PPT2000: Cannot View Web Page Using Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer 3.x

If you save your PowerPoint presentation as a Web page using the default save options, you will not be able to view the Web page using a Netscape Navigator browser or a Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.x browser.

When you save or publish a Web presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint, the file is saved in Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) format, which is optimized for Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later. This format provides the best fidelity, fastest performance, and smallest file size.

However, if your Web presentation will be viewed using any version of Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0, you can follow these steps to allow your presentation to be viewed by any browser:

1. On the File menu, click Save as Web Page, and then click Publish.
2. In the Publish as Web Page dialog box, click All browsers listed above (creates larger files).

NOTE: If you have any version of Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0:

• You first receive a warning page with the following text:
  This presentation contains content that your browser may not be able to show properly. This presentation was optimized for more recent versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer.
  
  If you would like to proceed anyway, click here.
  This page is included automatically when you create your Web site with PowerPoint.
• Animations, including slide transitions, are not supported (except animated GIF pictures).
• GIF pictures might not be animated if the presentation is saved with a Screen size setting of 640 x 480 or less. (On the Tools menu, click Options. Click Web Options on the General tab, and then click the Pictures tab.)
• The slide is not scaled to fit the Web browser window. It stays at a fixed screen resolution based on the Screen size setting that you selected when you published the presentation. (On the Tools menu, click Options. Click Web Options on the General tab, and then click the Pictures tab. Adjust the Screen size setting as necessary.)
• The presentation cannot be viewed in full-screen mode.
• You cannot open or close frames.
• The active slide title is not selected in the outline pane.
• The mouse does not highlight elements in the outline pane.
• Sounds and movies do not play.
• Some graphics will not look as good as they do in Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later.

The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

For more information about troubleshooting Web pages, click Microsoft PowerPoint Help on the Help menu, type troubleshoot web pages in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.