Problems with Powerpoint presentation

[Calum]

I have a Powerpoint presentation which, on some slides, advances to the next slide immediately after the last animation has finished, so no-one gets a chance to look at whatever is animated, for example they can't read the text because it disappears straight after it appears and goes to the next slide
This doesn't happen with all of the slides, about 8 out of 11 or so, which is quite strange
The presentation was created on MS Powerpoint 2003 and Powerpoint in Office XP (not sure which version that is)
I did open it in Openoffice Impress on my computer straight after I created it on Powerpoint 2003 at school, and realised that I couldn't use Openoffice because it didn't dispaly correctly, everything was in the wrong place (this is apparently a known problem and cant be solved until MS make their file formats open source, according to OO.O help)
So I just used Impress to correct a few spelling mistakes and re-saved
Then over the next few days I added to it with Powerpoint, then I had a look through it and the above problem occurred
Unofrtunately I have no idea when this problem started creeping in, so it could have been caused by Openoffice or Office XP
Does anyone have any ideas why this would be happening?
By the way, I've already checked the MS help site, and couldn't find anything helpful there, and I've checked that no slide timings are set or anything like that, all slides are set to advance on mouse click

[soybean]

Based on your info, the most probable cause seems to be modifying of the file in Open Office.  I'm inclined to think you might as well open a blank PowerPoint window and start over.  Hopefully, you can copy and paste some of the content from your existing file.  

As far as using both PowerPoint 2003 and PowerPoint XP, I don't know whether that would cause any problems.  Next time, be sure to keep backup copies of the file before you open and/or modify it in another version of PowerPoint or some other slide creation program such as Open Office.

[Calum]

I thought it was most likely to be Openoffice rather than something I clicked or using Office XP, I just wanted a more informed opinion
I'll try and remember to keep a backup of it next time, I just didn't think about it
I was just wondering if it was a documented problem, the other strange thing is that although it displays wrong in Openoffice, it works perfectly - all the animations are fine, the slides behave themselves, and so on
Never mind, I'll do it again over the weekend using only Powerpoint
Thanks for the help

[unlovedwarrior]

if you want you can zip it and i can look at it just remove any personal info..

[Calum]

Thanks, but it's not that important any more, I've already done it again
Only took me about half an hour
Next time I'll just be sure to keep a backup
Thanks anyway

[unlovedwarrior]

np

[Neil]

Can't you just select the don't move onto the next slide without a mouse click option? :-?

[Calum]

I already did, that was one of the first things I tried
That's why it was confusing me
Thanks for pointing it out anyway