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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?
Okay ... I have tried to redo things and I do find the link now works. However Dropbox is asking me to log in with my password now which is because I am communicating differently, with you perhaps.
I seem to get different screens for Keynote and Powerpoint once they are loaded. Powerpoint allowed me to progress from slide to slide; the other asking for my password? And, when I get to the Keynote presentation, I only see one slide without the option to view the other slides. I am attaching some screenshots. The first is the Keynote showing only the first slide; the second, Powerpoint and says 1 of 43. How do I have group members see the rest of the Keynote presentation.
Another question: Is it necessary to put my group members' emails now or is the link sufficient, as it used to be.
I'm sure I'm missing something fairly basic here. Hope you can help me out. It was always so simple before: I sent the link and our members were at the presentations in full.
Megan
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorHi Holly3902, thanks for the screenshots!
In regards to the Keynote file, could you let me know if it was uploaded to the site directly via a Mac, or if it was synced using the Dropbox folder?
- By a Mac.
- Hannah
Hey Holly3902, this leads back to Rich's first response.
Keynote files are one of the few file types that allow only the first page to preview.
If your recipients need to view the entire file, they'll need to download it to their computer and open it locally there.
I hope this helps!
Today, I again Copied a link to my slideshows and sent it to myself for both Powerpoint and Keynote. I am only getting the first slide, not the entire slideshow so I dare not send this email with links to my group members. Why are the links not working?
I could send you the links I am hoping to send to my group but that exposes my slideshow to the entire Dropbox community so I am reluctant to do that. What do I do?
Diane
I've just seen your answer about Keynote only allowing the first slide. Has one of your updates eliminated this function? It used to work very well. It works for Powerpoint but not for Keynote? Is there a way around it?
