Slides disappear in published project

Hi everyone --
I am publishing a presentation that has basic PPT slides and
voiceover. When I publish, the backgrounds don't appear. I have
tried importing the presentation in again, but it doesn't seem to
work. Do I have to start over with a new project (I hope not, but
if that's what it takes...)?
Thanks in advance for your help!
Jennifer

With copy background of one slide and insert with paste as
background in an other slide the background wasn't visible when
published. With slide properties (in edit mode) and change
background image I managed to show the new background. (after
uninstalling and reinstalling Capitvate2, by-the-way -- go to
adobe.com/go/cecfef75 for troubleshooting file). This method is not
as comfy as copy-paste because it is hard to choose the right
image. But still better than start from scratch. Does it help to
solve your problem?

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