few problems, i.e. ppt launcing in explorer. Am I missing
something?Launching Powerpoint from Captivate
I don't know if this helps, but I am having the same issue,
and not only does the PowerPoint appear in the IE window, but it
doesn't give me the control that I need either. I find that I have
to kill the IE window to get out as the ESC doesn't work.
AllenLaunching Powerpoint from Captivate
Hi folks
Out of curiosity, how exactly are your launching the
PowerPoint? Are you pointing to the .PPT file? If so, you may wish
to try saving the .PPT as a .PPS instead. If you save as .PPS
format, PowerPoint knows you are launching a show as opposed to the
editing environment.
Just a thought about something you may wish to attempt.
Cheers... Rick
Remember that PowerPoint is not a Web-native format, so it's
going to be pretty tricky to get things working. You're relying on
each user having PowerPoint installed and that the Windows file
associations on each machine correctly tell the browser what to do
with the file.
Rick's suggestion of saving as a .PPS is your best hope if
you want to keep the file as PowerPoint. Then, at least, if the
user has PowerPoint, it should launch the file. Assuming, of
course, they get past the browser security checks for downloaded
files (''Do you want to save or open this file?'' ''Are you sure you
want to open this file?'').
If that doesn't work, I think your next best bet would be to
either import the PowerPoint into Captivate or try saving the
PowerPoint as HTML (a feature that is available in more recent
versions of PowerPoint). You will probably lose some of the bling
from the file (animations, transitions, etc.) but either of these
options will at least allow you to link to the information in a
Web-friendly format.
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