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How to draw truly vertical or horizontal lines in PowerPoint
I use PowerPoint for drawings and diagrams. When I try to add a vertical straight line, it is always slightly tilted (~2 degrees). I have the same problem when I am trying to draw a horizontal line ...
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Is there a way to secure a powerpoint presentation against edits?
I have a few powerpoint slideshows I need to distribute, but I would like the receivers to not be able to edit them. They still need to be able to launch embedded links though.
It seems like this is ...
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WMV Movies Don't Play in PowerPoint 2007 Presentation
I converted .avi movies to .wmv to insert into PowerPoint 2007 because they didn't play in .avi format. They still don't play in .wmv format once inserted into the presentation.
Why are they not ...
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How do I copy slides into an existing PowerPoint 2007 presentation without copying any master slides?
I have users who frequently copy and paste between presentations to create new ones. We have a corporate template with a set of slide masters, and when he copies the slides it also copies in the ...
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Extract Content of Powerpoint files in Readable Format?
I'm trying to extract information from Powerpoint files in a readable format. By "readable" I mean removing the "slides" factor and flowing more like a word document, preserving images and basic ...
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How do I animate only one word in a row?
I have a list of bullet points in my slide. In each row, I'd like to animate one word only, to give the word emphasis. But I see I can only animate a whole row.
Is there any way to animate a ...
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Font alignment problem in PowerPoint
I have one computer that has a strange font alignment problem in PowerPoint.
It only happens in PowerPoint.
It only happens when the font is Arial Bold (bold italics looks
normal).
It only ...
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PowerPoint 2007: How to get back the missing list of slides on the left hand side?
PowerPoint 2007 used to display a list of miniature slides down the left hand side, which could be used for navigation and cut/paste.
This list has disappeared - any ideas on how to get it back? I've ...
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How do I open a single PowerPoint file in two windows?
Does anyone how to open a single PowerPoint file in two separate windows?
For example, I have two PowerPoint windows open and they both have help.ppt open. In one window is slide #1 and on the other ...
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Multiple instances of PowerPoint (2007)
How can I open PowerPoint twice so I can view two presentations, one on each screen of my dual monitor set up?
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Set default “arrow” in Powerpoint
In powerpoint 2007 I end up using a same kind of arrows a bunch. But every time I create an arrow I have to re-format it or I have to copy the arrow from another slide. Does anyone know how to set the ...
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Has the shift-key functionality while resizing objects changed in PowerPoint 2010?
In PowerPoint, holding down Shift when resizing an object such as a line should restrict the movement of the end point to be either vertical or horizontal. This is useful for resizing horizontal or ...
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PowerPoint 2007 - how to play movies simultaneously within a slide?
I have six small clips (.wmv) inside a PowerPoint 2007 slide (for Windows). If I set all the videos to play automatically only the first one starts playing.
Any ideas how to make them play ...
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Reuse Powerpoint 2003 keyboard shortcut sequence in Powerpoint 2007
I've been using PPT 07 for a while now and I am losing time and productivity because the keyboard shortcuts from PPT 03 are not available anymore for some basic actions.
I don't know if this is due ...
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How can I convert hundreds of varied PowerPoint-format files into a single format of PowerPoint files?
I have a client who has 15 Mac desktops and 10 Windows desktops, all using different versions of Office to work with their files.
The only solution I can think of to prevent any compatibility issues ...
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Update file paths to movies in PowerPoint
I have recently had my work laptop upgraded to Windows 7 (from XP). This, of course, led to changes in the paths to "My Documents" (now C:\Users\..., formerly C:\Documents and Settings\...).
One ...
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Is it possible to increase only the vertical size of a shape in PowerPoint?
I have a shape (rounded rectangle) in PowerPoint 2007 of which I would like to increase the vertical size only (to illustrate de-bottlenecking). So, the width will stay the same but the height will ...
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Nailing down text boxes in Powerpoint templates
I've created a template in Powerpoint 2007. The company logo inserted on the slide master becomes unalterable in a regular PPT, as it should be.
But the footer date, title, and page number text boxes ...
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Delete / Remove Speaker Notes from PowerPoint Presentation
How do you remove the speaker notes from a powerpoint presentation?
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Powerpoint saves files after just viewing
If i open a .ppt file in Powerpoint 2007 and then just close it without modifying anything the file will be saved/modified by powerpoint. (.pptx doesnt seem to be affected)
This is very annoying as ...
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PowerPoint jpg picture converts to png
Sometimes when a jpg picture is pasted in PowerPoint 2007, the size of the file grows and picture converts to png.
I discovered it by extracting the file by 7zip.
Can anyone help?
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Powerpoint - Resize image by different step
In powerpoint i want to get two images to be the same height without loosing their aspect ratio.
However powerpoint only lets me resize an image in steps (eg when i drag the bottom left anchor of the ...
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How to move bullet closer to text in Powerpoint
How can I move the bullet closer to the text in Powerpoint 2007?
I want the gap to be half of what it is by default.
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Default line spacing in Powerpoint 2007
I want to set the default line spacing in Powerpoint 2007 to 1.1 rather than 0.8 which Microsoft has set as default. Is there any way to do this?
Alternatively, I could also manage if I could create ...
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How can I break external links in PowerPoint 2007?
In a PowerPoint 2007 presentation I have many external links. These are updated when the document is opened.
However, the source documents are now missing so I want to remove the external links, i.e. ...
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Force PowerPoint to paste in place like every other graphics editor in the world?
Is there a way to force PowerPoint to paste copied objects exactly on top of the mother object?
I hate the auto-displacement a little down and to the right.
hate hate hate!
Save me?
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Powerpoint and multiple monitors
Using my laptop and the meeting room projector, I can have Powerpoint on the "2nd monitor" (the projector). But when I run the slideshow it always shows on the first monitor (the laptop).
Is there a ...
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Powerpoint 2007 linking to external content
I have about 50 presentation, and one text box is the same for all of them. The problem is that if I need to edit that text box I have to do the same thing 50 times. Is there a way to have it load ...
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Visual indication that the document needs saving in Microsoft Office 2007
Is there any visual indication that a document has been modified since it was last saved or opened in Microsof Office 2007 applications (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)? Ideally, I would like a star near the ...
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Excel charts in PowerPoint 2007 are not editable by PowerPoint 2003
I'm trying to save a PowerPoint 2007 presentation which includes a chart copied from an Excel 2007 sheet in 97-2003 format but the chart is no longer editable by Office 2003 since it's automatically ...
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How to Creat Multi-level numbering in PowerPoint 2007
How do I Create Multi-level numbering in PowerPoint 2007 (1.0 >> 1.1 >> 1.1.1 >> Etc.)
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page number in ppt not appearing
I try to add a page number in ppt 2007, but it doesnt appear.. I go to insert -> slide number, tick the "slide number", and then apply to all.. and nothing happens, and if I reopen the slide number ...
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“Overtype” mode in MS Powerpoint 2007?
is there any way to turn on the "Overtyping" feature in Powerpoint 2007 (you press the Insert key and then typing new characters replaces any existing characters to the right side of the insertion ...
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How to change straight quotes to curly quotes in MS Office PowerPoint with autocorrect turned off
I do not want to use MS Office autocorrect option that is changing automatically straigh quotes to curly quotes ("smart quotes").
Most of the time I prefere straight quotes, but sometimes, in a ...
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MS Powerpoint 2007 (Windows) to Microsoft PowerPoint 2004 (Mac)
I've a PPT (With some comments on each slides) made with MS Powerpoint 2007 (Windows)
I saved PPT in .ppt extension and sent to my friend who has a Mac and Microsoft PowerPoint 2004. He is unable ...
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Test Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 compatibility on Mac
I've made a slide using MS Powerpoint, but the slide is going to play on a Mac. I don't have a Mac. Is there any way to test whether my slides of Powerpoint is compatible on a Mac?
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Playing sound automatically when transitioning to a slide in Powerpoint 2007
How do I make a sound play when I transition to a certain slide?
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Default Textbox Colors in Powerpoint 2007
How do i change defalut colors for a new Textbox in PowerPoint 2007? I am using a custom themed presentation template that someone gave me and every time I create a new text box it is white text on ...
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Selecting which object to align to in Powerpoint 2007
When doing an alignment in Powerpoint 2007 (say, Align Center), is there any way to select which object will be aligned to? It seems to pick one of the objects, but I'm not sure how it decides which ...
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Can I import an outline into powerpoint
I would like to create a bullet point powerpoint in a text file (or Word document) and then import it into Powerpoint 2007
Slide 1 title
- bullet 1
- bullet 2
- subpoint
- bullet 3
Slide 2 ...
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Insert total number of slides in PowerPoint 2007
Is it possible to insert the total amount of slides in a PowerPoint presentation into a footnote? I'm looking for an automated way.
Of course I could edit the footer and put it in manually, but if I ...
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How do I launch a Power Point slide show on startup?
I want to launch a Power Point presentation on startup - in slide show mode (I don't want to simply open the file).
This is to run on a kiosk.
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Is there a way to display multiple power point documents in separate power point windows?
In Microsoft PowerPoint 2007, when opening multiple .pptx/.ppt documents simultaneously, the documents are opened in the same physical PowerPoint window.
I was wondering if anyone was aware of a ...
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Embedding a WMV file on the web via URL in a Powerpoint presentation
I've got a situation where I want to distribute a Powerpoint presentation to several people. I want to be able to embed several large videos in this presentation by linking to a URL, for the ...
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where is the best place to learn about doing intra slide transitions within powerpoint
i want it where some of the elements of the slide show up first and after i click, others show up.
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How to record a macro in PowerPoint 2007
I want to create a following macro in PowerPoint 2007:
Add specific animation to selected object, pressing hotkey.
I already enabled Developer page, but I can't find how to record my actions and ...
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How to add a 'second elbow' to an 'elbow arrow connector' in Powerpoint 2007?
I'm trying to put together a relatively complex flow-chart thing -as part of a University assignment (health-related, and gosh, does my university love all things Microsoft Office...).
Because of ...
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PowerPoint: print slides - enlarge their size
In PowerPoint (2007), it is possible to print multiple slides on a paper as a handout. However, there is quite a lot of whitespace in between them and around them.
Is there another way to enlarge the ...
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MS PowerPoint one-by-one effect
In Power Point, I have multiple lines of text on one page (big surprise). I don't want them to appear one by one, but rather want to have one of them bold, then the next one (and maybe the other ones ...
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An alternative to Powerpoint 2007 viewer than MS powerpoint?
The Powerpoint 2007 viewer, for unknown reasons, doesn't work in my machine. I've installed the SP1 also, but it behaves the same (it does not open).
I've installed Open Office, but its text ...
