PPT2000: Error: "PowerPoint can't save files of this type to the specified location" When Exporting Slides

ID: Q226781

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft PowerPoint 2000

SYMPTOMS

You may receive the following error when you export slides from Microsoft PowerPoint.

PowerPoint can't save files of this type to the specified location.

CAUSE

This error is generated when you export slides to an Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) or File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server. The following file formats may generate the error:

PowerPoint Animation PPA

Portable Network Graphic PNG

JPEG File Interchange Format JPG

Graphics Interchange Format GIF

Windows Metafile WMF

Rich Text Format RTF

Tagged Image File Format TIF

PowerPoint does not support saving the previous file formats to an HTTP or FTP location.

WORKAROUND

To workaround this problem, save these file formats to the local hard drive, or to a network drive using the UNC naming convention. Then, copy them to an FTP or HTTP server using Web Folders in Windows Explorer.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft PowerPoint 2000.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about Web Publishing Wizard or web folders, click Microsoft Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Help on the Help menu, type "Create a Web Folder" in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

Additional query words: PPT2K PPT2000 PPT POWERPNT 2000 PPT9 9.0


Keywords          : kbgraphic kbdta kbweb 
Version           : WINDOWS:2000
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: June 28, 1999