PowerPoint 2000 Frequently Asked Questions

• Top Issues with PowerPoint 2000
• General Questions about PowerPoint 2000
• Printing with PowerPoint 2000
• Online Broadcasting with PowerPoint 2000
• Programming with PowerPoint 2000

Top Issues with PowerPoint 2000

Why do I receive an error message when I insert a clip image into a document or presentation?

Why am I receiving an error message when I start PowerPoint that states PowerPoint could not open a Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) project?

Why am I receiving an error message stating that "there isn't enough memory" or "unable to open" when I insert an organization chart?

Why do I receive an "unexpected error occurred - I/O Error" error message when I click Open on the File menu?

Why does my computer stop responding when I click a shortcut to PowerPoint on the Windows Start menu?

Why do I receive an "Installer terminated prematurely" error message when I attempt to install Office 2000?

I am receiving Invalid Page Faults, General Protection Faults, illegal instruction errors, and other unexpected behavior. How can I troubleshoot this?

How do I publish a Web document to a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) site?

I am unable to insert QuickTime movies, but I receive an error message saying that QuickTime is not installed properly. How can I insert a QuickTime movie?

When I open my presentation, there are red "X"s in place of my graphics. How do I get my graphics back?

I receive an error message when I attempt to insert a movie from a selected file. How can I insert the movie and not receive the error message?

How do I make 35 mm slides out of my presentation?

Why are my page numbers in the wrong order?

Why don't my flash animations build correctly?

Why can't I send my presentation to Pack and Go?

How can I modify my default presentation template?

Can I password protect my PowerPoint presentations?

How do I view my presentation on two screens?

Can I put my presentations on a CD-ROM?

Printing with PowerPoint 2000

Why does my printer run out of memory?

Can I use Pantone colors?

Why am I receiving the following error when printing:

• "The printer isn't responding?"
• "The printer does not exist or is unavailable?"
• "There is a problem with this printer's setup?"
• "An unknown error occurred while printing" 
• "PowerPoint cannot print to [Printer Name]" 
• "The printer name, device driver, or port for this print job were not specified or are invalid" 
• "The printer is currently busy or the printer queue is full" 
• "There is no printer installed"

Why can only 10 audience machines connect to my Online Broadcast?

Why can't I save my presentation broadcast files to a URL address?

How do I configure my NetShow server to work with Online Broadcasting?

Why am I receiving the following error when using Online Broadcasting:

• "Failed to connect to NetShow Encoder" Starting Online Broadcast
• "A NetShow communication error occurred"
• "Failed to connect to the NetShow client DLL" Starting Online Broadcast
• "Failed to Start NetShow ASF Session"
• "Failed to start NetShow FTS session"
• "Can't start NetShow Server due to missing server options"
• "Can't start NetShow FTS stream due to missing server options"
• "Failed to stop NetShow ASF Session"
• "Failed to Stop NetShow FTS Session"
• "Can't talk to Rex. It may already be actively serving another client."
• "The specified Rex ASD file 'filename.asd' can't be found"
• "Problem starting NetShow programs"
• "Can't start NetShow programs."
• "The audio compression codec requested was not installed"
• "There's a problem starting the NetShow Encoder"
• "Cannot create slides directory"
• "Netshow encoder has stopped"

How do I record a macro?

How do I add a button to run a macro from a toolbar?

If I add a macro to a template, can I use that macro in other presentations?

Why does my macro stop playing at the end of my slide show?

Can I display and use the built-in dialog boxes in PowerPoint?