Locked out of Change Animation

[Guetz]

I was working on a PPT presentation. In another window, a browser, I was
looking up some information. Something happened causing all of my windows to
close and the computer to shut down. This is a first for me on this
computer. When I booted back up and reopened the PPT presentation everything
seemed normal until I tried to edit animations. The change animation
commands are inactive. I can add a new animation and change its timing and
properties, but I can't change anything or even remove an existing animation.
Opening other PPT, I can edit those, just not the one that I was working on
when the shut down occurred. Something appears to be locked. What do I need
to do?

 

[Mabel]

Hi, Guetz.

I am not sure what version of PowerPoint. With a .PPT extension is sounds
like you are on PP 2003 or earlier. What version of Windows you are running,
but did you try going into Windows Recovery Center and recovering the file
from a previous date. This will set just that file back to a date that you
pick prior to the "crash and burn"!

I also liked Steve suggestion to copy and paste slides into new presentation
to see if that helps.

 

[ayb]

I had the exact same problem today and was searching until I got to
this post. Discussed solutions didn't work so I had to resort to my
favorite solution. I Closed PowerPoint and restarted the computer.
Works like magic.

 

[B M]

I had the same issue, until I realized I had to go to the Master Slide and then I could change/delete the animation.

 

[B M]

I had the same issue, until I realized I had to go to the Master Slide and then I could change/delete the animation.

I was working on a PPT presentation. In another window, a browser, I was
looking up some information. Something happened causing all of my windows to
close and the computer to shut down. This is a first for me on this
computer. When I booted back up and reopened the PPT presentation everything
seemed normal until I tried to edit animations. The change animation
commands are inactive. I can add a new animation and change its timing and
properties, but I cannot change anything or even remove an existing animation.
Opening other PPT, I can edit those, just not the one that I was working on
when the shut down occurred. Something appears to be locked. What do I need
to do?

On Thursday, February 11, 2010 11:12 AM Steve Rindsberg wrote:
It sounds as though your presentation may've been corrupted by the abrupt
computer shutdown. Bummer ...

If you do not have a lot of time in the presentation and it is easy to re-create
what you have already done, the most practical thing might be just to start over.

If you have got some time in it, though, first make a couple of copies of the
presentation file, then do any further surgery on the copies.

Try this for starters:

HTML "Round-tripping" to repair corruption
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00526.htm

Another thing to try is to start a new presentation based on the same template
as the problem presentation, then try to insert the slides from the problem one
into the new one.

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