Error: The .lst file format has been changed. (due to .LST unsupported in PP).
Error:
Sorry, the .lst file format has been changed. Please look up .lst files in on-line help.(when trying to open a play list .lst file, to run the play list while in PowerPoint).
Cause:
PowerPoint for Windows 95 does not support .LST files (i.e., play lists).
Solution:
Create a batch file to open all the presentations in PowerPoint, then run each slide show.
1) Switch to MS-DOS.
2) At the DOS prompt, type the following:
EDIT <filename>.BAT
(where <filename> is the desired name of the batch file).
3) Press ENTER. (The DOS editor opens with a blank file.)
4) Type the directory to change to:
CD C:\MSOFFICE\POWERPNT
5) Type the path to the PowerPoint for Windows 95 program file:
C:\MSOFFICE\POWERPNT\POWERPNT.EXE
6) Type one space on the same line.
7) On the same line, type the paths and filenames of the presentations to show, on the same line, one after another, with one space in between.
Example of how the batch file should look
8) Select the 'File' menu and select 'Save'. (The batch file is saved.)
9) Select the 'File' menu and select 'Exit'. (The DOS editor closes, and the MS-DOS prompt returns.)
10) Type the following at the DOS prompt, to run the batch file:
<filename>.BAT
(where <filename> is the name of the batch file). (PowerPoint opens, and each presentation entered on the list opens.)
11) Run each slide show in PowerPoint:
a) Select the 'View' menu and select 'Slide Show...'. (The Slide Show dialog box appears.)
b) Make any desired changes.
c) Click 'Show'.
d) After each slide show ends, repeat steps 11)a) through 11)c) for each remaining presentation to show.
