downloading mails?

Best regards,
Ute

 

[Glen Millar]

Hi,

Ute has the answer.

In Aussie lingo we term it "as slow as rolling a drum of molasses up a
hill". Or at least we call it that in Queensland!

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Regards,

Glen Millar
Microsoft PPT MVP

Tutorials and PowerPoint animations at
www.pptworkbench.com

glen at pptworkbench dot com

Please tell us your PowerPoint / Windows version,
whether you are using vba, or
anything else relevant

 

[matt]

yes my cpu meets the system requirements.
Laptop
Pentium 4 HT Processor (3.2GHz)
768mb SDRAM
40GB HDD

Word and excel dont have any problems, its just powerpoint

 

[matt]

forgot....also, i defragment my cpu weekly, run virus scans etc regularly,
use the compress old files feature in xp and clean out my temp files. Also, i
clean my registry with a registry cleaner.

 

[Ute Simon]

yes my cpu meets the system requirements.

Laptop
Pentium 4 HT Processor (3.2GHz)
768mb SDRAM
40GB HDD

Hmmm, I have no idea? My computer gets slow sometimes, but I know it's an
old machine, so it's no wonder. Maybe one of the other readers here has an
idea?

Best regards,
Ute