The future of Ubuntu Linux.... Will it make Micro$oft go bankrupt?

[Chris Jones]

> Hi,

>
> Thanks I will try as yesterday my son try a Ubuntu presentation  
> saved in ppt and when watched on Windows the pictures had  
> disappeared and only the text remained, I'll try it your way and see  
> how that works. I am sure that what is happening is due more to not  
> knowing how to than to open office and any advices are welcome as  
> I'd like to have my sons use Ubuntu more often but don't want them  
> to have trouble at school for it neither.

If after moving a PPT file from one machine to another all the images  
disappear, this is usually a sign that the original document did not  
embed the pictures in the document, but just referenced the original  
copies on the first pc. Of course, if you then copy the ppt file to  
another machine those references no longer work and the pictures  
disappear.

I believe there is an option somewhere to control whether the images  
are embeded or referenced. For other reasons embeding is the safest  
option.

Also, if you don't need the person you are sending the copy to to be  
able to edit the document, it is perhaps better to save the document  
as a PDF instead, as this is generally much more portable.

Chris