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Article ID: 301896 - Last Review: March 23, 2007 - Revision: 5.0

Some animations are slower when you view a presentation that has been saved as a Web page in PowerPoint

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SYMPTOMS

If you save a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation that contains animations as a Web page (.htm) or as a Web archive (.mht), some of the animations in the HTML version of the presentation may render slowly or appear to be choppy compared to the original presentation.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use one of the following viewing options for your presentation:
  • You want your audience to see and to experience all the PowerPoint slide show features in full fidelity. To do this, have your audience use the PowerPoint version in which the slide show was created.
  • You are not using the slide show features that are specific to Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007. However, you want PowerPoint to display the animations, the slide transitions, and the multimedia to your audience just as PowerPoint displays them to you. To do this, have your audience view the presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint 97, in Microsoft PowerPoint 2000, in Microsoft PowerPoint 2002, in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003, or in PowerPoint 2007.
  • Your presentation does not contain any macros or ActiveX controls. In this case, have your audience view the presentation by using the Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Viewer.
  • You are using animation and transition features that are specific to PowerPoint 2002 or to PowerPoint 2003, and your audience does not have PowerPoint 2002 or PowerPoint 2003. In this case, use the PowerPoint 2002 or PowerPoint 2003 HTML format. There will be some loss of performance and fidelity when the presentation is viewed as a Web page.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to reproduce the problem

PowerPoint 2007

  1. In PowerPoint 2007, create a slide presentation that contains only one slide and only one line of text. For example, use the following line of text:
    The Quick Brown Fox Jumped Over The Lazy Dog.
  2. Select the text. On the the Animations tab, click Custom Animation in the Animations group.
  3. In the Custom Animations window, click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects.
  4. On the Add Entrance Effect page, click the Color Typewriter effect under Moderate, and then click OK.
  5. On the Animations tab, click Preview in the Preview group.
  6. Preview the slide. Notice the quick, smooth animation.
  7. On the Microsoft Office Button, click PowerPoint Options.
  8. In the PowerPoint Options window, click Advanced, and then click Web Options under General.
  9. In the Web Options dialog box, click to select Show slide animation while browsing, and then click OK two times.
  10. On the Animations tab, click Preview in the Preview group.
Notice the problem that is discussed in the "Symptoms" section.

PowerPoint 2002 and PowerPoint 2003

  1. Create a one-slide presentation in PowerPoint that contains a single line of text. For example, use the following line of text:
    The Quick Brown Fox Jumped Over The Lazy Dog.
  2. Select the text. On the Slideshow menu, click Custom Animation.
  3. Click Add Effect, point to Entrance, and then click More Effects.
  4. Click the Color Typewriter effect, and then click OK.
  5. On the Slideshow menu, click View Show.
  6. Run through the slide. Notice the quick, smooth animation.
  7. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the General tab.
  8. Click Web Options.
  9. Click the General tab, and then click to select the Show Slide Animation While Browsing check box.
  10. Click OK two times.
  11. On the File menu, click Web Page Preview.
Notice the problem that is discussed in the "Symptoms" section.

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007
  • Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Standard Edition
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