missing template

[Mike Reed]

Hi All

This is odd.

I have saved a project as a template and PTE says that it is saved as a .pt file. The complete string being shown at the bottom of the main window. I am trying to send that to a colleague but when I try to attach the template .pt file to my e-mail I cannot find it neither can windows search facility. What I do find though at the same address is the .pte file which of course my colleague cannot open. Any ideas what is going on?

[nobeefstu]

Mike,

the .pt is a Pte template folder identity tag ... not the Pte file. The contents of your slideshow and .pte file is inside the .pt

folder.

The .pt folder is named according to what name you saved the template. Like Name.pt

Open Pte's Manage Templates to find the location where your pc saves your template folders.

[davegee]

Mike,

Click on File/ Templates/"Manage Templates".

In the window - "Template Folder" - That's where your Template will be saved.

That's the link you need.

DaveG

[Mike Reed]

Mike,

Click on File/ Templates/"Manage Templates".

In the window - "Template Folder" - That's where your Template will be saved.

That's the link you need.

DaveG

Dave

I am afraid that is not the answer. I can navigate to the folder in which there are the individual slides plus the template but when I click on that to attach it to my e-mail it becomes a PTE project file i.e. with the extension .pte

Mike

[nobeefstu]

Mike,

am afraid that is not the answer. I can navigate to the folder in which there are the individual slides plus the template but when I click on that to attach it to my e-mail it becomes a PTE project file i.e. with the extension .pte

You cannot add the entire folder contents as a mail attachment by just selecting a folder. You must open the folder and select all its file contents to be added as a mail attachment. This is the normal procedure in any Windows OS.

Your best bet is to Create Backup Zip using Pte. Send the zip file to your friend and they can decide whether to make it a template file in their Pte templates directory.

[Mike Reed]

Mike,

You cannot add the entire folder contents as a mail attachment by just selecting a folder. You must open the folder and select all its file contents to be added as a mail attachment. This is the normal procedure in any Windows OS.

Your best bet is to Create Backup Zip using Pte. Send the zip file to your friend and they can decide whether to make it a template file in their Pte templates directory.

Thanks

I have tried that way and await a response from my friend. Not sure how effective it would be with a large file, it took quite a while to load up the 5mb file as it was.

[Mike Reed]

Thanks

I have tried that way and await a response from my friend. Not sure how effective it would be with a large file, it took quite a while to load up the 5mb file as it was.

I am told it worked. Many thanks to all who replied.

Mike

[Lin Evans]

Hi Mike,

The essence is that to be able to load and play your show, your friend needs not only the PTE file but also all associated images. The PTE zip file gathers "everything" needed tor PTE to load and run the show into a single compressed file.

Best regards.

Lin

[davegee]

Would not the Template in a Zipped folder have done the same thing?

DaveG

[Lin Evans]

Yes, "if" you open the folder, add the files inside to a zip archive then zip it. The advantage of doing it via the "zip" menu feature is that it's all done for you without the user needing to know how to add all files using zip. It doesn't even require the user to have zip resident on their computer (some don't even today).

As seen by the thread, the OP didn't realize that it was necessary to open the file and zip up the individual components rather than try to work with the folder. Using the PTE zip feature minimizes the possibility for confusion and mistakes.

Best regards,

Lin

[davegee]

Sorry Lin,

I can't agree with that and just tried it to prove to myself.

All you have to do is create a new Zipped Folder in Explorer (XP) and drag the TEMPLATE FOLDER into it - as simple as that.

DaveG

[Lin Evans]

Hi Dave,

You're making far too many assumptions. First you assume that the person is using XP, then that they know how to create a "zipped folder" in Explore. How much easier can it be than clicking on "File" then "Create Backup in Zip?"

Best regards,

Lin

[Mike Reed]

Hi Dave,

You're making far too many assumptions. First you assume that the person is using XP, then that they know how to create a "zipped folder" in Explore. How much easier can it be than clicking on "File" then "Create Backup in Zip?"

Best regards,

Lin

Hi Lin and All

I seem to have started something here. Can I now expand the problem for I have a template saved on a cd. I can run that and open the Pte project. However I now wish to make a DVD of that project and the cd is in the dvd writer drive. If I take the cd out and replace it with a blank Dvd I get the message that the files cannot be found by Pte. How do I fool Pte into finding the images in my CD read only drive which is available? Keep it simple as I am a silver surfer.

I live in hope

Mike

[Ken Cox]

copy and paste the folder to your hard drive then proceed as normal of making a dvd

ken

[davegee]

Hi Lin,

You're making far too many assumptions. First you assume that the person is using XP, then that they know how to create a "zipped folder" in Explore.

I avoided making any assumptions by being specific about XP. I did not have my Vista Laptop powered up when replying.

For the record the procedure is identical in both XP and Vista:

Right click (anywhere) and choose New/ Compressed Zipped Folder. Drag any folder/file into the Zipped Folder and it is done.

How much easier can it be than clicking on "File" then "Create Backup in Zip?"

I wasn't suggesting that either was easier than the other. The original post started off by saying that a TEMPLATE was already in existence. I merely carried on from that point.

It's a bit like the guy who, when asking for directions to London, is told: "Ah! If I was going there I wouldn't start from here!"

Best wishes,

DaveG

[fh1805]

I'm coming late into this discussion, but let me try and clarify one or two points.

...Not sure how effective it would be with a large file, it took quite a while to load up the 5mb file as it was...

As you will be aware, PTE exe files can be quite large; often too large to fit through the "e-letterbox" (by which I mean that they exceed the maximum size that your ISP allows on any e-mail plus its attachments). If this situation arises, the simplest solution is to upload the file to one of the free File Hosting services on the Internet (for example MediaFire). The upload process will provide you with a URL (a web-page name) that you can copy and paste as a link into your e-mail. The recipient of your e-mail can then use the link to retrieve your file from the hosting site.

...I have a template saved on a cd. I can run that and open the Pte project. However I now wish to make a DVD of that project and the cd is in the dvd writer drive. If I take the cd out and replace it with a blank Dvd I get the message that the files cannot be found by Pte. How do I fool Pte into finding the images in my CD read only drive which is available? Keep it simple as I am a silver surfer....

In my opinion, the simplest solution will be to use the template on the CD to open the project into PTE and then:

- Create backup in zip

- Close PTE

- Extract the zip contents to a new folder on your hard-drive

- Open the PTE project from inside this new folder

- Create your DVD version of the project

If creating the DVD version was the only thing you wanted to do and if you were confident that you would not want to make any other changes to this project, then you can safely delete the new folder and its contents and the zip file. You have the project safely stored in its template folder on your CD.

I hope that makes sense to you, Mike. If not just post a question seeking clarification.

regards,

Peter