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Problem after Exporting File to PowerPoint

I've created a Self-Playing presentation in Keynote '08 (4.0.4). All transitions and delays work as intended. Saving and then playing it on my Mac shows no problem.

However, repeatedly, after saving the file and then exporting it to PowerPoint, trouble recurs. I attach the newly exported .pps file to my Mail app and send myself a test post.

When my Mail opens and I double-click the attached .pps file, the transition delays are much shorter than originally set.

For example, having set a delay of 7.5 seconds before it transitions to the next slide, the new .pps presentation allows that slide only 2 full seconds before the next slide appears. This happens again and again.

I've downloaded the latest 4.0.4 app but find no resoluton to this predicament.

Pleeeze help. I'm facing a Christmas deadline. Thanks very much.

PowerBook G4, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Dec 21, 2010 9:30 PM

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Dec 25, 2010 10:58 AM in response to Warren Camp

Although I've missed my Christmas deadline for this project, I'm still eager to learn how to resolve this issue with Keynote '08, v. 4.0.4. The "exporting to PhotoShop" action fails to retain the assigned delay period for each slide, causing each of the slides to advance prematurely. This happens repeatedly.

I'm not ready to upgrade to the newest version of Keynote (which appears to have a few ways to Save a Keynote file to PPT, as well as email the new PPT conversion).

Meanwhile, do you have a fix for my predicament?

If not, can you please tell me how to send my inquiry directly to an Apple tech support representative? (I no longer have an active AppleCare contract for my machine.)

Whichever way you can help, I'll thank you in advance.

Merry Christmas.

Problem after Exporting File to PowerPoint

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