Troubleshooting Problems With Online Presentations - MACROMEDIA BREEZE-USING THE BREEZE PLUG-IN FOR MICROSOFT POWERPOINT Use Manual

Animations don't convert correctly
During the conversion process from a PowerPoint presentation into an online presentation,
Breeze converts the PowerPoint animations for online playback. During the conversion process,
the converted animations might not appear exactly as they do in PowerPoint. Some of the changes
that might occur include the following:
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Animations might appear slightly different than they do in PowerPoint. For example, the
Dissolve animation in PowerPoint might appear as more of a Fade animation in the converted
presentation.
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Different animations may be substituted for a specified animation. For example, the
Checkerboard animation may appear as a Wipe animation in the converted presentation.
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In some rare instances, Breeze might not support the specified animation. For example, slide
transition animations might not be supported at all—the slide might just transition to the next
slide without any animation.
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Advanced animations, such as those included in PowerPoint XP, might not be supported.
Using unsupported animations might result in unexpected operation results in the converted
online presentation.
For more information about the animations currently supported by Breeze, please contact
Macromedia Breeze support at www.macromedia.com/go/breeze_support.

Troubleshooting problems with online presentations

The following sections give tips on resolving problems with viewing online presentations.
Animation problems during online viewing
PowerPoint animations are converted to web animations for online viewing. You may experience
problems with the final output of the animation effects, including the following:
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Animations do not seem to be correctly synchronized with the audio when viewed online.
Animation timings are affected by a variety of factors, including the computer configuration
you use to record your presentation, the computer and browser you use to view the
presentation, and the type of animation. Here are some potential fixes:
Increase the timing between animation effects. Usually problems occur because some
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computers take longer than others to play an animation effect. By increasing the timing
between effects, you increase the likelihood that a computer will be able to complete the
animation on time.
Change the animation type. Some animations appear more quickly than others. Changing
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to a faster animation makes it easier to synchronize with the audio recording after
conversion to the online format.
Re-record the slide. If you make any changes or additions to animation objects in
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PowerPoint after recording, you need to re-record that slide. Otherwise, the animations do
not show up correctly during online viewing.
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