Only thing I can think to try is using "restore previous version," which is
sometimes available if you're working on Vista.

(This is definitely not common behavior.)

Oh, is there anything in the TEMP folder? If so, she could try Insert |
Slides | From File or she could try renaming the ~.TMP file with a PPT
extension and see if that will open or allow her to Insert | Slides from....

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My wife is working on a project and lost several hours of work. Don't
know
exactly what happened, but here's what I know, based on what she told
me...

---She's been working on it for weeks.
---When she started Sunday morning it was 14 pages long.
---After working on/off throughout the day it was 22 pages long.
---She regularly saves her work. She won't even minimize it without
saving.
---Late Sunday night she opened it and it was exactly as it was when she
started that morning. Everything she did that day is gone.
---There was no crash, so no autorecovery.

I searched all drives for PowerPoint files and could not find any other
than
the 14-page version. Also searched for templates and webfiles to see if
she
accidentally saved as one of those, but no luck. When she saves she
simply
hits the save button. AutoSave is set for every 10 minutes but can't find
any files.

Any help greatly appreciated.

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CR