My MS PowerPoint for Mac file is open but doesn't show on my screen. I can see it in Mission Control and it shows up in SlideShow/Presenter mode with an LCD projector, but I can't move it to the Macbook screen or work in the file. I normally have a second display but it's not connected now. Any suggestions?
Try opening Displays System Preferences, hold down Option, then click on "Detect Displays" button.
Hopefully that will cause it to forget the disconnected display and move the PPT window to the other display.
hi!
had the same problem few minutes ago. but then got a solution.
open power point and then open the file youwant. later, go to - windows - zoom!
the file will just appear!!
Your answer is three years old but it saved my butt today; thanks for posting it!
Thanks!!!
Had the same issue too, tried opening the same file with Keynote and it opened fine. Suspected the problem was from Powerpoint, so I deleted the com.microsoft.Powerpoint.plist file in ~/Library/Preferences/
Relaunched Powerpoint and the file is now displayed on the screen.
I selected all files in finder. Right clicked and selected get info. In get info window you reselect open with to be Microsoft PowerPoint. You will see change in file size as you do that. Close this window and double click PPT file. It will open without any issue in Microsoft PowerPoint.
This helped me, but the Logic puzzles me.
I received the presentation from a client but couldn't see it on my laptop display until I connected a 2nd display it appeared (however very small) on the 2nd display. I viewd the preso and closed it.
Second time I opened it it was not there anymore, not on the laptop display nor the 2nd display....it's then when I use your solution.
Thanks!
Had the same issue.. Windows--zoom works!
Thank you Dr Dhruv..
- Open your power point file
- Open System Preference
- Display
- Scaled
- Change to another size (the window will appear)
- Change it again to default size
I had the same issue and tried some other methods listed, but this one worked!! Huge relief...
Yes me also! Thank you drdhruv. Though mine was "Window -- Zoom window"
Same same, but different
🙂
Excellent solution - thanks worked brilliantly.
Fantastic. Worked a treat. This has been a problem for a while and solved by reconnecting screen.🙂
Brilliant solution to this problem I had for years. But why Microsoft does not fix this bug?
Great Thanks
MS PowerPoint for Mac - file open but not on display
