Powerpoint 2004 audio links disappeared

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k_popper - 18 Jan 2006 19:59 GMT

I use Powerpoint 2004 in my lab to run experiments. The presentations consist of slides with pictures and linked audio files.

I haven't moved the files or changed anything, but for the second time now, the audio links have disappeared. The first time I just redid the links, but it happened again (after working for 5 months or so). I have no idea what's going on

Any suggestions

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Steve Rindsberg - 19 Jan 2006 03:11 GMT

> I use Powerpoint 2004 in my lab to run experiments. The presentations consist of slides with pictures and linked audio files.
>
> I haven't moved the files or changed anything, but for the second time now, the audio links have disappeared. The first time I just redid the links, but it

happened again (after working for 5 months or so). I have no idea what's going
on.

> Any suggestions?

Any chance you started the presentation differently?
Doubleclicking a PowerPoint file's icon vs starting PPT and choosing the file
from the "most Recently Used menu for example?

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Jim Gordon MVP - 19 Jan 2006 05:17 GMT

Hi Popper,

This is a long shot, but try saving the presentation as a web page. Then
look in the folder that was created and see whether or not the sound
files got copied into the folder.

Another long shot is to save the presentation as a PowerPoint package.
Again, see whether or not the sound files were saved.

Let us know the results.

Thanks.

-Jim

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k_popper - 23 Jan 2006 18:55 GMT

Thank you for your suggestions. Since I posted this email we talked to some researchers in Konstanz who abandoned Powerpoint 2004 because of problems they've been having.

We decided to follow their lead and we are going to switch to another version of Powerpoint

Kare

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Powerpoint 2004 audio links disappeared