Powerpoint will not work

[cabinboy]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel

I'm new to Mac. I made a pp presentation that is 1.06 G. It's loaded with pictures. I have problems with powerpoint opening. Some days it opens but on most days it will not. After 4-5 minutes, it just times out.

Any suggestion on what I did wrong?

I've never had a problem using powerpoint before but it could be because my presentation is too big.

I can find anything that states the office mac powerpoint presentation can only hold so many MGs or Gs. Does anyone know?

Should I scrap Office Mac and get I-works and KeyNote since I am using a MAC?

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel

I'm new to Mac. I made a pp presentation that is 1.06 G. It's loaded with pictures.

I have problems with powerpoint opening. Some days it opens but on most days it will
not. After 4-5 minutes, it just times out.

Any suggestion on what I did wrong?

It's hard to say w/o knowing how many pictures are included, but most likely the
pictures themselves are far too big. If they came directly from, say, a digital
camera, it's almost certain that they are.

For most purposes, you don't need images over 1024x768, and that's for full-screen
images; images that take up less of the slide can be smaller still.

I've never had a problem using powerpoint before but it could be because my presentation is too big.

I can find anything that states the office mac powerpoint presentation can only

hold so many MGs or Gs. Does anyone know?

Should I scrap Office Mac and get I-works and KeyNote since I am using a MAC?

================================================
Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
================================================

 

[Mark]

Thanks Steve,

I have 288 photos over 140 slides. Most of the photos are old family photographs that were taken 5-25 years ago. All of those are photos are non-digital photos that I had to scan into the presentation. I was doing a 25 year anniversary presentation. I realize that the number of photos are high but I thought that did not matter but it was just the size of the memory space the photos took up. The presentation is 22 minutes long and I have 5 songs added from itunes. I guess, I stumped that the presentation will open one day but the next time I try it will not.

(Leopard) > Processor: Intel > > I'm new to Mac. I made a pp presentation
that is 1.06 G. It's loaded with pictures. I have problems with powerpoint
opening. Some days it opens but on most days it will not. After 4-5 minutes,
it just times out. > > Any suggestion on what I did wrong?





It's hard to say w/o knowing how many pictures are included, but most
likely the pictures themselves are far too big. If they came directly
from, say, a digital camera, it's almost certain that they are.





For most purposes, you don't need images over 1024x768, and that's for
full-screen images; images that take up less of the slide can be smaller
still.







my presentation is too big. > > I can find anything that states the office
mac powerpoint presentation can only hold so many MGs or Gs. Does anyone
know? > > Should I scrap Office Mac and get I-works and KeyNote since
I am using a MAC?








================================================ Steve Rindsberg, PPT
MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Thanks Steve,

I have 288 photos over 140 slides. Most of the photos are old family photographs that

were taken 5-25 years ago. All of those are photos are non-digital photos that I had to
scan into the presentation. I was doing a 25 year anniversary presentation. I realize that
the number of photos are high but I thought that did not matter but it was just the size of
the memory space the photos took up.

That's more or less the case but we still don't know how much that is.
How large are the photos (in pixels)?
Again if they're much over 1024x768, that could well be the problem.

The presentation is 22 minutes long and I have 5 songs added from itunes. I guess, I
stumped that the presentation will open one day but the next time I try it will not.

(Leopard) > Processor: Intel > > I'm new to Mac. I made a pp presentation
that is 1.06 G. It's loaded with pictures. I have problems with powerpoint
opening. Some days it opens but on most days it will not. After 4-5 minutes,
it just times out. > > Any suggestion on what I did wrong?

It's hard to say w/o knowing how many pictures are included, but most
likely the pictures themselves are far too big. If they came directly
from, say, a digital camera, it's almost certain that they are.

For most purposes, you don't need images over 1024x768, and that's for
full-screen images; images that take up less of the slide can be smaller
still.

my presentation is too big. > > I can find anything that states the office
mac powerpoint presentation can only hold so many MGs or Gs. Does anyone
know? > > Should I scrap Office Mac and get I-works and KeyNote since
I am using a MAC?

================================================ Steve Rindsberg, PPT
MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================

================================================
Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
================================================