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Microsoft Office 2007 Spell Check not working
I recently installed Powerpoint 2007 on my computer and spell check is not working. Whenever I type in a misspelled word this error comes up.
"Microsoft Office PowerPoint can not perform language ...
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Add audio to Powerpoint - make playback stable against user actions
I have a Powerpoint 2007 presentation to which I've added an audio file. I embedded the .wav file in the ppt, selected 'play across slides', then used the Rehearse Presentation feature to time the ...
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Table cell hyperlink without text underline
I have a table in powerpoint 2007.
I have one slide corresponding to each cell of the table in same presentation and I want to create hyperlinks on each cell.
But, I don't want the cell text to go ...
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How to embed a flash video in PowerPoint 2007
I am having trouble embedding the following html code:
<object width="480" height="340"><param name="movie" ...
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SVN and odd file
I just did an SVN update and found a weird .pptx file that I cannot open. (When I double-click, it does not open.) Then when I right click on the file, it shows only a small amount of options I can do
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Powerpoint 2007 audio being “overwritten” by a previous slide?
I'm combining multiple powerpoint slides into a single briefing in Powerpoint 2007. Each slide has an associated audio file embedded.
One slide, and only one side, ("Slide A") will revert to a ...
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Can you change the tab referenced on an excel file imbedded into a powerpoint presentation?
I am having difficulty referencing specific tabs of an imbedded excel file to separate slides in a powerpoint. Is this even possible?
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Code in Powerpoint presentation [closed]
I am putting together a powerpoint presentation which will contain some JavaScript samples.
Just wondering what tips anyone has to make this easy to read? I am specifically looking for tips on fonts, ...
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How can I get one slide to reference the number of another in powerpoint?
I would like to have a textbox in one of my powerpoint slides say "see slide [x]" where x is another slide. Is there any way to do this cleanly so that it updates dynamically as I move the slides ...
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PowerPoint slide resolution? (Optimizing video playback)
In PowerPoint 2007, there seems to be no way of changing the resolution slide (only the aspect ratio and the output resolution can be chnaged?).
If this is the case, then how do I optimize an ...
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How to stop Office 2007 from url encoding file names with #'s in them on Save As?
I can save a .ppt or .pptx file in PowerPoint 2007 with a '#' sign in it with no problem. For example:
Presentation #1.ppt
But if I then do a Save As... to change the format from .ppt to .pptx or ...
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Video format/codec for PowerPoint 2007?
I would like to add video files to PowerPoint 2007 slides (on PC).
1) Which codec should I use for maximum quality?
1b) Does this depend on computer-specific installed plugins/codecs?
2) Is there ...
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why doesn't the pptplex tab appear in the powerpoint ribbon?
I've installed pptPlex but it doesn't appear in the powerpoint ribbon.
I tried reviewing the security settings, but maybe I've missed something. I have windows-7 and powerpoint 2007
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Which PDF creation software doesn't suffer from these artifacts?
Either I'm doing something wrong, or it's ridiculous that we're in 2012 and we can't print a PowerPoint file to PDF without all sorts of silly artifacts (see the test file below). I'm looking for a ...
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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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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 - 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 PowerPoint slide not appearing
I try to add a page number in PowerPoint 2007, but it doesn't appear.
I go to Insert ยป Slide Number, tick the "Slide Number", and then apply to all. 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 ...
