Retaining Custom Automations and Transitions when changing picture

I was wondering if anyone knew if it's possible to keep Custom Automations
and the assigned Transition values from an existing previously saved Power
Point Presentation, while changing the photographs that the Automations were
assigned to. I simply want to change photos, and keep the presentation
format exactly the same. I'm using Small Business 2003.

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"Bonnie St.Pierre" wrote:

I was wondering if anyone knew if it's possible to keep Custom Automations
and the assigned Transition values from an existing previously saved Power
Point Presentation, while changing the photographs that the Automations were
assigned to. I simply want to change photos, and keep the presentation
format exactly the same. I'm using Small Business 2003.

First, save the ppt as a webpage.
To do so, click File Save as.
Under save as type, select webpage.
You might want to have the filename as "Test".
Click Save.
Open the output folder.

Now, you will need to rename all the new photos.
Make sure the filename of the new photos follow the existing filenames in
the output folder.
For example, if you want to change an existing photo to abc.jpg, you will
need to rename abc.jpg to slide0001_image001.jpg
Next, replace the existing files with the new files.

Open the Test.htm with PowerPoint. (In PowerPoint, click File Open. Look
for the Test.htm).
The custom animation (I believe you are referring to animation, not
automation) and transition should retain.
Finally, save it back to .ppt.
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"Bonnie St.Pierre" wrote:

I was wondering if anyone knew if it's possible to keep Custom Automations
and the assigned Transition values from an existing previously saved Power
Point Presentation, while changing the photographs that the Automations were
assigned to. I simply want to change photos, and keep the presentation
format exactly the same. I'm using Small Business 2003.