Powerpoint and Articulate Presenter project dissociated

Aug 10, 2017

Hello,

I have stored in two different documents my Powerpoint and Articulate Presenter Project (which contains Audio only).

Now, each time I open my powerpoint file, the audio has disappeared. Putting back the two files in the same document does not help.

Any clue on what I should do ?

Any help would be so great.

Thank you so much,

Manon

1 Reply
Alyssa Gomez

Hi there Manon,

My hunch is that the audio disappeared because the .pptx and the .ppta files were stored separately. This article walks you through the steps of how to re-link the two files.

Try this:

  1. Close PowerPoint.
  2. Go to the folder where your presentation is stored and locate the new (empty) ppta file, which has the same name as the PowerPoint file.
  3. Rename or delete the new ppta file to break its link with the PowerPoint file.
  4. Place the original ppta file in the same folder as the PowerPoint file, and make sure it has the same name as the PowerPoint file. (If you moved the PowerPoint file, you may need to check the original folder where it was stored to locate the original ppta file.)

As long as the PowerPoint file and the original ppta file are in the same folder and have the same name, they'll re-link and your audio will be restored.

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