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And what do you do if none of the above work? It used to work for me but does not now. I am on Windows 11 but wouldn't expect that to make any difference. I know of another person having the same trouble on Windows 10 and Igor replied to him with the same query, but we have not succeeded in finding why Control-W does not work anymore.

There is another way to do titles by using three identical images. The first image only needs to be on a short time, the second one you put your text on and can fade it in at a suitable speed and hold it as long a is appropriate, then the third image without text need not be on for long. You see the text come on and go off very smoothly at the speed you require. I hope that this helps, but is worth experiment with. John

Many thanks Jill.

Thank your for your helpful replies. I have transferred the sequence to a friend, and after using Jill's suggestion has got it running. He is going to Host the Zoom program and hopes to transmit it.

I have a sequence made in 2006 as an.exe file that I have been asked to show via Zoom. I do not have the original Project file. Is there anyway that the security block by computers etc., of old .exe files can be overcome? The sequence lasts 50 minutes so undertaking to remake it would be very time consuming.

If you go to On Line help files there are extensive explanations and near the top is "Handling Audio Files". I am sure if you have a specific question it will be answered.

I have followed ALL your suggestions from both of you with thanks! The program loads OK with images ready in the file list but I have lost all my work, this could be due to my not saving as I was faced with two versions and did not know which to save so decided not to save either in the end, having tried to save them on a previous occasion without success, to clear and make a fresh start. I cannot test further as I have re-created the project on my Laptop during the morning. Usually I only use the Laptop to do presentations, but it all appears to be OK. I use the PC to create new sequences. So thank you both for your help and suggestions and when I make a new sequence, hopefully everything will be OK.

Davegee, Desktop. But I do have a Laptop with a later NVIDiA Geforce Card 1660 I believe, which I am going to try and produce the sequence on as I can't afford to waste time with the Desktop PTE Failure as I have someone coming tomorrow to do a commentary for it. Also I have had (since I replied to Igor) the same failure of PTE not responding, and a notice from NVIDIA that I do not have their card on the Desktop which is a Dell and I explored Devices and it states the 1050 Graphics Card! I am just going round in circles with this matter on the Desktop. If you can sort me out I will be very grateful. I have cancelled an all day engagement to try and cope with the problem. I presume using Alternate Renderer may have hidden the NVIDIA Graphics Card from NVIDIA? John R

Igor, Graphics Card: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1050 TI I tried to update drivers but ran into difficulties in trying to establish an account, which I think I already have as I get communications from them. Anyway I abandoned that and went onto your next suggestion "Alternate renderer". I restarted the computer and opened PTE AV Studio and it did open without the non-responsive notification and listed all the images in the file list but not in the slide list so I presume I have lost all my previous work and will have to start afresh from NEW, but I am unable to do that today, so will have to see what happens when I try again. John R

Every time I open PTE AV Studio 10 my screen comes up with program not responding. A second try does bring up the program with the file selected with all the images ready and I have brought them down and constructed a sequence which I have saved. Next time I go to the program the initial 'no responding' occurs. The second try brings back the slides listed but all the work of setting up the sequence has been lost and the title entered initially has changed to project 1. Going to where the project files have been saved eg AV project files and using the nominated title returns Project 1 - do you want to save it and I cannot get my work back. Obviously this should not happen, what should I do please?

David, I have just conducted an experiment where I have put an MP4 video into PTE and made a menu containing other sequences as an .exe menu which returns to the menu when the video sequence has ended. Admittedly I have run this from my laptop through a HDMI lead to my TV and the quality is first class equalling an .exe file or MP4 video file on TV so I cannot see your concern on quality. There was no jerkiness at all, and I wonder if the jerkiness you mention comes from your laptop which may be having difficulty with the latest programs or you ran it on battery instead of mains?

If you put wnsoft.com into your browser then click on Support>forum and in the search box put in Making a Screen menu.pdf and then click on the pdf heading you can download the pdf file. John

The Mp4 Video can be put into PTE and then an .exe menu can made. The Chapters can be put into separately into PTE for the menu to be constructed. I have put a tutorial on this site showing how to make the menu, as I had a similar problem myself. I have found the videos run just as well in PTE as they did as an MP4 file.

After the splendid help I received to my query of including .exe files and Mp4 Video I have tested the attached Tutorial PDF file which may be of use to others. John Making an AV Menu.pdf

Manu thanks for all your suggestions, I think putting the video into PTE may be my best option, but I will look into the other options. John

Please can someone set out a step by step way to have a menu on screen to run mixed sequences of files .exe and mp4 video. Or perhaps it cannot be done? John

I recently experienced this practically myself. Although I am sure the above explanations are excellent, perhaps a practical example might help. I added an image to a slide on the screen in O &A and then tried to apply a slide style. The Slide Style ignored the added image. So I went back to Photoshop and merged the two shots. Then introduced the finished slide back into Pictures To Exe and applied the Slide Style successfully. JR

Slide View menu extreme left of Screen would this be the File Tree you are referring to? If so it can be brought back by Ctrl + G John

yes I too am experimenting, I have half a dozen sequences to make. All is well so far. Thank you, JR

I make .exe shows, project them, and sometimes press the spacebar to stop the show for comments, occasionally use the arrow keys to move forward and backwards to a particular image. Is this an interactive occasion? I also use a menu list for a particular show and each sequence returns at the end to the menu, but I don't know whether this is called interactive? John.

I still find DVD very useful for distribution, and as my players all upgrade the image it still looks very good on TV and via a projector. The PTE programme works very well for me and therefore I suggest keeping it as is. I also find that if I have a programme of sequences on a DVD projection is more immediate than waiting for a laptop to boot up!

I do have a sequence running on an Android tablet but it has become a .wmv file. I transferred it long ago and at the moment can't remember how I did it! However it runs quite well but a little less smooth than an .exe file on a PC or a Projector. I presume it has become a video file. Perhaps some one else can add to this.

I seem to have solved the problem by pressing fn and f4 on the laptop which as you mentioned earlier results in a choice of screen duplicating or extending. I had forgotten about this control feature. Thank you very much for your help Jill. John

I ran a PTE Project and on clicking Preview got a choice of Display 1 and Display 2. Nothing projected on 1 but the Project ran on 2. Taskbar finished up with Pte Viewer 5 on an icon and I closed window and it was back to the Windows Screen without the Icons. I do not understand how to check projector resolution in this case via the control panel & duplicating and extending. Display Resolution of Laptop is 1366 x 768 (Recormended) and that of the sequence in PTE 1920 x 1080 which has been the case for several years without trouble. The message your mentioned did not appear.

The Windows 10 part of the normal "lit windows (Microsoft design) " plus taskbar shows on the projector screen but all icons on the desktop are missing. They are showing on the laptop screen as does a running sequence with sound. I have by the way tried adjusting projector settings and reset the projector to default settings. I haven't looked at a PTE project because they show OK on the laptop and it is not what I want to project at the moment but the 100 or so already made sequences, which still show on the laptop and via the TV. Previously I only needed to attach the laptop to the projector to get the same pictures, and I have checked the settings for TV and projection on the laptop. I hope that helps you to help me! Thanks.