Setting Profiles

[Jon MAxim]

Whenever I open a file or try to start a new PowerPoint presentation I get a
message saying "Set profiles first, please" and then have to click "OK". I
have looked in the PowerPoint Help and in the Knowledgebase and can find no
mention of setting profiles. Any hints on how I can get rid of this message?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Jon Maxim]

Steve, Thanks for the idea but nothing in Add-ins. I'm wondering could there
be some macro that executes whenever you open a file? Where would I look for
automatic macros?

 

[Rudy]

Steve, Thanks for the idea but nothing in Add-ins. I'm wondering could there
be some macro that executes whenever you open a file? Where would I look for
automatic macros?

Unlike Word and Excel, PowerPoint has no way to fire off code in a PPT file
automatically. I don't think that's the problem.

Here's some code you can run to list the installed add-ins, including those that
don't show up in Tools, Addins:

What add-ins are loaded?
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00655.htm

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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
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I have the same problem... with nothing listed in addins. However, I
think the reference is to screen color profiles. In my case I suspect
that Gregtag Macbeth Eye-One is the culprit. If you have not yet
solved your problem perhaps you can let me know if you are using a
similar screen calibrator. Have you searched your hard drive for a
..ppa file? That would be a Powerpoint addin.

 

[RudyK2evy]

I received an e-mail response from GretagMacbeth. A one-line response
recommending deleting the program in Add/Remove. There goes the baby with
the bathwater.

I called on the phone (a little warm under the collar) and was surprised
that the Techie knew enough to confirm that Powerpoint "does no color
management." I asked him if it would not be a good idea to give the user an
option to opt out of supplying a projector profile. He said that they were
talking about that "just today." Hmmm.

Bottom line. Disabling the .ppa or deleting it is the way to go.

Thanks again for your comments.

Rudy