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Holly3902
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

Shared links to Powerpoint and Keynote presentations no longer work. "File too big to preview."

I have easily shared Dropbox links to my group members in the past for Keynote and Powerpoint. Now, the link is not to full presentation but to the first slide. Why?
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Rich
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3 years ago
Holly3902 wrote:

Now, the link is not to full presentation but to the first slide. Why?

That seems to be the intended behavior, at least for Keynote files. You'll need to download the file to your device to see the entire presentation.

 

Why am I only seeing the first page of my file? 

If you’re trying to preview one of the following file types, you’ll only be able to preview the first page or frame of your file. You’ll be able to see the rest of the pages if you download and open the file.

 

  • .numbers
  • .pages
  • .key
  • .kth
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    Holly3902
    Explorer | Level 3
    3 years ago

    It would be helpful to know what the limit is for the slideshows. I might be able to remove a few slides so that the link creates access to the slideshow again. I don't think it is practical to have my group members who are seniors download the entire slideshow. It could be significant on their machines. The slideshow serves as a reference and resource. Slides are updated regularly with upcoming dates and location, new information. Each monthly illustrative 'lesson' of 4-5 slides has taken a good amount of time utilizing presentation features as a technique. Using Dropbox worked well for us until at least June when we paused for summer. Why the change? Any suggestions?

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