| If you're having trouble with MS Word complaining
that it can't find PowerPoint when you Insert Object...,
this will interest you.
This is cross-posted from the WinWord conference...
Kathy
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Note 768.0 Word Can't Start Powerpoint 1 reply
TNPUBS::HODGMAN 19 lines 28-FEB-1996 14:36
After the installation of Windows 95 and Office 4.2c, Word cannot find
Powerpoint executable. In Word, when I click on a powerpoint
slide, the error "Word cannot edit the MS PowerPoint V4.0 slide"
is displayed.
If I open a new Word document and use insert object to insert
a PowerPoint V4.0 presentation, the error "server application
cannot be found" is displayed.
The powerpnt.exe is in the correct folder under MSOffice\powerpnt.
Also, when I print to file to create a .ps file in Word the description
of the file in the Explorer is "MS Powerpoint V3.0", instead of
postscript.
Does anyone know how to fix these problems?
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TNPUBS::HODGMAN 5 lines 29-FEB-1996 15:30
-< problem fixed >-
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With the help of a friend, this problem is fixed. It turns out that
when Windows 95 was installed, Office 4.2c/Word 6.0 was moved to a
different drive. However, the win.ini file was not modified to reflect
this move. We edited the \win95\win.ini file to point to the new
location of Office, and the problem went away.
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| Printing to a PostScript file in Word 7.0 is not all that intiutive;
here's what you have to do.
1. Pull down the File menu
2. Select Print...
3. Click on Print to file
4. Click on OK
(the Print to File window comes up)
1. In the File name field, enter the file name in quotes:
"filname.ps"
2. In the Save as type field, select:
All Files (*.*)
If you don't do it this way, Word tries to create a .PRN file. These
files are *humongous* and take a long time to create -- and I'm not
sure they're useful to us.
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