Echo
Thu Oct 09 00:00:17 CDT 2008
Sorry, I don't know anything about the music and the PDFs.
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Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007?
http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit
http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx
"JoanInGA" <JoanInGA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8613EF72-83F5-486A-956F-5D47CFB3D563@microsoft.com...
> Hmmmm . . . very interesting. I do believe you have hit the nail on the
> head! I draged the entire folder onto my CD burner, not just the
> contents.
> I had never tried that method before so I was not familiar with it. But
> yes,
> I did include the viewer so that it would run on any PC. Your solution
> has
> also helped me to know how to burn to a DVD in my new laptop, since PP
> doesn't provide for DVD burning. Thanks for helping with this. Did you
> notice my post about "Linked Music IN PP Stops when Linked PDF files open
> in
> PowerPoint?" It was two posts above this one. I havn't received any
> replies
> on that one so maybe there's no way to make it work.
>
> Joan
>
> "Echo S" wrote:
>
>> Are you burning the folder to the CD? You need to burn the *contents* of
>> the
>> folder, not the folder itself. Just the contents, so they're "loose" on
>> the
>> CD.
>>
>> Did you opt to include the Viewer when you package for CD in 2007?
>>
>> --
>> Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com
>> What's new in PPT 2007?
http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
>> Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
>> PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit
http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx
>>
>>
>> "JoanInGA" <JoanInGA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:1964E3F9-6950-4651-B6D3-F832F1C157A8@microsoft.com...
>> > Michael,
>> >
>> > First, thank you for trying to help. Thought I would pass this on to
>> > you
>> > for reference. I have tried every which way to write a CD in PP 2007
>> > that
>> > opens immediately in full screen mode when you insert the CD. I tried
>> > the
>> > method you mentioned and the results were the same. When I ran the CD
>> > it
>> > opened in a file. I had to click on the presentation and then it
>> > opened
>> > in
>> > PowerPoint instead of the full screen/viewer mode. I tried it a couple
>> > of
>> > times, then tried writing to the CD again, without success. In total
>> > frustration, I installed my old PP 2003 disc and used it exactly as I
>> > had
>> > always done. I used the package for CD and wrote directly to the CD
>> > from
>> > PowerPoint. I put it in the player and, presto!!! It opened in full
>> > screen
>> > mode without a hitch and ran perfectly! I am convinced that there is a
>> > problem in PP 2007. Who can I write to at Microsoft about this issue?
>> > Thank
>> > you.
>> >
>> > "Michael Koerner" wrote:
>> >
>> >> To be honest, I have never used the copy to CD option direct. I've
>> >> always
>> >> used the copy to folder and then burnt the files to the CD. Only
>> >> because
>> >> I've heard stories using just the copy to CD option where links
>> >> break,
>> >> and
>> >> all files not copied to the CD
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Michael Koerner
>> >> MS MVP - PowerPoint
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "JoanInGA" <JoanInGA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:881BDBFE-8512-4597-8F4A-D37E32BD75DC@microsoft.com...
>> >> Thank you, I will try that. I have been using the Publish option and
>> >> selecting the Copy to CD option, which I thought should accomplish
>> >> the
>> >> same
>> >> thing with fewer steps. Are you saying that the Copy to CD does not
>> >> work
>> >> the same as copying to a folder?
>> >>
>> >> "Michael Koerner" wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > It works the same way as 2003. Use the Publish option and select the
>> >> > copy
>> >> > to
>> >> > folder option, then burn all the created files to your CD
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > Michael Koerner
>> >> > MS MVP - PowerPoint
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "JoanInGA" <JoanInGA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> > news:0CD9B4E0-7382-4CA1-94CB-80C838E6C3D3@microsoft.com...
>> >> > In PP 2003 when you used the pack and go for CD's the burned CD
>> >> > would
>> >> > outo-run, opening in FULL SCREEN, as soon as you popped it into the
>> >> > CD
>> >> > drive.
>> >> > I can't seem to make the 2007 Package for CD act the same way.
>> >> > Instead,
>> >> > when you pop the recorded CD into the drive it opens in the explorer
>> >> > window
>> >> > and you have to make a selection. This does not work for my
>> >> > purposes.
>> >> > I
>> >> > am
>> >> > using it as a handout/mailer and need it to run immediately. Also,
>> >> > only
>> >> > a
>> >> > couple of the files actually burned to the CD. It was a new CD-R.
>> >> > I
>> >> > tried
>> >> > it on another cd from my new vist laptop and it copied ok but did
>> >> > not
>> >> > outrun.
>> >> > ANy help would be appreciated. See second post for another PP 2007
>> >> > problem.
>> >> > Thanks
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
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