PPT2000: Animation Doesn't Play When Viewing Previous Slide

ID: Q197701

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft PowerPoint 2000

SYMPTOMS

While viewing your presentation in a slide show, if you select to view a previous slide that contains text, graphic animations, or narration, the text and graphics do not animate, and the narration does not play.

CAUSE

Microsoft PowerPoint only plays animations and narration when you advance to the slide.

WORKAROUND

Method 1: Return to the Previous Slide

If you want to repeat the animation or narration on a particular slide, return to the slide immediately before the slide containing the animation or narration, and then click to advance to the next slide.

If this slide is the first slide of the presentation, you can insert a hidden slide before it with its transition time set to 0 seconds, so that when you return or link to that slide, instead the "first" slide, the animations repeat normally when it automatically advances.

Method 2: Create a Macro to Reset the Slide Builds

In PowerPoint, you can create a macro to reset the builds on a specific slide. For additional information, please click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q222702 PPT2000: Sample Code to Reset the Builds on a Slide

MORE INFORMATION

Microsoft welcomes suggestions or comments about changes in functionality and product design. For more information about how to submit suggestions, please click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q114491 How to Contact the Microsoft Wish Program

Additional query words: builds animated picture textbox bullets slide transition fade back reverse ppt2000 9.00 ppt9 interactive settings action

Keywords : kbdta
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug