Supplemental PowerPoint Tips Provided by: Faculty Resource Center Reduce the Chances of File Corruption PowerPoint is susceptible to file corruption in more ways than you could imagine. Once aPowerPoint file has been corrupted, it may cause unexpected problems ranging from as simple asimported images not appearing as they should to the extreme where you won’t be able to evenopen your presentation let alone show it.The best way to reduce the chances of this happening is to never open any other applicationswhile PowerPoint is open, especially Windows Explorer Windows Explorer – which is the worst culprit when it comes to potentially corrupting your presentation file. If you need to open another application,save your presentation and close PowerPoint. Once you have finished with the other application,close it and reopen PowerPoint.