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# PPT: "1 3/4.PPT. Sorry, the File Cannot Be Found" Error

Article ID: 123449

Article Last Modified on 8/16/2005

APPLIES TO

- Microsoft PowerPoint 3.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0a
- Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0c
- Microsoft PowerPoint 95 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q123449

## SYMPTOMS

When you try to use the playlist in either PowerPoint or PowerPoint Viewer, you get one of the following error messages:
1 3/4.PPT
Sorry, the file cannot be found

-or-

1 3/4.PPT
Sorry, the filename is invalid

## CAUSE

Your playlist is not in text file format. If you created the playlist in Microsoft Write and saved the file in any format other than Text, your playlist file will contain unwanted formatting data. PowerPoint and PowerPoint Viewer can only read a pure text file that has no additional formatting.

## RESOLUTION

To successfully create a playlist file in Microsoft Write, save the file using the following steps:

1. From the File menu, choose Save As.
2. From the Save File As Type list, select Text Files (*.TXT).
3. Give the file a name with eight or fewer characters, and change the .TXT extension to .LST.
4. Choose OK to save the file.

## MORE INFORMATION

Microsoft PowerPoint and the PowerPoint Viewer use playlists to show several consecutive presentation files. A playlist is a text file that contains the name of each presentation to be played on a separate line.

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