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MikVest
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

Using full screen view of PowerPoint on iOS (iPad) jumps between slides

I have a problem where using full screen on a PowerPoint (.pptx) presentation will show me a different slide than what I started from. This behavior gets worse the more slides the file contains. As a...
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MikVest
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

Hi Jay, just tried uninstalling, rebooting and reinstalling but unfortunately it still happens.  I also tried a PowerPoint file on my friends iOS device, with his account and a file completely unrelated to the (many) files I have tried before, and the same thing happens. 

 

This seems like a general bug in the Dropbox app with pptx files…

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Jay
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3 years ago

Has this behavior occurred recently when viewing PowerPoint files via the Dropbox site, or have you always had this issue?

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    MikVest
    Explorer | Level 3
    3 years ago

    It worked correctly in the dropbox app for years until some update in the last 7-5 months changed the behaviour of full screen viewing.

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    Walter
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    3 years ago

    Hey MikVest, thanks for clarifying that for us.

     

    Would it be OK if we reached out via email to have a further look internally at this point? 

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    MikVest
    Explorer | Level 3
    3 years ago

    No problem - feel free to contact me. This issue would be great to get solved.

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    Megan
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    3 years ago

    Hi MikVest, I just sent you an email, I'll see you there!

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