PowerPoint 2010 and 2013 Save As Function

[hlewton]

In PowerPoint 2010 I have created a slide presentation with audio and then saved it as a “wmv” files. All is well but after I click the final “Save” button I see the mouse spinning for a short time then it goes away. I have always understood that this was a sign that the operation was complete. However, this does not seem to be the case. If I try to exit PowerPoint it gives me a warning that a file is being exported and if I close PowerPoint that file will be lost, (not exact words but meaning is there.) I left the computer sit for quite a while and then tried again to close and sure enough it closed and the “wmv” file was created. My question is how can I tell when PowerPoint is done creating the file and will allow it to be closed after creating the “wmv” file?

Thanks

[HansV]

There should be a progress bar in the status bar at the bottom of the PowerPoint window. This progress bar will appear after the mouse pointer has stopped spinning.

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Creating the video can take anything from a few minutes to many hours, depending on the size of the presentation and the speed of your computer.

[hlewton]

Thank you Hans. I did not see that but will experiment again to make sure I know what I'm doing.