why can't i package my presentation onto a rewritable cd?

[pam b]

When I try to use the 'package to cd' option when using Powerpoint 2003, it
will only work when I use a writeable cd, not a rewritable one. why? do I
need to format the cd somehow? and if so, how?

 

[PPTMagician]

Are you sure that CD writer supports CD-RW? Not all CD writers support all
writable CD formats. Can you write to a CD-RW with the software that can
with your PC outside of PowerPoint?

 

[David M. Marcovitz]

Try using packaging to a folder instead and then copy the contents of the
folder to the CD using your regular CD burning software.
--David

--
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.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/

 

[oam b]

if you mean my hardware, it is capable of writing onto rewritable disks.
have you used Powerpoint's Package to a cd before? and sorry - the rest of
your message is unclear.

 

[oam b]

won't that lose the functionability of 'package to cd', of the viewer that
allows you to view the presentation from that cd even using a computer that
doesnt have powerpoint, and make it very user friendly in that all that you
do is put the cd in and it runs?

 

[David M. Marcovitz]

I do not believe so.
--David

won't that lose the functionability of 'package to cd', of the viewer
that allows you to view the presentation from that cd even using a
computer that doesnt have powerpoint, and make it very user friendly
in that all that you do is put the cd in and it runs?

 

[oam b]

I dont see 'packaging to a folder' as an option anywhere. Can you guide me?

 

[David M. Marcovitz]

It's an option under Package for CD. This article discusses it:

http://www.soniacoleman.com/Tutorials/PowerPoint/package_for_cd.htm

--David

--
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.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/

 

[Sonia]

Go to File > Package for CD and then click on the "Copy to folder" button. When
complete, use your CD burning software and copy the **CONTENTS** of the folder
to the CD. DO NOT copy the folder itself.
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Sonia Coleman
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials
http://www.soniacoleman.com