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Q90979: PPT: Slide Show Does Not Return to Previous Slide

Article: Q90979
Product(s): Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,4.0,4.0a,4.0c,7.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbviewer
Last Modified: 15-APR-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95, version 7.0 
- Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 3.0, 4.0, 4.0a, 4.0c 
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SYMPTOMS
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In PowerPoint and PowerPoint Viewer, the slide show keys for returning to the
previous slide don't appear to work. For example, if the current slide is a
build slide, pressing one of these keys returns to the previous bullet item on
the current slide rather than the previous slide.

CAUSE
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This is normal behavior if the current slide is a build slide. The slide show
keys actually return you to the previous screen, which in the case of a build
slide, is a less complete build than the current slide.

MORE INFORMATION
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To return to previous slide (screen) right-click the slide and then click
Previous on the menu that appears or use any of the following shortcut keys:

  BACKSPACE
  P
  LEFT ARROW
  UP ARROW
  PAGE UP

WORKAROUND
==========

You can go to a specific slide by typing the slide number on your keyboard and
pressing ENTER. If you have PowerPoint 7.0, you can also use the Slide
Navigator. For more information about using Slide Navigator, click the Find tab
in PowerPoint Help, type the following text

  "Slide Navigator" (without the quotation marks)

and then double click "Go to a specific slide" to go to the "Go to a specific
slide" topic.

REFERENCES
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"Microsoft PowerPoint Handbook," page 483, Microsoft Press, 1992

Additional query words: 3.00 4.00 4.00a 4.00c 7.00 body object sequence order ppt30 winppt ppt95 ppt40

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Keywords          : kbviewer 
Technology        : kbPowerPtSearch kbPowerPt700 kbZNotKeyword2 kbPowerPt700Search kbPowerPt400 kbPowerPt300 kbPowerPt400c kbPowerPt400a
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,4.0,4.0a,4.0c,7.0

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