I use Articulate infrequently, but at random times it generates a .ppta file when I save my PowerPoint. Why does it do this and can I control this behavior?
The PPTA file is generated by Articulate Presenter. It contains Articulate resources for your presentation, including audio, annotations, and other Presenter-created resources. It shouldn't be renamed or separated from the corresponding PowerPoint (PPT or PPTX) file. For more information about the PPTA file and to learn how you can transfer project files to another developer or another computer, please review the following article:
Peter, I know what the PPTA file is and does. I just want to know why it is sometimes generated when I save a PowerPoint file I have no intention of publishing with Articulate. It's a small thing but it still bugs me.
One thing you may want to check is, if you right-click on each PPTA file, make sure that none of them are "Read Only". One reason why a new PPTA file would be generated is because the software is unable to modify the old one.
I do not want any PPTA files. The PowerPoint files I am working on are for projects not to be converted to Articulate format. The only thing I can think of is to uninstall or deactivate Articulate until I need it again, but that seems like a hassle.
If that's the case, you could disable the necessary Presenter add-ins by following the opposite of these directions. In theory, that would prevent any PPTA files from being created.
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Hey Scott!
The PPTA file is generated by Articulate Presenter. It contains Articulate resources for your presentation, including audio, annotations, and other Presenter-created resources. It shouldn't be renamed or separated from the corresponding PowerPoint (PPT or PPTX) file. For more information about the PPTA file and to learn how you can transfer project files to another developer or another computer, please review the following article:
http://www.articulate.com/support/presenter09/kb/?p=1953
For tips on organizing and managing your course files, see:
http://www.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/how-to-organize-manage-your-e-learning-course-files/
Hope that's helpful, Scott
Peter, I know what the PPTA file is and does. I just want to know why it is sometimes generated when I save a PowerPoint file I have no intention of publishing with Articulate. It's a small thing but it still bugs me.
Gotcha, Scott. Can you pinpoint exactly when the PPTA file is being created? It should only be created if you do something in Articulate Presenter...
This is what is so strange--I'm not touching the Articulate tab at all but sometimes during a save I look and there is the .ppta file in my directory.
Here are my particulars:
Windows 7
Office 2010
Articulate Presenter '09 (V6.3.1103.112 Pro)
Thanks for the info, Scott.
One thing you may want to check is, if you right-click on each PPTA file, make sure that none of them are "Read Only". One reason why a new PPTA file would be generated is because the software is unable to modify the old one.
I do not want any PPTA files. The PowerPoint files I am working on are for projects not to be converted to Articulate format. The only thing I can think of is to uninstall or deactivate Articulate until I need it again, but that seems like a hassle.
Hi Scott,
If that's the case, you could disable the necessary Presenter add-ins by following the opposite of these directions. In theory, that would prevent any PPTA files from being created.
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