Created a presentation on my desktop with images and audio in folders. Moved the presentation to another folder and get the above error. How do I fix it?
It sounds like your .PPTA file has become separated from the source .PPT or .PPTX file. Those two files need to exist side-by-side with each other within the same folder in order to open the course.
When you save a Presenter course, we save our .PPTA file, and PowerPoint saves its .PPT or .PPTX file. Both are essential to re-opening your course. If the .PPT or .PPTX file has been misplaced, you will need to restore it from backup or start fresh, I'm afraid.
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Good Morning John, and welcome to Heroes!
It sounds like your .PPTA file has become separated from the source .PPT or .PPTX file. Those two files need to exist side-by-side with each other within the same folder in order to open the course.
For future reference, here is our recommended workflow for collaborative network environments so that you can avoid this sort of behavior when sharing your content with other developers. Thanks!
There is no .pptx file...just the Articulate one. How can I find out what the file is looking for???
Hello again, John.
When you save a Presenter course, we save our .PPTA file, and PowerPoint saves its .PPT or .PPTX file. Both are essential to re-opening your course. If the .PPT or .PPTX file has been misplaced, you will need to restore it from backup or start fresh, I'm afraid.
found it, copied to same folder, now works correctly...whew... Thanks.
Thanks for the update John, and glad all is back to normal.
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