Power Point Developer Tab

Question

I am running Power Point Office 365 and when I attenpt to add the Developer tab I get the following error.

I cannot find the "\Auto_Save\" folder. I did a clean install of O365 with no change. Can anyone replicate this?

Works with Excel, just not Power Point.

Answer 1

Hi @William Wolfe ,

Great to know your issue is resolved and thanks for your sharing.
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Issue Symptom:
Can not add the Developer tab in PowerPoint ribbon.
The error message is as following image.

Issue Cause:
Auto_Save folder is added directly to Documents folder under user name folder, it should not be under the Documents folder linked to OneDrive.

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Answer 2

I wonder if this has anything to do with the Developer tab. Do you have Autosave turned on (it is by default)? Turn it off and then enable the Developer tab. See if the problem goes away. You can turn back on Autosave after that.

Answer 3

Thanks for the input, but I get the error irregardless if autosave is on or off.

Answer 4

The error doesn't show the entire path, so I cannot recreate an adequate substitute. Do you think an upgrade to W11 would solve the issue?

Answer 5

Hi @William Wolfe

Have you enabled any COM add-ins?
I suggest you go to File > Options > Add-ins > COM Add-ins, Go > Clear the check boxes, select OK.

Besides, did you start OneDrive on your computer?
If so, I suggest you Unlink OneDrive temporarily for a check.

Then what happens if you create a blank presentaion file, press Alt + F11?
Please close all Office apps, go to Registry Editor, locate to Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\16.0\PowerPoint\Options, check whether DeveloperTools is value 1 which means adding Developer tab in Ribbon.

(Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Before you modify it, please remember to back up the registry for restoration in case problems occur.)

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