Of course, I CAN"T save PowerPoint (it won't let me) in any form. And I'm stuck. If I close the presentation, I lose the work I've done.
I have found, by process of elimination, that it oftentimes comes down to one image that PowerPoint cannot or won't save.
The thing I hate is that PowerPoint doesn't offer any clues or help as to which image it is that it has a problem with. As others have said, going through tens or hundreds of slides to find the right image is a colossal waste of time, and a very aggravating
experience. No doubt computers have been broken in frustration over the ineptitude of PowerPoint's program design for this "feature."
The even more frustrating thing is that the same image was easily, effortlessly, willingly saved by PowerPoint earlier. Why the sudden problem with an image that has been saved, displayed/viewed without issue before?
ARGH!!!!
So, what is the workaround? Save after insertion of every image? This sounds like a necessary evil (but is it really, Microsoft?), but what happens when you copy slides from one presentation (that saved without issue) to another, only to find that PowerPoint
has a problem (that it can't/won't solve) and suddenly we're back to wondering 'which image is it that's tripping this #@&#@! up? Argh!!!
That's what I just now encountered. I've included images below that chronicle the process.
The solution for me was to start with a new Ppt, then paste one slide at a time, saving after each one, until I found the slide that caused the Ppt error message. Then I tested each image to discover that they all caused the Ppt error message. I decided
to eliminate all but one image on the culprit slide, and Ppt still wouldn't save it. Then I right-clicked the lone image, selected "Save as picture", which I did. Lastly, I deleted the picture, inserted the identical picture I just saved, and finally Ppt agreed
to save the presentation.
What was it about the image that Ppt couldn't save this time, though it saved it every time prior?
What was it about the image that Ppt couldn't save this time, though it saved it every time prior?
And why can't Ppt lend a little help here, such as pointing out the location of the offending image(s)?
Please help. The unpredictability of PowerPoint makes using it a precarious and stressful experience. And that stinks, because there is enough in life trying to stress me out without having a program like PowerPoint add to it.
Thanks for any solutions you can provide.
Tim
1) Original slide, copied from another of my presentations (it had worked fine for many saves until suddenly Ppt didn't like it anymore). I copied it to a new presentation (notice it is the only slide in preview pane) so as to reduce all variables. PowerPoint
won't save the slide, finding something it cannot fix or has a distaste for:
2) Tried saving the slide without any images. No problem. It's obviously one of the images that's causing the problem for PowerPoint.
3) I eliminate all images but one, and all text. Nope, PowerPoint still ain't happy. Argh! The image, btw, is a small jpg I made in Photoshop.
4) I right-click on the image and select "Save as picture".
5) After saving the picture, I deleted the one on the slide, then Inserted the saved picture. Now Ppt is happy and saves the presentation. What was it about the previous picture that it didn't like?