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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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Hannah
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3 years ago

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!

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Holly3902
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

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?

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    Megan
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    3 years ago

    Hi Holly3902, I'm going to leave this thread open, in order for other users to also share their workarounds. 

     

    In the meantime, you could use PowerPoint files, in order to share the entire slideshow with your members. 

     

    If you need anything else, let me know!

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