How do I stop a graphic from redrawing itself for each element?

[Timhogs]

On encountering a graphic while editing a Excel or PowerPoint document (or
presenting same in editing mode), very frequently the graphic gets redrawn at
least once for each object in the graphic. The result is that the program
gets locked up while the graphic flashes on the screen repeatedly. I have
seen (and had) this happen very frequently during meetings and reviews (fun
is having a General, a half-dozen Colonels, ten Program Managers, and fifty
engineers sit in a conference room for three minutes while you try to get to
the next slide). Is there a way to control this? Since I don't generate
many of the graphics, inserting only a specific type of graphic is not a
possibility.

 

[Mary Sauer]

Might look into a video/graphics driver update. Go to the manufacturer's web
site of your graphics card and look around.

Meanwhile; sliding down the acceleration might help. Take a look at the fourth
FAQ here, it is for Publisher but the it is the same for most graphic intensive
applications.
http://ed.mvps.org/Static.aspx?=Publisher/FAQs

 

[Timhogs]

I understand and appreciate the answer, but given the nature of the issue I'm
not sure I can apply it. The CPUs in the company conference rooms are too
frequently 'public" machines, which mean that the average user (like myself)
can't make changes to the configuration (wrong priveleges). But I'll give it
a shot on my desktop system.

 

[LVTravel]

On encountering a graphic while editing a Excel or PowerPoint document (or
presenting same in editing mode), very frequently the graphic gets redrawn
at
least once for each object in the graphic. The result is that the program
gets locked up while the graphic flashes on the screen repeatedly. I have
seen (and had) this happen very frequently during meetings and reviews
(fun
is having a General, a half-dozen Colonels, ten Program Managers, and
fifty
engineers sit in a conference room for three minutes while you try to get
to
the next slide). Is there a way to control this? Since I don't generate
many of the graphics, inserting only a specific type of graphic is not a
possibility.

I see that you are using editing mode instead of presenting mode when
actually showing the presentation. Why? Presentation mode is to present and
edit mode is to set up the project prior to the actual presentation. If you
are having to modify the presentation in front of people I would suspect
that you are probably using the wrong program to perform this "live" product
demonstration.

If you have the presentation in time before the presentation is to be given
have you tried to convert the (probably) vector graphic or graphics to a
resized and compact bit map graphic? This will save on the repeated redraws
even when doing the edit in front of people.

 

[Timhogs]

Not all links and embedded documents open properly in Presentation Mode. The
problem occurs in Excel as well.

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

On encountering a graphic while editing a Excel or PowerPoint document (or
presenting same in editing mode), very frequently the graphic gets redrawn at
least once for each object in the graphic.

Is transparency involved here? For example, is there a transparent image
above/below or as one of the objects in the graphics where this occurs?

 

[Timhogs]

Perhaps I should clarify that changing the hardware involved is not an
option; and in many cases neither is changing the graphics themselves. Given
what I've heard so far, I think the best thing to do is to report this to
Microsoft as a possible bug for their action.

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Perhaps I should clarify that changing the hardware involved is not an
option; and in many cases neither is changing the graphics themselves. Given
what I've heard so far, I think the best thing to do is to report this to
Microsoft as a possible bug for their action.

Probably not a bad idea, but I wouldn't expect a timely response.

The suggestions you've received here may help you solve the problem, or at least
work around it / learn what causes it so you can avoid it while you're waiting for
MS to fix it. If they can. It may be a graphics driver/hardware problem, in
which case there's nothing MS can do.