OTF font problems after Windows update KB2753842 is installed
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01159-OTF-font-problems-after-Windows-update-KB2753842-is-installed.htm

MS warns of TrueType attack vulnerability
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01135_MS_warns_of_TrueType_attack_vulnerability.htm

A tribute to Brian Reilly
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00961_A_tribute_to_Brian_Reilly.htm

A tribute to Sonia Coleman
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00807_A_tribute_to_Sonia_Coleman.htm

NEW STUFF / USEFUL STUFF

PowerPoint News

Ric Bretschneider (PowerPoint Program Manager at Microsoft) blogs and podcasts
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00918_Ric_Bretschneider_-PowerPoint_Program_Manager_at_Microsoft-_blogs_and_podcasts.htm

Creating animated cartoons and movies in PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00805_Creating_animated_cartoons_and_movies_in_PowerPoint.htm

PowerPoint, PundiTuftes and the Press
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00507_PowerPoint-_PundiTuftes_and_the_Press.htm

New Add-ins / Products / Sites

PowerPoint Blogs, Podcasts, Columns and Newsfeeds
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00649_PowerPoint_Blogs-_Podcasts-_Columns_and_Newsfeeds.htm

Tools, Gadgets, Accessories
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00801_Tools-_Gadgets-_Accessories.htm

Corporate branding and graphics standards
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00906_Corporate_branding_and_graphics_standards.htm

Make sure your media Plays For Certain
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00713_Make_sure_your_media_Plays_For_Certain.htm

PowerPoint Add-in to delete selected content: TagErase
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00624_PowerPoint_Add-in_to_delete_selected_content-_TagErase.htm

Slide Into Word: A kinder, gentler Send To Word from PowerPoint MVP Bill Dilworth
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00667_Slide_Into_Word-_A_kinder-_gentler_Send_To_Word_from_PowerPoint_MVP_Bill_Dilworth.htm

Creating games in PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00616_Creating_games_in_PowerPoint.htm

A PowerPoint Yellow Pages - PowerPoint-related products and services
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00577_A_PowerPoint_Yellow_Pages_-_PowerPoint-related_products_and_services.htm

Free Sequential Save Add-in by Shyam Pillai
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00494_Free_Sequential_Save_Add-in_by_Shyam_Pillai.htm

Export shapes as graphics from PowerPoint 97
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00651_Export_shapes_as_graphics_from_PowerPoint_97.htm

Tricks, Tips, Problems, Fixes and Upgrades

Video export your way
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01261-Video-export-your-way.htm

PowerPoint 2010 presentation broadcasting fails
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01084_PowerPoint_2010_presentation_broadcasting_fails.htm

Make sure that text fits slides, adding new slides as needed for "overflow"
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00626_Make_sure_that_text_fits_slides-_adding_new_slides_as_needed_for_-overflow-.htm

PowerPoint unexpectedly puts content into placeholders
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00621_PowerPoint_unexpectedly_puts_content_into_placeholders.htm

Links between slides don't work in PowerPoint HTML
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00620_Links_between_slides_don-t_work_in_PowerPoint_HTML.htm

PowerPoint connects to the internet unexpectedly
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00613_PowerPoint_connects_to_the_internet_unexpectedly.htm

Copyright: can I use music, pictures, etc. in my presentations?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00435_Copyright-_can_I_use_music-_pictures-_etc-_in_my_presentations-.htm

Find the color of a pixel in an image
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00619_Find_the_color_of_a_pixel_in_an_image.htm

Command Line Switches - PowerPoint and PowerPoint Viewers
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00528_Command_Line_Switches_-_PowerPoint_and_PowerPoint_Viewers.htm

PowerPoint won't open my older PowerPoint presentations
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00916_PowerPoint_won-t_open_my_older_PowerPoint_presentations.htm

FIND MORE POWERPOINT HELP

PowerPoint Help Online

Guidelines for the PowerPoint Support Forums
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00036_Guidelines_for_the_PowerPoint_Support_Forums.htm

Please don't spam
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01005_Please_don-t_spam.htm

Search the web for PowerPoint help
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00201_Search_the_web_for_PowerPoint_help.htm

PowerPoint-Seiten auf Deutsch (PowerPoint Sites in German)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00120_PowerPoint-Seiten_auf_Deutsch_-PowerPoint_Sites_in_German-.htm

Other PowerPoint-related sites
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00121_Other_PowerPoint-related_sites.htm

PowerPoint for educators
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00290_PowerPoint_for_educators.htm

What are these Qxxxxx articles people keep mentioning?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00128_What_are_these_Qxxxxx_articles_people_keep_mentioning-.htm

What and Who are MVPs?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00094_What_and_Who_are_MVPs-.htm

Where can I download a copy of PowerPoint?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00176_Where_can_I_download_a_copy_of_PowerPoint-.htm

PowerPoint Help from Microsoft

Contact Microsoft - Support, Sales, Replacement CDs etc.
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00461_Contact_Microsoft_-_Support-_Sales-_Replacement_CDs_etc-.htm

Make suggestions, report problems to Microsoft
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00714_Make_suggestions-_report_problems_to_Microsoft.htm

Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 (XP) Information
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00168_Microsoft_PowerPoint_2002_-XP-_Information.htm

PowerPoint Resources on microsoft.com
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00327_PowerPoint_Resources_on_microsoft-com.htm

Using the MS KnowledgeBase (MSKB)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00158_Using_the_MS_KnowledgeBase_-MSKB-.htm

Office and PowerPoint Service Packs
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00543_Office_and_PowerPoint_Service_Packs.htm

PowerPoint-Related Subjects - Help and Info

I want to create a book in PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01014_I_want_to_create_a_book_in_PowerPoint.htm

Can I use clip-art commercially?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01121_Can_I_use_clip-art_commercially-.htm

Help with Producer
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00302_Help_with_Producer.htm

PostScript, EPS, PDF and related subjects
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00199_PostScript-_EPS-_PDF_and_related_subjects.htm

The Art of the Presentation
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00257_The_Art_of_the_Presentation.htm

Presentations for international audiences
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00210_Presentations_for_international_audiences.htm

Web Resources: HTML, Javascript, CSS, etc.
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00267_Web_Resources-_HTML-_Javascript-_CSS-_etc-.htm

Color Theory, File Formats, etc.
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00308_Color_Theory-_File_Formats-_etc-.htm

Windows troubleshooting, networking and setup resources
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00346_Windows_troubleshooting-_networking_and_setup_resources.htm

TIPS, TECHNIQUES, TUTORIALS

Misc Tips 1
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00353_Misc_Tips_1.htm

Misc Tips 2
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00360_Misc_Tips_2.htm

Misc. Tips 3
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00361_Misc-_Tips_3.htm

Tutorials

Example PowerPoint Presentations
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00420_Example_PowerPoint_Presentations.htm

Basic PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00460_Basic_PowerPoint.htm

Drawing with PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00192_Drawing_with_PowerPoint.htm

Linking in PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00193_Linking_in_PowerPoint.htm

Create or Customize Templates
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00313_Create_or_Customize_Templates.htm

Text handling and tricks
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00223_Text_handling_and_tricks.htm

3D Graphics
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00276_3D_Graphics.htm

Multimedia
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00211_Multimedia.htm

From PowerPoint to the Web
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00214_From_PowerPoint_to_the_Web.htm

Upload to the net with FTP
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00330_Upload_to_the_net_with_FTP.htm

Other sites with links to tutorials
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00196_Other_sites_with_links_to_tutorials.htm

Suggested PowerPoint curriculum from MS
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00200_Suggested_PowerPoint_curriculum_from_MS.htm

Using the Windows Scheduler with PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00358_Using_the_Windows_Scheduler_with_PowerPoint.htm

Using Virtual PC / VMWare virtual computers
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00819_Using_Virtual_PC_-_VMWare_virtual_computers.htm

Using Japanese, Chinese, Korean (CJK) languages in PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00910_Using_Japanese-_Chinese-_Korean_-CJK-_languages_in_PowerPoint.htm

Pixel-accurate drawing in PowerPoint; measuring in pixels
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01028_Pixel-accurate_drawing_in_PowerPoint-_measuring_in_pixels.htm

Pixel-Accurate display of images in PowerPoint screenshows
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01128_Pixel-Accurate_display_of_images_in_PowerPoint_screenshows.htm

Customizing PowerPoint

Customizing PowerPoint's right-click popup menus
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00771_Customizing_PowerPoint-s_right-click_popup_menus.htm

Creating Presentations

Add an outline showing the edges of slides
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01281-Add-an-outline-showing-the-edges-of-slides.htm

Create a fake screentip (text that appears when you mouse over a shape)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01058_Create_a_fake_screentip_-text_that_appears_when_you_mouse_over_a_shape-.htm

Eliminate the screentip that appears over hyperlinks
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01143_Eliminate_the_screentip_that_appears_over_hyperlinks.htm

Check or change the Document Properties for your presentation
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01024_Check_or_change_the_Document_Properties_for_your_presentation.htm

Working with two monitors; editing PowerPoint on dual monitors
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00793_Working_with_two_monitors-_editing_PowerPoint_on_dual_monitors.htm

Creating "Pseudo-Subtitles"
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00769_Creating_-Pseudo-Subtitles-.htm

Creating accessible PowerPoint presentations / PowerPoint accessibility
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00555_Creating_accessible_PowerPoint_presentations_-_PowerPoint_accessibility.htm

Slide numbering - Slide XX of YY
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00548_Slide_numbering_-_Slide_XX_of_YY.htm

Flexible Slide Numbering
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00853_Flexible_Slide_Numbering.htm

Set default text and drawing shape styles
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00039_Set_default_text_and_drawing_shape_styles.htm

Create a default "blank" presentation with your own defaults
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00245_Create_a_default_-blank-_presentation_with_your_own_defaults.htm

Create your own default presentation
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01010_Create_your_own_default_presentation.htm

How can I remove the template / revert to the original blank template?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00571_How_can_I_remove_the_template_-_revert_to_the_original_blank_template-.htm

Create a table of contents (TOC) slide with links
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00615_Create_a_table_of_contents_-TOC-_slide_with_links.htm

CMYK and PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00761_CMYK_and_PowerPoint.htm

How can I use Pantone, TruMatch, CMYK or other colors in PowerPoint?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00666_How_can_I_use_Pantone-_TruMatch-_CMYK_or_other_colors_in_PowerPoint-.htm

Create your own template folder in PowerPoint 2000 and later
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00205_Create_your_own_template_folder_in_PowerPoint_2000_and_later.htm

Create your own templates
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00230_Create_your_own_templates.htm

Control the formatting of hyperlinked text
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00546_Control_the_formatting_of_hyperlinked_text.htm

How big should text be? What's the ideal font size?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00125_How_big_should_text_be-_What-s_the_ideal_font_size-.htm

Use more than one master in a presentation
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00041_Use_more_than_one_master_in_a_presentation.htm

Mix Portrait and Landscape slides in a presentation
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00042_Mix_Portrait_and_Landscape_slides_in_a_presentation.htm

Create a slide library (slide repository, slide library, slide management)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00901_Create_a_slide_library_-slide_repository-_slide_library-_slide_management-.htm

Create a new presentation using parts of an existing one
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00133_Create_a_new_presentation_using_parts_of_an_existing_one.htm

PowerPoint File Size Limitations: how big can my PowerPoint files be?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01071_PowerPoint_File_Size_Limitations-_how_big_can_my_PowerPoint_files_be-.htm

Drawing & Working with Shapes

How to create a spiral in PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01021_How_to_create_a_spiral_in_PowerPoint.htm

Hiding shapes on a gradient, textured or patterned background
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00603_Hiding_shapes_on_a_gradient-_textured_or_patterned_background.htm

Selecting shapes that are covered by other shapes
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00504_Selecting_shapes_that_are_covered_by_other_shapes.htm

Adding editable points to a shape, editing points when PowerPoint says No
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00468_Adding_editable_points_to_a_shape-_editing_points_when_PowerPoint_says_No.htm

How to add arrowheads to a Cycle diagram in PowerPoint 2002
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00552_How_to_add_arrowheads_to_a_Cycle_diagram_in_PowerPoint_2002.htm

Working with Text

Create vertically stacked text
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00300_Create_vertically_stacked_text.htm

Create a PowerPoint presentation from a plain text file
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00246_Create_a_PowerPoint_presentation_from_a_plain_text_file.htm

Creating Equations in PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00506_Creating_Equations_in_PowerPoint.htm

Add special characters to text
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00357_Add_special_characters_to_text.htm

Removing a misspelled word once it's been added to the spell check dictionary
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00480_Removing_a_misspelled_word_once_it-s_been_added_to_the_spell_check_dictionary.htm

Working with tab stops and indents
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00752_Working_with_tab_stops_and_indents.htm

Working with Charts and Graphs

Working with colors in MS Graph
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00648_Working_with_colors_in_MS_Graph.htm

Create user-defined Custom Charts / Graphs or Chart Templates
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00278_Create_user-defined_Custom_Charts_-_Graphs_or_Chart_Templates.htm

Charts with Picture Markers
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00574_Charts_with_Picture_Markers.htm

GANTT and other project planning chart types
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00569_GANTT_and_other_project_planning_chart_types.htm

Reset manually edited chart labels to show automatic text
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00631_Reset_manually_edited_chart_labels_to_show_automatic_text.htm

Linking or copying information/content/charts/worksheets from Excel to PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00593_Linking_or_copying_information-content-charts-worksheets_from_Excel_to_PowerPoint.htm

Extracting Excel content from PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00670_Extracting_Excel_content_from_PowerPoint.htm

Working with Sound and Movies

About recording narration in PowerPoint 2007 and onward
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01240-About-sounds-in-PowerPoint-2007-and-onward.htm

Edit the narration for a slide after it has been recorded
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00953_Edit_the_narration_for_a_slide_after_it_has_been_recorded.htm

Adding show-length narration to a PowerPoint presentation
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00703_Adding_show-length_narration_to_a_PowerPoint_presentation.htm

Playing movies in slow or fast motion
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00712_Playing_movies_in_slow_or_fast_motion.htm

Fading sounds, changing volume of sounds in PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00806_Fading_sounds-_changing_volume_of_sounds_in_PowerPoint.htm

Distributing & Delivering Presentations

Distributing PPTs - Pitfalls, Panics & Pleasures
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00559_Distributing_PPTs_-_Pitfalls-_Panics_-_Pleasures.htm

Does a PPS (PowerPoint Show) need PowerPoint or a Viewer to play? Can I edit a PPS?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00185_Does_a_PPS_-PowerPoint_Show-_need_PowerPoint_or_a_Viewer_to_play-_Can_I_edit_a_PPS-.htm

Password protect a presentation
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00038_Password_protect_a_presentation.htm

Send a presentation that opens automatically in email
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00341_Send_a_presentation_that_opens_automatically_in_email.htm

Make an AutoRun CD
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00037_Make_an_AutoRun_CD.htm

Test an AutoRun CD
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00209_Test_an_AutoRun_CD.htm

Make a standalone EXE that runs a PowerPoint presentation
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00575_Make_a_standalone_EXE_that_runs_a_PowerPoint_presentation.htm

CD Specs
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00273_CD_Specs.htm

Make sure my chosen fonts are available
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00256_Make_sure_my_chosen_fonts_are_available.htm

Make screenshow fill a wide screen display
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00566_Make_screenshow_fill_a_wide_screen_display.htm

Make the pointer or cursor go away (screenshow)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00633_Make_the_pointer_or_cursor_go_away_-screenshow-.htm

Keep the session alive (prevent screensaver, logout problems, mouse jiggler)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01018_Keep_the_session_alive_-prevent_screensaver-_logout_problems-_mouse_jiggler-.htm

Creating Teacher / Student editions of presentations
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01017_Creating_Teacher_-_Student_editions_of_presentations.htm

Distributing in Other Formats

Distribute presentations as Adobe Acrobat PDF (Portable Document Format)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00126_Distribute_presentations_as_Adobe_Acrobat_PDF_-Portable_Document_Format-.htm

Distribute presentations as video on VHS or DVD
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00112_Distribute_presentations_as_video_on_VHS_or_DVD.htm

Distribute presentations using Microsoft Producer
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00301_Distribute_presentations_using_Microsoft_Producer.htm

Online PowerPoint Presentation Systems - web conferencing, broadcasting etc.
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00589_Online_PowerPoint_Presentation_Systems_-_web_conferencing-_broadcasting_etc-.htm

Distribute presentations using handhelds (PocketPC, Palm)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00343_Distribute_presentations_using_handhelds_-PocketPC-_Palm-_.htm

Make a screensaver from PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00048_Make_a_screensaver_from_PowerPoint.htm

Share a presentation on the web
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01293-Share-a-presentation-on-the-web.htm

Video Projectors and Dual Monitors

What type of video connection is this?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01284-What-type-of-video-connection-is-this.htm

Dual monitors and PowerPoint (by Paul Iordanides) (and others)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00231_Dual_monitors_and_PowerPoint_-by_Paul_Iordanides-_-and_others-.htm

A Multiple Monitor Tutorial by PowerPoint MVP Chirag Dalal
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00476_A_Multiple_Monitor_Tutorial_by_PowerPoint_MVP_Chirag_Dalal.htm

How do I use Presenter view without a projector or second monitor? (by Chirag Dalal)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01041_How_do_I_use_Presenter_view_without_a_projector_or_second_monitor-_-by_Chirag_Dalal-.htm

How do I hook up this video projector?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00370_How_do_I_hook_up_this_video_projector-.htm

Video Connectors: JohnO's Techie Workshop
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00264_Video_Connectors-_JohnO-s_Techie_Workshop.htm

Video Projector Reviews/Info/Utilities
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00183_Video_Projector_Reviews-Info-Utilities.htm

Screen Shows

Disable mouse and keyboard control during a presentation
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00757_Disable_mouse_and_keyboard_control_during_a_presentation.htm

Create hotkeys ( keyboard shortcuts ) to macros and menu items
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00325_Create_hotkeys_-_keyboard_shortcuts_-_to_macros_and_menu_items.htm

Adding or entering text during a show
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00701_Adding_or_entering_text_during_a_show.htm

Make Slide Titles disappear
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00334_Make_Slide_Titles_disappear.htm

Change the volume of sounds
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00331_Change_the_volume_of_sounds.htm

Make PowerPoint go to previous slide on right mouse-click
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00090_Make_PowerPoint_go_to_previous_slide_on_right_mouse-click.htm

Play DVDs in a presentation
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00146_Play_DVDs_in_a_presentation.htm

Create menu slides with links to other presentations or links between slides in a presentation
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00040_Create_menu_slides_with_links_to_other_presentations_or_links_between_slides_in_a_presentation.htm

Play sounds across multiple slides (A WAV runs through it)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00047_Play_sounds_across_multiple_slides_-A_WAV_runs_through_it-.htm

Play movies across multiple slides
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00737_Play_movies_across_multiple_slides_.htm

Launch a program w/o user seeing confirmation dialog
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00096_Launch_a_program_w-o_user_seeing_confirmation_dialog.htm

Reset all SLIDE TIMINGS in a presentation
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00053_Reset_all_SLIDE_TIMINGS_in_a_presentation.htm

Keyboard shortcut to start slide show from current slide
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00293_Keyboard_shortcut_to_start_slide_show_from_current_slide.htm

Auto-update linked spreadsheets or other information
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01093_Auto-update_linked_spreadsheets_or_other_information.htm

Designing presentations for touch-screen - by Chirag Dalal
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00927_Designing_presentations_for_touch-screen_-_by_Chirag_Dalal.htm

Animation

Animations don't play when I go back to a slide
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00598_Animations_don-t_play_when_I_go_back_to_a_slide.htm

Change animation effect for just a few slides out of a presentation (2002/2003)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00515_Change_animation_effect_for_just_a_few_slides_out_of_a_presentation_-2002-2003-.htm

Make animated text appear line by line (build slides)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00581_Make_animated_text_appear_line_by_line_-build_slides-.htm

Push the animation envelope
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00055_Push_the_animation_envelope.htm

Create MOVIE CREDITS-style crawling text
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00207_Create_MOVIE_CREDITS-style_crawling_text.htm

Making Acrobat PDFs from PowerPoint

How can I make Acrobat PDFs from PowerPoint?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00517_How_can_I_make_Acrobat_PDFs_from_PowerPoint-.htm

What's PDFMaker?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00484_What-s_PDFMaker-.htm

Problems making PDFs from PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00750_Problems_making_PDFs_from_PowerPoint.htm

My PowerPoint PDFs are cropped; footers, page numbers, dates are missing
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00489_My_PowerPoint_PDFs_are_cropped-_footers-_page_numbers-_dates_are_missing.htm

My PDFs from PowerPoint are rotated
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00612_My_PDFs_from_PowerPoint_are_rotated.htm

PDFs from Mac PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01288-PDFs-from-Mac-PowerPoint.htm

PDFs from PowerPoint are huge
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00532_PDFs_from_PowerPoint_are_huge.htm

Bad hyperlinks in PDFs
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00744_Bad_hyperlinks_in_PDFs_from_Acrobat.htm

How can I make B/W PDFs?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00483_How_can_I_make_B-W_PDFs-.htm

Importing and Converting

Importing CDs, iTunes and other downloaded sounds into PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00685_Importing_CDs-_iTunes_and_other_downloaded_sounds_into_PowerPoint.htm

Import Web Pages into PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00143_Import_Web_Pages_into_PowerPoint.htm

Converting from Freelance to PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00345_Converting_from_Freelance_to_PowerPoint.htm

Converting XXX presentations to PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00447_Converting_XXX_presentations_to_PowerPoint.htm

Converters - Sound, Movie, Graphics, etc.
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00541_Converters_-_Sound-_Movie-_Graphics-_etc-.htm

Adam's Transparency Tutorial (Alpha channels and more)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00190_Adam-s_Transparency_Tutorial_-Alpha_channels_and_more-.htm

Alpha Transparency from CorelDraw
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00492_Alpha_Transparency_from_CorelDraw.htm

Include a YouTube Flash video in your presentation
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00973_Include_a_YouTube_Flash_video_in_your_presentation.htm

Embed FLASH effects into PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00049_Embed_FLASH_effects_into_PowerPoint.htm

Import PDF content into PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00054_Import_PDF_content_into_PowerPoint.htm

BATCH IMPORT images into PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00050_BATCH_IMPORT_images_into_PowerPoint.htm

Resize pictures to fill the slide (fit to slide)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00656_Resize_pictures_to_fill_the_slide_-fit_to_slide-.htm

Use GRAPHICS as BULLETS
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00051_Use_GRAPHICS_as_BULLETS.htm

Open a PPZ file
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00166_Open_a_PPZ_file.htm

Convert SGI graphics for use in PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00145_Convert_SGI_graphics_for_use_in_PowerPoint.htm

Exporting

Improve PowerPoint's GIF, BMP, PNG, JPG export resolution
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00052_Improve_PowerPoint-s_GIF-_BMP-_PNG-_JPG_export_resolution.htm

Extract images and sounds from PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00778_Extract_images_and_sounds_from_PowerPoint.htm

Extract images from PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00344_Extract_images_from_PowerPoint.htm

Export linked narration sound files in logically named/numbered order
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00949_Export_linked_narration_sound_files_in_logically_named-numbered_order.htm

Export EPS from PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00045_Export_EPS_from_PowerPoint.htm

Convert PowerPoint to Pocket PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00111_Convert_PowerPoint_to_Pocket_PowerPoint.htm

Convert presentations into Movie files
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00057_Convert_presentations_into_Movie_files.htm

Convert presentations to DVD video
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00156_Convert_presentations_to_DVD_video.htm

Printing, Overheads, 35mm Slides, Pre-press

Print larger handouts
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01046_Print_larger_handouts.htm

Printing PowerPoint: Slide size v. Printer Page size
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00774_Printing_PowerPoint-_Slide_size_v-_Printer_Page_size.htm

Control how your presentation prints in B/W
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00522_Control_how_your_presentation_prints_in_B-W.htm

Print posters or other large format output
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00537_Print_posters_or_other_large_format_output.htm

Print large-format slides to normal size paper (tile,tiling)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00538_Print_large-format_slides_to_normal_size_paper_-tile-tiling-.htm

Print without opening PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00056_Print_without_opening_PowerPoint.htm

PhotoEdit won't print - Not Enough Memory messages
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00405_PhotoEdit_won-t_print_-_Not_Enough_Memory_messages.htm

Color Calibration on the Cheap
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00448_Color_Calibration_on_the_Cheap.htm

WEBifying your PowerPoint

Put your PowerPoint on the Web
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00708_Put_your_PowerPoint_on_the_Web.htm

Put your PowerPoint-generated HTML on the web
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00241_Put_your_PowerPoint-generated_HTML_on_the_web.htm

How can I convert PowerPoint 2010 to HTML (where's the Save As Web Page command)?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01077_How_can_I_convert_PowerPoint_2010_to_HTML_-where-s_the_Save_As_Web_Page_command--.htm

Browser compatibility
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00171_Browser_compatibility.htm

Optimize PowerPoint's HTML for Netscape Navigator
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00139_Optimize_PowerPoint-s_HTML_for_Netscape_Navigator.htm

Make PowerPoint 2000 HTML open full screen
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00148_Make_PowerPoint_2000_HTML_open_full_screen.htm

Make PowerPoint 2002, PowerPoint 2003 and PowerPoint 2007 HTML open full screen
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00428_Make_PowerPoint_2002-_PowerPoint_2003_and_PowerPoint_2007_HTML_open_full_screen.htm

How to make links open in a new window from PowerPoint's HTML
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00829_How_to_make_links_open_in_a_new_window_from_PowerPoint-s_HTML.htm

Get rid of the outline pane and navigation controls in HTML from PowerPoint 2000 and up
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00442_Get_rid_of_the_outline_pane_and_navigation_controls_in_HTML_from_PowerPoint_2000_and_up.htm

Sounds won't play across multiple slides on the web
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00303_Sounds_won-t_play_across_multiple_slides_on_the_web.htm

How to create HTML without frames
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00181_How_to_create_HTML_without_frames.htm

Control how the browser opens PowerPoint files
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00189_Control_how_the_browser_opens_PowerPoint_files.htm

Everything there is to know about PowerPoint's HTML
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00322_Everything_there_is_to_know_about_PowerPoint-s_HTML.htm

Convert PowerPoint to Flash
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00147_Convert_PowerPoint_to_Flash.htm

Using the Web Publishing Wizard to upload your files to the web
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00602_Using_the_Web_Publishing_Wizard_to_upload_your_files_to_the_web.htm

Cross-platform Compatibility

PC to Mac and Back
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00281_PC_to_Mac_and_Back.htm

Colors appear different on Mac vs PC PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01173-Colors-appear-different-on-Mac-vs-PC-PowerPoint.htm

Quicktime Links
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00266_Quicktime_Links.htm

Preparing Mac Files for the PC (or Doin' The Illustrator Two-Step)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00449_Preparing_Mac_Files_for_the_PC_-or_Doin-_The_Illustrator_Two-Step-.htm

Cross-Version Compatibility

Set the character PowerPoint 97 and the Viewer use in place of picture bullets
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00294_Set_the_character_PowerPoint_97_and_the_Viewer_use_in_place_of_picture_bullets.htm

Can I move my custom settings from one computer to another?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00292_Can_I_move_my_custom_settings_from_one_computer_to_another-.htm

Accessibility and Internationalization

The PPT Dictionary - PowerPoint menu commands in many languages
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00382_The_PPT_Dictionary_-_PowerPoint_menu_commands_in_many_languages.htm

GENERAL INFO

Misc. HowTos

How to UNBLOCK a file
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01272-How-to-UNBLOCK-a-file.htm

Share files and folders from Dropbox
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01254-Share-files-and-folders-from-Dropbox.htm

Where's my TEMP folder?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01082_Where-s_my_TEMP_folder-.htm

How to install Office, PowerPoint (and other software) on a netbook
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01078_How_to_install_Office-_PowerPoint_-and_other_software-_on_a_netbook.htm

Make Windows show file extensions and hidden files
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00781_Make_Windows_show_file_extensions_and_hidden_files.htm

How to back up and restore the Windows registry
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00986_How_to_back_up_and_restore_the_Windows_registry.htm

How to turn off CD AutoPlay (AutoRun)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00470_How_to_turn_off_CD_AutoPlay_-AutoRun-.htm

How to turn off Windows Messenger service
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00471_How_to_turn_off_Windows_Messenger_service.htm

How to turn off UAC (user account control) in Windows Vista
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00948_How_to_turn_off_UAC_-user_account_control-_in_Windows_Vista.htm

Batch-convert high resolution images for PowerPoint or web use (batch downsampling)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01136_Batch-convert_high_resolution_images_for_PowerPoint_or_web_use.htm

Screen shots / Screen captures
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00144_Screen_shots_-_Screen_captures.htm

Changing a File Association, Repairing broken File Associations
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00355_Changing_a_File_Association-_Repairing_broken_File_Associations.htm

Improving the view in Windows Explorer
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00356_Improving_the_view_in_Windows_Explorer.htm

Add Asian Language support to PowerPoint, Office, Windows
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00529_Add_Asian_Language_support_to_PowerPoint-_Office-_Windows.htm

What version of Windows / PowerPoint is it?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00527_What_version_of_Windows_-_PowerPoint_is_it-.htm

How to find the share name and path to a network printer
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00756_How_to_find_the_share_name_and_path_to_a_network_printer.htm

How to map a network drive
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00688_How_to_map_a_network_drive.htm

Scans, Resolution, DPI

What's all this about DPI and INCHES and RESOLUTION?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00075_What-s_all_this_about_DPI_and_INCHES_and_RESOLUTION-.htm

What's the best resolution for images in PowerPoint screen shows?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00415_What-s_the_best_resolution_for_images_in_PowerPoint_screen_shows-_.htm

Scanning - Bitmap Resolution - DPI
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00074_Scanning_-_Bitmap_Resolution_-_DPI.htm

Preparing bitmap images for 35mm slides
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00445_Preparing_bitmap_images_for_35mm_slides.htm

Ideal Scan Sizes for 35mm Slides
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00446_Ideal_Scan_Sizes_for_35mm_Slides.htm

What formats does Windows Media Player play?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00418_What_formats_does_Windows_Media_Player_play-.htm

Fonts

PowerPoint opens presentations as Read-Only, won't allow editing when fonts embedded
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00637_PowerPoint_opens_presentations_as_Read-Only-_won-t_allow_editing_when_fonts_embedded.htm

Embedding fonts
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00076_Embedding_fonts.htm

Are my fonts embedded or not?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01238-Are-my-fonts-embedded-or-not.htm

Microsoft's Typography site
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00296_Microsoft-s_Typography_site.htm

Companion Software

Sound Editors
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00305_Sound_Editors.htm

Image Editing Software
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00578_Image_Editing_Software.htm

Versions & Compatibility

Do I have 32-bit or 64-bit PowerPoint?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01275-Do-I-have-32-bit-or-64-bit-PowerPoint.htm

Open PowerPoint 2007, 2010, 2013 files in PowerPoint 2003, 2002, 2000
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01164-Open-PowerPoint-2007-2010-2013-files-in-PowerPoint-2003-2002-2000.htm

Where can I get information about older Office or PowerPoint versions?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00921_Where_can_I_get_information_about_older_Office_or_PowerPoint_versions-.htm

End User License Agreements (EULA)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00378_End_User_License_Agreements_-EULA-.htm

Using Microsoft copyrighted content (clip art, sounds, fonts, etc.)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00875_Using_Microsoft_copyrighted_content_-clip_art-_sounds-_fonts-_etc--.htm

Where's PowerPoint?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00280_Where-s_PowerPoint-.htm

Can I install standalone PowerPoint along with Small Business Edition?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00260_Can_I_install_standalone_PowerPoint_along_with_Small_Business_Edition-.htm

About Office and Windows XP Product Activation and Licensing
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00398_About_Office_and_Windows_XP_Product_Activation_and_Licensing.htm

PowerPoint VERSIONS
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00077_PowerPoint_VERSIONS.htm

Can I install multiple versions of PowerPoint / Office?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00472_Can_I_install_multiple_versions_of_PowerPoint_-_Office-.htm

PowerPoint 2000 Migration Guide
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00298_PowerPoint_2000_Migration_Guide.htm

PowerPoint 2000 FEATURES not supported in PowerPoint 97
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00078_PowerPoint_2000_FEATURES_not_supported_in_PowerPoint_97.htm

PowerPoint 97 vs 2000 incompatibilities
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00095_PowerPoint_97_vs_2000_incompatibilities.htm

PowerPoint 2002 (XP) vs 2000 vs 97
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00134_PowerPoint_2002_-XP-_vs_2000_vs_97.htm

Saving backwards to PowerPoint 95
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00542_Saving_backwards_to_PowerPoint_95.htm

Which version of Office 2003 is right for me?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00478_Which_version_of_Office_2003_is_right_for_me-.htm

How long will support be available?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00372_How_long_will_support_be_available-.htm

What Is ...?

What is a PPZ file?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00164_What_is_a_PPZ_file-.htm

What's the meaning of this?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00165_What-s_the_meaning_of_this-.htm

Where Can I Find ...?

PowerPoint Add-ins
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00359_PowerPoint_Add-ins_.htm

Multimedia Converters
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00213_Multimedia_Converters.htm

Office Patches (Service Releases, Service Packs, SR-x, SP-x)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00079_Office_Patches_-Service_Releases-_Service_Packs-_SR-x-_SP-x-.htm

More PowerPoint TEMPLATES
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00080_More_PowerPoint_TEMPLATES.htm

Clocks and timers for PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00081_Clocks_and_timers_for_PowerPoint.htm

Photos
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00591_Photos.htm

Music clips and sounds
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00082_Music_clips_and_sounds.htm

Clip art and graphics
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00083_Clip_art_and_graphics.htm

Movies and movie clips
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00572_Movies_and_movie_clips.htm

Fonts
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00609_Fonts.htm

Company and product logo graphics
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00086_Company_and_product_logo_graphics.htm

Maps, Flags and other national clip art
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00252_Maps-_Flags_and_other_national_clip_art.htm

The mother of all PPT LINKS pages
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00085_The_mother_of_all_PPT_LINKS_pages.htm

Drivers and such?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00029_Drivers_and_such-.htm

More tips. I want MORE TIPS!!
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00009_More_tips-_I_want_MORE_TIPS--.htm

General Presentation Advice

Check your slides in B/W view
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00027_Check_your_slides_in_B-W_view.htm

LEGALITIES, RESTRICTIONS etc.

How can I use Office Clip Art?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00843_How_can_I_use_Office_Clip_Art-.htm

Academic Editions
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00844_Academic_Editions.htm

PROGRAMMING POWERPOINT

ProgIntro.txt

For VBeginners

How do I use VBA code in PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00033_How_do_I_use_VBA_code_in_PowerPoint.htm

How to set Macro Security in PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00985_How_to_set_Macro_Security_in_PowerPoint.htm

Is VBA the answer? Is it the RIGHT answer? Will it solve my presentation problem?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00611_Is_VBA_the_answer-_Is_it_the_RIGHT_answer-_Will_it_solve_my_presentation_problem-.htm

Where can I learn more about VBA programming in PowerPoint?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00032_Where_can_I_learn_more_about_VBA_programming_in_PowerPoint-.htm

VBA in PowerPoint / Mac vs. Windows
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00149_VBA_in_PowerPoint_-_Mac_vs-_Windows.htm

Self-certification to avoid macro security dialogs
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00981_Self-certification_to_avoid_macro_security_dialogs.htm

Creating and Installing Add-ins, Toolbars, Buttons

Create an ADD-IN with Ribbon buttons that run macros when clicked
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01216-Create-an-ADD-IN-with-Ribbon-buttons-that-run-macros-when-clicked.htm

Create an ADD-IN with TOOLBARS that run macros
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00031_Create_an_ADD-IN_with_TOOLBARS_that_run_macros.htm

Put icons on toolbar buttons
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00088_Put_icons_on_toolbar_buttons.htm

Working with toolbar buttons
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00531_Working_with_toolbar_buttons.htm

Add a popup toolbar
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00768_Add_a_popup_toolbar.htm

Add / install an addin via the registry
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00469_Add_-_install_an_addin_via_the_registry.htm

Is VBA available?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00758_Is_VBA_available-.htm

Problems adding add-ins
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00641_Problems_adding_add-ins.htm

Programming for 64-bit vs 32-bit Office 2010
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01065_Programming_for_64-bit_vs_32-bit_Office_2010.htm

PowerPoint events; event-handling in VBA

How can I get my code to run automatically when a presentation opens?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00741_How_can_I_get_my_code_to_run_automatically_when_a_presentation_opens-.htm

Make your VBA code in PowerPoint respond to events
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00004_Make_your_VBA_code_in_PowerPoint_respond_to_events.htm

OnSlideShowPageChange event does not fire
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01152_OnSlideShowPageChange_event_does_not_fire.htm

AutoWideScreen: an example add-in with event handling
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00972_AutoWideScreen-_an_example_add-in_with_event_handling.htm

PowerPoint event-handling best practices, oddities and workarounds
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00675_PowerPoint_event-handling_best_practices-_oddities_and_workarounds.htm

Useful Projects

Certificate maker
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00994_Certificate_maker.htm

Useful general purpose code

Read a text file into an array
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01234-Read-a-text-file-into-an-array.htm

Show Me

Show me the location and size of a shape
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01285-Show-me-the-location-and-size-of-a-shape.htm

Show Me the Document Properties
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01144_Show_Me_the_Document_Properties.htm

Show me the Notes Text
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00963_Show_me_the_Notes_Text.htm

Show me the ID of PowerPoint's command bar controls (and launch them)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00946_Show_me_the_ID_of_PowerPoint-s_command_bar_controls_-and_launch_them-.htm

Show me the next unhidden slide
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00876_Show_me_the_next_unhidden_slide.htm

Show me a list of designs and which slides use them
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00820_Show_me_a_list_of_designs_and_which_slides_use_them.htm

Show me the designs in a presentation; apply designs ONLY to selected slides
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00902_Show_me_the_designs_in_a_presentation-_apply_designs_ONLY_to_selected_slides.htm

Show me the text in an ActiveX / OLE text control on a slide
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00772_Show_me_the_text_in_an_ActiveX_-_OLE_text_control_on_a_slide.htm

Show me the built in properties and their values
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00751_Show_me_the_built_in_properties_and_their_values.htm

Show me the fonts my presentation needs
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01237-Show-me-the-fonts-my-presentation-needs.htm

Get a reference to a placeholder on a slide
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00681_Get_a_reference_to_a_placeholder_on_a_slide.htm

Show Me: The hyperlinks in my presentation
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00674_Show_Me-_The_hyperlinks_in_my_presentation.htm

What add-ins are loaded/installed?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00655_What_add-ins_are_loaded-installed-.htm

Show me the .Type of each object on a slide
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00007_Show_me_the_-Type_of_each_object_on_a_slide.htm

Show the .Type of each shape (including shapes in groups)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00008_Show_the_-Type_of_each_shape_-including_shapes_in_groups-.htm

Show me the transition time of each slide and total running time of the show
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00413_Show_me_the_transition_time_of_each_slide_and_total_running_time_of_the_show.htm

Show me the transition, speed etc. of each slide
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00847_Show_me_the_transition-_speed_etc-_of_each_slide.htm

Determine which shape was clicked
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00141_Determine_which_shape_was_clicked.htm

The names of all main menu commands
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00351_The_names_of_all_main_menu_commands.htm

The SlideIndex of the current slide
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00271_The_SlideIndex_of_the_current_slide.htm

How many lines in the text box?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00610_How_many_lines_in_the_text_box-.htm

Make links and action settings visible
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00643_Make_links_and_action_settings_visible.htm

How to reproduce old-style preset gradients
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01251-How-to-reproduce-old-style-preset-gradients.htm

Exporting shapes, slides and presentations

Break a presentation up into several smaller presentations
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01086_Break_a_presentation_up_into_several_smaller_presentations.htm

Export comments to a text file (PowerPoint 2002 and later)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00900_Export_comments_to_a_text_file_-PowerPoint_2002_and_later-.htm

Export comments to a text file (PowerPoint 2000 and previous, Mac PowerPoint)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00923_Export_comments_to_a_text_file_-PowerPoint_2000_and_previous-_Mac_PowerPoint-.htm

General-purpose routine for writing a string to a text file
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00514_General-purpose_routine_for_writing_a_string_to_a_text_file.htm

Export Slide Number and Title Text to a text file
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00332_Export_Slide_Number_and_Title_Text_to_a_text_file.htm

Export Text to a text file, extract text from PowerPoint (Mac or PC)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00274_Export_Text_to_a_text_file-_extract_text_from_PowerPoint_-Mac_or_PC-.htm

Export the text of a presentation to a CSV/Excel file
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00950_Export_the_text_of_a_presentation_to_a_CSV-Excel_file.htm

Export the notes text of a presentation
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00481_Export_the_notes_text_of_a_presentation.htm

Export the PowerPoint presentation outline to a tabbed text file
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00679_Export_the_PowerPoint_presentation_outline_to_a_tabbed_text_file.htm

Export the names and coordinates and type of all shapes
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00482_Export_the_names_and_coordinates_and_type_of_all_shapes_.htm

Export slides as graphics
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00022_Export_slides_as_graphics.htm

Export Shapes as graphics
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00556_Export_Shapes_as_graphics.htm

Put an image on the clipboard to use as a custom toolbar icon
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00495_Put_an_image_on_the_clipboard_to_use_as_a_custom_toolbar_icon.htm

Adding shapes, slides and presentations

Working with Guides in PPT 2013 and later
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01214-Working-with-Guides-in-PPT-2013-and-later.htm

Add presentation file name to each slide master
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01180-Add-presentation-file-name-to-each-slide-master.htm

Add "leader" lines to tabbed text
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01011_Add_-leader-_lines_to_tabbed_text.htm

Create a grid of rectangles
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00958_Create_a_grid_of_rectangles.htm

Flag the existence of hidden slides
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00982_Flag_the_existence_of_hidden_slides.htm

Importing notes text from a text file
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00937_Importing_notes_text_from_a_text_file.htm

Add an On-Screen Keyboard to your presentation
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00895_Add_an_On-Screen_Keyboard_to_your_presentation.htm

Create a custom show from current slide selection using VBA
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00869_Create_a_custom_show_from_current_slide_selection_using_VBA.htm

Copy a picture or other shape to every slide in a presentation
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00780_Copy_a_picture_or_other_shape_to_every_slide_in_a_presentation.htm

Double-Underline text
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00775_Double-Underline_text_.htm

Insert all slides from a group of presentations into the current presentation
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00746_Insert_all_slides_from_a_group_of_presentations_into_the_current_presentation.htm

Add a random phrase from a text file to a text box on each slide
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00570_Add_a_random_phrase_from_a_text_file_to_a_text_box_on_each_slide.htm

Add new slides with titles and text from a text file
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00661_Add_new_slides_with_titles_and_text_from_a_text_file.htm

Add a "thermometer" progress bar to each slide
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00597_Add_a_-thermometer-_progress_bar_to_each_slide.htm

Insert a picture at the correct size
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00329_Insert_a_picture_at_the_correct_size.htm

Batch Insert a folder full of pictures, one per slide
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00352_Batch_Insert_a_folder_full_of_pictures-_one_per_slide.htm

Add the current path and file to every slide
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00407_Add_the_current_path_and_file_to_every_slide.htm

Read in text from an ascii file?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00124_Read_in_text_from_an_ascii_file-.htm

Add a text box with scrollbars; populate it with text
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00486_Add_a_text_box_with_scrollbars-_populate_it_with_text.htm

Insert a symbol or other character at the insert cursor position
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00310_Insert_a_symbol_or_other_character_at_the_insert_cursor_position.htm

Add shape with text to "flag" hidden vs unhidden slides
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00419_Add_shape_with_text_to_-flag-_hidden_vs_unhidden_slides.htm

How many slides can a presentation hold?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00513_How_many_slides_can_a_presentation_hold-.htm

Frame a slide with a rectangle
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00941_Frame_a_slide_with_a_rectangle.htm

Toggle a design grid on and off
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00742_Toggle_a_design_grid_on_and_off.htm

Deleting shapes, slides and presentations

Delete all hyperlinks in a slide presentation
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00944_Delete_all_hyperlinks_in_a_slide_presentation.htm

Delete all slides but those in a custom show
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00893_Delete_all_slides_but_those_in_a_custom_show.htm

Delete embedded sounds
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00707_Delete_embedded_sounds.htm

Delete shapes with no fill and no line
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00659_Delete_shapes_with_no_fill_and_no_line.htm

Delete notes page text (or text and shapes)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00178_Delete_notes_page_text_-or_text_and_shapes-.htm

How do I GET RID OF MACROS I've added? Warning message about "this presentation contains macros"
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00169_How_do_I_GET_RID_OF_MACROS_I-ve_added-_Warning_message_about_-this_presentation_contains_macros-.htm

Ungroup all the OLE objects in a presentation
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00326_Ungroup_all_the_OLE_objects_in_a_presentation.htm

Remove all text shadows
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00644_Remove_all_text_shadows.htm

Create a subset of an existing presentation
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00938_Create_a_subset_of_an_existing_presentation.htm

Changing shapes, slides and presentations

Tricks for Teachers
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01232-Tricks-for-Teachers.htm

Adding ALT text to audio shapes
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01290-Adding-ALT-text-to-audio-shapes.htm

Change one text color to another
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01222-Change-one-text-color-to-another.htm

Custom numbering a presentation
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01282-Custom-numbering-a-presentation.htm

Remove underlines from descenders
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01171-Remove-underlines-from-descenders.htm

Change distance from text to underlines
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01268-Change-distance-from-text-to-underlines.htm

Identify each slide so its source can be tracked
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01123_Identify_each_slide_so_its_source_can_be_tracked.htm

Edit text during a slide show
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01105_Edit_text_during_a_slide_show.htm

Create vertical text
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01097_Create_vertical_text.htm

Uniquely rename all shapes in a presentation, eliminate duplicate shape names
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01050_Uniquely_rename_all_shapes_in_a_presentation-_eliminate_duplicate_shape_names.htm

Converting Scheme/Theme colors to non-Scheme colors
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01038_Converting_Scheme-Theme_colors_to_non-Scheme_colors.htm

Indents: zeroing them out, resetting them etc.
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01039_Indents-_zeroing_them_out-_resetting_them_etc-.htm

Modifying AutoShape adjustments
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01030_Modifying_AutoShape_adjustments.htm

Stacking a selection of shapes
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01026_Stacking_a_selection_of_shapes.htm

Hide and Show Graphics
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01019_Hide_and_Show_Graphics.htm

Changing the style of added PowerPoint 2007 tables
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01020_Changing_the_style_of_added_PowerPoint_2007_tables.htm

Rotate an image on every other slide
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01013_Rotate_an_image_on_every_other_slide.htm

Hide / Unhide shapes at will
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00977_Hide_-_Unhide_shapes_at_will.htm

Change the formatting of Photo Album captions
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00970_Change_the_formatting_of_Photo_Album_captions.htm

Change a picture to a rounded rectangle, set the rounding radius (PowerPoint 2007)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00968_Change_a_picture_to_a_rounded_rectangle-_set_the_rounding_radius_-PowerPoint_2007-.htm

Correct the order of shapes on Notes Pages. Fix disappearing notes in presenter view.
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00951_Correct_the_order_of_shapes_on_Notes_Pages-_Fix_disappearing_notes_in_presenter_view-.htm

Sort a presentation based on slide titles
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00924_Sort_a_presentation_based_on_slide_titles.htm

Invert the current selection: select all unselected shapes
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00887_Invert_the_current_selection-_select_all_unselected_shapes.htm

Reformat all instances of a particular phrase
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00885_Reformat_all_instances_of_a_particular_phrase.htm

Reapply slide layout to every slide in the presentation
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00871_Reapply_slide_layout_to_every_slide_in_the_presentation.htm

Assign an Action Setting, Run Macro action to multiple shapes at once
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00799_Assign_an_Action_Setting-_Run_Macro_action_to_multiple_shapes_at_once.htm

Highlight shapes in PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00798_Highlight_shapes_in_PowerPoint.htm

Highlight text in PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00776_Highlight_text_in_PowerPoint.htm

Working with Tab settings in text
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00794_Working_with_Tab_settings_in_text.htm

Working with PowerPoint tables
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00790_Working_with_PowerPoint_tables.htm

Merge text from several text boxes into one text box
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00787_Merge_text_from_several_text_boxes_into_one_text_box.htm

Changing PowerPoint's Options and AutoCorrect settings
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00786_Changing_PowerPoint-s_Options_and_AutoCorrect_settings.htm

Show me the link and let me edit it
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00433_Show_me_the_link_and_let_me_edit_it.htm

Break all of the links in a presentation
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01172-Break-all-of-the-links-in-a-presentation.htm

Batch Search and Replace for Hyperlinks, OLE links, movie links and sound links
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00773_Batch_Search_and_Replace_for_Hyperlinks-_OLE_links-_movie_links_and_sound_links.htm

Search & Replace to change OLE link paths
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00759_Search_-_Replace_to_change_OLE_link_paths.htm

Convert all OLE objects to grouped MSDraw objects
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00747_Convert_all_OLE_objects_to_grouped_MSDraw_objects.htm

Reapply the Notes Master to each Notes Page in a presentation
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00760_Reapply_the_Notes_Master_to_each_Notes_Page_in_a_presentation.htm

Convert PowerPoint tables to HTML
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00748_Convert_PowerPoint_tables_to_HTML.htm

Changing shapes within groups (without ungrouping)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00600_Changing_shapes_within_groups_-without_ungrouping-.htm

Create "proper" fractions
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00596_Create_-proper-_fractions.htm

Edit the name of a shape
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00584_Edit_the_name_of_a_shape.htm

Working with Tags (and a bit about Functions)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00815_Working_with_Tags_-and_a_bit_about_Functions-.htm

Change the font color of text
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00465_Change_the_font_color_of_text.htm

Change the font of all text in your presentation
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01149_Change_the_font_of_all_text_in_your_presentation.htm

Working with pictures on slides
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00475_Working_with_pictures_on_slides.htm

Create agenda slides with a "moving highlight"
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00540_Create_agenda_slides_with_a_-moving_highlight-.htm

Convert PowerPoint 2002/2003 comments into PowerPoint 2000 comments
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00462_Convert_PowerPoint_2002-2003_comments_into_PowerPoint_2000_comments.htm

Change the author, date, etc. of Comments
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00809_Change_the_author-_date-_etc-_of_Comments.htm

Make subscripts and superscripts larger
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00635_Make_subscripts_and_superscripts_larger.htm

Bringing certain shapes on top of others in your slides
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00695_Bringing_certain_shapes_on_top_of_others_in_your_slides.htm

PowerPoint underlines spaces and tabs - workaround
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00735_PowerPoint_underlines_spaces_and_tabs_-_workaround.htm

Changing the text in a shape during a slide show
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01265-Changing-the-text-in-a-shape-during-a-slide-show.htm

An "LCD" counter that you can change
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00817_An_-LCD-_counter_that_you_can_change.htm

Printing

Print from Slide Show View
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00763_Print_from_Slide_Show_View.htm

Print alternate Slides and Notes Pages
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00899_Print_alternate_Slides_and_Notes_Pages.htm

Batch Tricks

Do something to every shape slide or file
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00594_Do_something_to_every_shape_slide_or_file.htm

Batch: Do something to every file in a folder
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00536_Batch-_Do_something_to_every_file_in_a_folder.htm

Batch re-save presentations; update older presentations to newer PowerPoint version
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00740_Batch_re-save_presentations-_update_older_presentations_to_newer_PowerPoint_version.htm

Apply a shape's formatting to all similar shapes in presentation
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00813_Apply_a_shape-s_formatting_to_all_similar_shapes_in_presentation.htm

Animations and Transitions

VBA Linking (solve broken links problems)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00965_VBA_Linking_-solve_broken_links_problems-.htm

Peekaboo Text: Use VBA to make text appear and disappear
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00662_Peekaboo_Text-_Use_VBA_to_make_text_appear_and_disappear_.htm

Use VBA to create popup text
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00691_Use_VBA_to_create_popup_text.htm

Apply a random transition to every slide in a presentation
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00595_Apply_a_random_transition_to_every_slide_in_a_presentation.htm

Where can I find information about animation in PowerPoint 2002 (XP) and 2003?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00503_Where_can_I_find_information_about_animation_in_PowerPoint_2002_-XP-_and_2003-.htm

Working with Excel

Exel-lent Excel Sites
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00562_Exel-lent_Excel_Sites.htm

Excel code to modify Excel chart palette colors
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00249_Excel_code_to_modify_Excel_chart_palette_colors.htm

Excel Charts to PowerPoint and other goodies
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00316_Excel_Charts_to_PowerPoint_and_other_goodies.htm

Convert linked Excel charts to embedded Excel charts
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00935_Convert_linked_Excel_charts_to_embedded_Excel_charts.htm

Automating one app from another

General info on Office Automation
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00544_General_info_on_Office_Automation.htm

Controlling Office Applications from PowerPoint (by Naresh Nichani and Brian Reilly)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00795_Controlling_Office_Applications_from_PowerPoint_-by_Naresh_Nichani_and_Brian_Reilly-.htm

Automate Excel from PowerPoint. Automate PowerPoint from Excel. And so on.
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00368_Automate_Excel_from_PowerPoint-_Automate_PowerPoint_from_Excel-_And_so_on-.htm

Automating the Viewer
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00386_Automating_the_Viewer.htm

How to automate PowerPoint using VB
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00115_How_to_automate_PowerPoint_using_VB.htm

Invoke PPT and run a macro from VB
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00580_Invoke_PPT_and_run_a_macro_from_VB.htm

Server Office Automation Issues
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00497_Server_Office_Automation_Issues.htm

ShellExecute Example
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00479_ShellExecute_Example.htm

Working with MSGraph charts

Automate MSGraph
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00496_Automate_MSGraph.htm

MSGraph Colors -- The Periodic Table of the Graph
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00777_MSGraph_Colors_--_The_Periodic_Table_of_the_Graph.htm

Programmatically add an MSGraph chart as a user-defined custom graph type
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00672_Programmatically_add_an_MSGraph_chart_as_a_user-defined_custom_graph_type.htm

Extract data from MS Graph Chart
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00721_Extract_data_from_MS_Graph_Chart.htm

Ungroup every MSGraph chart in a presentation
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00934_Ungroup_every_MSGraph_chart_in_a_presentation.htm

Working with external data

What this section is about
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00783_What_this_section_is_about.htm

Where it starts: the DisplayData project by Naresh Nichani and Brian Reilly
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00784_Where_it_starts-_the_DisplayData_project_by_Naresh_Nichani_and_Brian_Reilly.htm

Using Excel and Access data in PowerPoint Tables (by Brian Reilly and Naresh Nichani)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00892_Using_Excel_and_Access_data_in_PowerPoint_Tables_-by_Brian_Reilly_and_Naresh_Nichani-.htm

Excel worksheet data to a PowerPoint array (part of a tutorial by Brian Reilly and Naresh Nichani)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00891_Excel_worksheet_data_to_a_PowerPoint_array_-part_of_a_tutorial_by_Brian_Reilly_and_Naresh_Nichani-.htm

Working with Media (Audio/video)

Convert embedded movies to linked movies
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01158-Convert-embedded-movies-to-linked-movies.htm

Working with Guides

Adding, Deleting and Moving Guides
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01236-Adding-Deleting-and-Moving-Guids.htm

Other

Setting the default language
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01294-Setting-the-default-language.htm

Update charts and worksheets in a running presentation from Access data (by Naresh Nichani and Brian Reilly)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00920_Update_charts_and_worksheets_in_a_running_presentation_from_Access_data_-by_Naresh_Nichani_and_Brian_Reilly-.htm

Update embedded charts and worksheets in a running presentation from Access data (Naresh Nichani and Brian Reilly)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00922_Update_embedded_charts_and_worksheets_in_a_running_presentation_from_Access_data_-Naresh_Nichani_and_Brian_Reilly-.htm

Paragraph endings and line breaks
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00992_Paragraph_endings_and_line_breaks.htm

Links from converted Open Office files behave oddly
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00975_Links_from_converted_Open_Office_files_behave_oddly.htm

A Next Slide button that runs code also
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00954_A_Next_Slide_button_that_runs_code_also.htm

Use VBA to read text from a file
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00913_Use_VBA_to_read_text_from_a_file.htm

Resetting positions of shapes
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00860_Resetting_positions_of_shapes.htm

Using Tags
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00722_Using_Tags.htm

Interleave slides from several presentations
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00856_Interleave_slides_from_several_presentations.htm

Ungroup and ReGroup all pictures and OLE objects
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00686_Ungroup_and_ReGroup_all_pictures_and_OLE_objects.htm

Reset the size of the slide images on notes pages to a single standard size
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00684_Reset_the_size_of_the_slide_images_on_notes_pages_to_a_single_standard_size.htm

Convert commas in slide titles to a "safe" character to avoid hyperlink problems
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00971_Convert_commas_in_slide_titles_to_a_-safe-_character_to_avoid_hyperlink_problems.htm

Convert slide titles to shapes to solve hyperlink limit problems
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00683_Convert_slide_titles_to_shapes_to_solve_hyperlink_limit_problems.htm

Hide and Unhide Slide Titles
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00588_Hide_and_Unhide_Slide_Titles.htm

How do I distinguish the special page number characters on masters?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00622_How_do_I_distinguish_the_special_page_number_characters_on_masters-.htm

Keep Score with Static Variables
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00583_Keep_Score_with_Static_Variables.htm

Recolor or hide "key" text in a presentation
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00508_Recolor_or_hide_-key-_text_in_a_presentation.htm

Convert key text into underscore characters (ie, make them into Fill In The Blanks)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00754_Convert_key_text_into_underscore_characters_-ie-_make_them_into_Fill_In_The_Blanks-.htm

Use ShellExecute to sidestep certain linking problems
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00689_Use_ShellExecute_to_sidestep_certain_linking_problems.htm

Put your macro to Sleep
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00466_Put_your_macro_to_Sleep.htm

Use DIR to get a list of files
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00464_Use_DIR_to_get_a_list_of_files.htm

Manipulating Listbox and Combobox controls on slides and forms
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00439_Manipulating_Listbox_and_Combobox_controls_on_slides_and_forms.htm

Fill a listbox with slide titles, make it go to chosen slide when clicked
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00804_Fill_a_listbox_with_slide_titles-_make_it_go_to_chosen_slide_when_clicked.htm

Randomize the order of a PowerPoint presentation
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00429_Randomize_the_order_of_a_PowerPoint_presentation.htm

Go there, Come back
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00408_Go_there-_Come_back.htm

Call a macro in another presentation and pass it parameters
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00403_Call_a_macro_in_another_presentation_and_pass_it_parameters.htm

Substitute one string for another in text
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00379_Substitute_one_string_for_another_in_text.htm

Fill the MRU (Most Recently Used) list with bogus file names
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00373_Fill_the_MRU_-Most_Recently_Used-_list_with_bogus_file_names.htm

Single macro that can manipulate any shape that's clicked in slide show view
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00366_Single_macro_that_can_manipulate_any_shape_that-s_clicked_in_slide_show_view.htm

Slide number, SlideID, SlideIndex and all that jazz
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00337_Slide_number-_SlideID-_SlideIndex_and_all_that_jazz.htm

Hide PowerPoint while I automate it
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00307_Hide_PowerPoint_while_I_automate_it.htm

Macros that work in Normal/Slide view don't work in Slide Show view
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00159_Macros_that_work_in_Normal-Slide_view_don-t_work_in_Slide_Show_view.htm

Get DOCUMENT PROPERTIES without opening each file
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00174_Get_DOCUMENT_PROPERTIES_without_opening_each_file.htm

Get the Document Properties of a PPT file
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00554_Get_the_Document_Properties_of_a_PPT_file.htm

Determine the first CD ROM drive letter
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00173_Determine_the_first_CD_ROM_drive_letter.htm

Where can I learn about the PowerPoint FILE FORMAT
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00113_Where_can_I_learn_about_the_PowerPoint_FILE_FORMAT.htm

Hyperlink .SubAddress - How to interpret it
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00162_Hyperlink_-SubAddress_-_How_to_interpret_it.htm

Where are the hyperlinks?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00632_Where_are_the_hyperlinks-.htm

PowerPoint and Viewer Object Models
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00184_PowerPoint_and_Viewer_Object_Models.htm

Create an index or table of contents (TOC) with links to a folder full of PPT files
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00291_Create_an_index_or_table_of_contents_-TOC-_with_links_to_a_folder_full_of_PPT_files.htm

Convert PowerPoint's color values into grayscale
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00342_Convert_PowerPoint-s_color_values_into_grayscale.htm

SmartTags
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00400_SmartTags.htm

VBA bugs

The Name property of PowerPoint shapes is not reliable
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01218-The-Name-property-of-PowerPoint-shapes-is-not-reliable.htm

Connector attachment points change when you move the connected shape
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01217-Connector-attachment-points-change-when-you-move-the-connected-shape.htm

HasChildShapeRange returns incorrect values
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00858_HasChildShapeRange_returns_incorrect_values.htm

Checking for autoshape text produces text
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00180_Checking_for_autoshape_text_produces_text.htm

Message: "PowerPoint found an error it can't correct" when starting PowerPoint97 under Win2000
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00550_Message-_-PowerPoint_found_an_error_it_can-t_correct-_when_starting_PowerPoint97_under_Win2000.htm

Querying Picture Properties crashes PPT XP
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00765_Querying_Picture_Properties_crashes_PPT_XP.htm

MAC FAQS

Troubleshoot Problems, Interpret Error Messages

Mac: General troubleshooting suggestions for Office
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00762_Mac-_General_troubleshooting_suggestions_for_Office.htm

Mac: QuickTime Movies don't play well in PowerPoint 2004
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00660_Mac-_QuickTime_Movies_don-t_play_well_in_PowerPoint_2004.htm

PowerPoint crashes / complains about missing fonts
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00650_PowerPoint_crashes_-_complains_about_missing_fonts.htm

Mac: Certain presentations crash PowerPoint 98 and 2001
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00658_Mac-_Certain_presentations_crash_PowerPoint_98_and_2001.htm

Avoiding "Converting Metafile" dialogs in PowerPoint Mac
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00441_Avoiding_-Converting_Metafile-_dialogs_in_PowerPoint_Mac.htm

Error: "Memory was too full to draw everything..." or Red X in PowerPoint 98/2001 Mac
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00424_Error-_-Memory_was_too_full_to_draw_everything----_or_Red_X_in_PowerPoint_98-2001_Mac.htm

Mac: How do I recover corrupt or unreadable PowerPoint presentations?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00423_Mac-_How_do_I_recover_corrupt_or_unreadable_PowerPoint_presentations-.htm

Animations don't work in PowerPoint X after updating to Jaguar
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00392_Animations_don-t_work_in_PowerPoint_X_after_updating_to_Jaguar.htm

Presentations lose animations in Mac PowerPoint X / Windows PowerPoint 2000 and previous
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00391_Presentations_lose_animations_in_Mac_PowerPoint_X_-_Windows_PowerPoint_2000_and_previous_.htm

Mac: I can't import Windows Media Files into my presentation
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00393_Mac-_I_can-t_import_Windows_Media_Files_into_my_presentation.htm

PowerPoint X / 2004 crashes on startup
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00395_PowerPoint_X_-_2004_crashes_on_startup.htm

PowerPoint Viewer for Mac keeps insisting on being reinstalled
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00110_PowerPoint_Viewer_for_Mac_keeps_insisting_on_being_reinstalled.htm

Mac PowerPoint prints in B/W to my color printer
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00237_Mac_PowerPoint_prints_in_B-W_to_my_color_printer.htm

Mac: Notes no longer match slides
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00109_Mac-_Notes_no_longer_match_slides.htm

Mac: Temp files eating my hard drive!
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00142_Mac-_Temp_files_eating_my_hard_drive-.htm

Mac: Can't import CIL files into Clip Gallery
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00215_Mac-_Can-t_import_CIL_files_into_Clip_Gallery.htm

Mac: MPEG movies unreliable - don't always play
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00140_Mac-_MPEG_movies_unreliable_-_don-t_always_play.htm

PowerPoint 98 or 2001 crashes with a 'Type 2' error when I open it
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00006_PowerPoint_98_or_2001_crashes_with_a_-Type_2-_error_when_I_open_it.htm

Mac: Error 2/Crash when printing to Epson 740
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00020_Mac-_Error_2-Crash_when_printing_to_Epson_740.htm

Mac: Type 2 or 3 errors after customizing toolbars in PowerPoint 2001
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00093_Mac-_Type_2_or_3_errors_after_customizing_toolbars_in_PowerPoint_2001.htm

Mac: When I select a font, PowerPoint uses a different font
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00394_Mac-_When_I_select_a_font-_PowerPoint_uses_a_different_font.htm

Mac: Can't edit data in Microsoft Graph
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00814_Mac-_Can-t_edit_data_in_Microsoft_Graph.htm

Downloads, Contact Microsoft

How do I send feedback and suggestions on PowerPoint for Mac?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00422_How_do_I_send_feedback_and_suggestions_on_PowerPoint_for_Mac-.htm

Mac Office/PowerPoint Downloads, Tutorials and FAQs from Microsoft
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00118_Mac_Office-PowerPoint_Downloads-_Tutorials_and_FAQs_from_Microsoft.htm

Mac: PowerPoint Updates
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00397_Mac-_PowerPoint_Updates.htm

Free PowerPoint Viewers for Mac
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00388_Free_PowerPoint_Viewers_for_Mac.htm

What happened to the Mac PowerPoint newsgroup?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00315_What_happened_to_the_Mac_PowerPoint_newsgroup-.htm

How-Tos

How do I use a database in Mac Office?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00873_How_do_I_use_a_database_in_Mac_Office-.htm

How to insert a .WMV movie into Mac PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00917_How_to_insert_a_-WMV_movie_into_Mac_PowerPoint.htm

How do I enable Quartz Text Smoothing/anti-aliasing in PowerPoint X?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00389_How_do_I_enable_Quartz_Text_Smoothing-anti-aliasing_in_PowerPoint_X-.htm

How do I optimize Mac presentations for Windows PowerPoint?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00390_How_do_I_optimize_Mac_presentations_for_Windows_PowerPoint-_.htm

Mac: Use Make Movie to create a QuickTime presentation for use on Windows
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00396_Mac-_Use_Make_Movie_to_create_a_QuickTime_presentation_for_use_on_Windows.htm

Mac: Insert a picture from file/camera/scanner and size it to fit the slide in one step
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00376_Mac-_Insert_a_picture_from_file-camera-scanner_and_size_it_to_fit_the_slide_in_one_step.htm

How to create PDFs from Mac PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00270_How_to_create_PDFs_from_Mac_PowerPoint.htm

Mac: How to create a presentation for distribution on CD
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00197_Mac-_How_to_create_a_presentation_for_distribution_on_CD.htm

Mac: How do I customize the Office Manager?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00005_Mac-_How_do_I_customize_the_Office_Manager-.htm

How does PPT Mac store graphics internally?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00288_How_does_PPT_Mac_store_graphics_internally-.htm

Other Mac PowerPoint Resources

Other Mac PowerPoint / Mac Office Sites
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00255_Other_Mac_PowerPoint_-_Mac_Office_Sites.htm

STUPID PPT-TRIX

OK. I'll bite. What's THIS all about?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00016_OK-_I-ll_bite-_What-s_THIS_all_about-.htm

Easter Egg
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00091_Easter_Egg.htm

Just for fun
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00381_Just_for_fun.htm

Awww. Do you miss your pal Clippy?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00905_Awww-_Do_you_miss_your_pal_Clippy-.htm

Solutions in Search of a Problem

Object-ively Foolish or total Videocy? You decide.
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00810_Object-ively_Foolish_or_total_Videocy-_You_decide-.htm

Running more than one slide show at once
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00017_Running_more_than_one_slide_show_at_once.htm

TROUBLESHOOTING

Troubleshooting Tips and Procedures

General PROBLEMS and solutions
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00058_General_PROBLEMS_and_solutions.htm

General PC Troubleshooting
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00410_General_PC_Troubleshooting.htm

How to select a default printer
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00131_How_to_select_a_default_printer.htm

How to install a TEST printer driver
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00952_How_to_install_a_TEST_printer_driver.htm

How to install a local printer driver
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00605_How_to_install_a_local_printer_driver.htm

How to set graphics hardware acceleration back
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00129_How_to_set_graphics_hardware_acceleration_back.htm

How to start Office in Safe Mode
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00452_How_to_start_Office_in_Safe_Mode.htm

How to start Windows in Safe Mode
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00130_How_to_start_Windows_in_Safe_Mode.htm

How to UNBLOCK a file
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01233-How-to-UNBLOCK-a-file.htm

Problems with unreadable CDs/DVDs
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00852_Problems_with_unreadable_CDs-DVDs.htm

Using the Office Setup program
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00021_Using_the_Office_Setup_program.htm

Completely uninstall Office - Office Erasers / Registry Cleaners
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00297_Completely_uninstall_Office_-_Office_Erasers_-_Registry_Cleaners_.htm

Using System Information to gather troubleshooting info
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00437_Using_System_Information_to_gather_troubleshooting_info.htm

Do I have antivirus software installed? How to find out.
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00874_Do_I_have_antivirus_software_installed-_How_to_find_out-.htm

Norton Anti-Virus and Office
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00387_Norton_Anti-Virus_and_Office.htm

Find and Delete PowerPoint's PCB file
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00404_Find_and_Delete_PowerPoint-s_PCB_file.htm

Are you on a network?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00122_Are_you_on_a_network-.htm

About User Permissions
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00417_About_User_Permissions.htm

General information about Windows Printing
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00425_General_information_about_Windows_Printing.htm

What add-ins are loaded?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00374_What_add-ins_are_loaded-.htm

How to disable add-ins
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00324_How_to_disable_add-ins.htm

Make a JING or SCREENR recording
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01160-Make-a-JING-recording.htm

PowerPoint Crashes Without Error Message

PowerPoint crashes when I type text
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01151_PowerPoint_crashes_when_I_type_text.htm

PowerPoint 2002 / XP crashes while running add-in
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00328_PowerPoint_2002_-_XP_crashes_while_running_add-in.htm

PowerPoint 2002 / XP crashes when renumbering slides
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00335_PowerPoint_2002_-_XP_crashes_when_renumbering_slides.htm

PowerPoint crashes while opening certain presentations
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00720_PowerPoint_crashes_while_opening_certain_presentations.htm

PowerPoint crashes or becomes non-responsive when searching for More Auto-Shapes
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00846_PowerPoint_crashes_or_becomes_non-responsive_when_searching_for_More_Auto-Shapes.htm

PowerPoint won't start
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00453_PowerPoint_won-t_start.htm

PowerPoint won't start or PowerPoint starts then immediately quits or crashes
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00253_PowerPoint_won-t_start_or_PowerPoint_starts_then_immediately_quits_or_crashes.htm

Specific Error Messages

PowerPoint crashes when switching to Slide Master view
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01248-PowerPoint-crashes-when-switching-to-Slide-Master-view.htm

Corrupted file message when opening files in PowerPoint 2003
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01108_Corrupted_file_message_when_opening_files_in_PowerPoint_2003.htm

Message: "PowerPoint couldn't load the add-in" followed by the full path to a file that doesn't exist
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01127_Message-_-PowerPoint_couldn-t_load_the_add-in-_followed_by_the_full_path_to_a_file_that_doesn-t_exist.htm

Message: General failure with email system, action could not be completed
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01126_Message-_General_failure_with_email_system-_action_could_not_be_completed.htm

Message: "Failed to import ..." or "An error occurred while importing ..." while importing CGM or other graphics
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01119_Message-_-Failed_to_import_----_or_-An_error_occurred_while_importing_----_while_importing_CGM_or_other_graphics.htm

Message: "The server application, source file or item can't be found ..." when you double-click an embedded PDF
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01116_Message-_-The_server_application-_source_file_or_item_can-t_be_found_----_when_you_double-click_an_embedded_PDF.htm

Message: Some controls on this presentation can't be activated. They might not be registered on this computer.
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01109_Message-_Some_controls_on_this_presentation_can-t_be_activated-_They_might_not_be_registered_on_this_computer-.htm

Message: "You must accept the Office End User License Agreement" when starting an Office program
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01033_Message-_-You_must_accept_the_Office_End_User_License_Agreement-_when_starting_an_Office_program.htm

Message: This file has an older format that isn't supported.
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01056_Message-_-This_file_has_an_older_format_that_isn't_supported--.htm

Error message: There was an error accessing the file
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01079_Error_message-_There_was_an_error_accessing_the_file.htm

File cannot be found error message when opening a file
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01052_File_cannot_be_found_error_message_when_opening_a_file.htm

Message: "PowerPoint has stopped working" when editing a presentation
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01085_Message-_-PowerPoint_has_stopped_working-_when_editing_a_presentation.htm

Message: "PowerPoint has stopped working" at startup. PowerPoint won't start.
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01045_Message-_-PowerPoint_has_stopped_working-_at_startup-_PowerPoint_won-t_start-.htm

Message: "PowerPoint couldn't load the add-in [add-in file name]" when starting Powerpoint 2007
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01029_Message-_-PowerPoint_couldn-t_load_the_add-in_-add-in_file_name--_when_starting_Powerpoint_2007.htm

"You must accept the Office End User License Agreement" message when starting Office programs.
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01027_-You_must_accept_the_Office_End_User_License_Agreement-_message_when_starting_Office_programs-.htm

"Hyperlinks can be harmful to your computer and data"
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00976_-Hyperlinks_can_be_harmful_to_your_computer_and_data-_.htm

PPT2003 - Can't access [filename] because the filename is invalid
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00956_PPT2003_-_Can-t_access_-filename-_because_the_filename_is_invalid.htm

"You are attempting to open a file type that is blocked by your registry policy setting" (or "attempting to save a file")
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00868_-You_are_attempting_to_open_a_file_type_that_is_blocked_by_your_registry_policy_setting-_-or_-attempting_to_save_a_file--.htm

"The files cannot be copied to the temporary folder" message while using Package for CD
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00865_-The_files_cannot_be_copied_to_the_temporary_folder-_message_while_using_Package_for_CD.htm

"invalid product key" error message when starting Office 2003 program
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00824_-invalid_product_key-_error_message_when_starting_Office_2003_program.htm

Error message: Microsoft Office PowerPoint can't display clip art.
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00753_Error_message-_Microsoft_Office_PowerPoint_can-t_display_clip_art-.htm

"Could not load an object" or "some controls on this presentation cant be activated" messages
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00749_-Could_not_load_an_object-_or_-some_controls_on_this_presentation_cant_be_activated-_messages.htm

"\\Server\Share does not have enough free space" error when using Pack and Go
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00711_---Server-Share_does_not_have_enough_free_space-_error_when_using_Pack_and_Go_.htm

Message re "installing Microsoft Graph" when you doubleclick a graph to edit it
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00665_Message_re_-installing_Microsoft_Graph-_when_you_doubleclick_a_graph_to_edit_it.htm

Error message: The address of this site is not valid. Check the address and try again.
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00663_Error_message-_The_address_of_this_site_is_not_valid-_Check_the_address_and_try_again-.htm

AUTOEXEC.NT, CONFIG.NT - The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00642_AUTOEXEC-NT-_CONFIG-NT_-_The_system_file_is_not_suitable_for_running_MS-DOS_and_Microsoft_Windows_applications.htm

Security warning message when clicking a hyperlink: "files might harm your computer"
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00587_Security_warning_message_when_clicking_a_hyperlink-_-files_might_harm_your_computer-.htm

"Hidden Console of WOW VDM" error messages when installing under NT4
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00585_-Hidden_Console_of_WOW_VDM-_error_messages_when_installing_under_NT4.htm

"Can't Display the Template Used in This Document. Windows Installer Error 1605."
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00565_-Can-t_Display_the_Template_Used_in_This_Document-_Windows_Installer_Error_1605--.htm

Internet Explorer Cannot Download error message
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00553_Internet_Explorer_Cannot_Download_error_message.htm

"Unable to read PRES0.PPZ"
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00512_-Unable_to_read_PRES0-PPZ-_.htm

QuickTime and a TIFF (or JPEG) decompressor are needed to see this picture
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00534_QuickTime_and_a_TIFF_-or_JPEG-_decompressor_are_needed_to_see_this_picture.htm

Error message: NTSC decompressor needed to see this picture
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00926_Error_message-_NTSC_decompressor_needed_to_see_this_picture.htm

PowerPoint Has Encountered an Error and Must Close
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00533_PowerPoint_Has_Encountered_an_Error_and_Must_Close.htm

"PowerPoint can't create a hyperlink to" or message about hlink.dll
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00501_-PowerPoint_can-t_create_a_hyperlink_to-_or_message_about_hlink-dll.htm

What DLL came with which software?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00502_What_DLL_came_with_which_software-.htm

CLSCentralAddInn - run-time error '5' Invalid procedure call or argument
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00499_CLSCentralAddInn_-_run-time_error_-5-_Invalid_procedure_call_or_argument_.htm

"Some files can contain viruses ..." message when clicking a hyperlink
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00406_-Some_files_can_contain_viruses_----_message_when_clicking_a_hyperlink_.htm

Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library error messages
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00473_Microsoft_Visual_C--_Runtime_Library_error_messages.htm

Files open as Read-Only after installing Windows XP SP1, Other file/path related problems
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00380_Files_open_as_Read-Only_after_installing_Windows_XP_SP1-_Other_file-path_related_problems.htm

This command is not available because the document is locked for edit
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00399_This_command_is_not_available_because_the_document_is_locked_for_edit.htm

"Server Not Found" messages after installing Office XP SP2 or Office 2000 SP3
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00348_-Server_Not_Found-_messages_after_installing_Office_XP_SP2_or_Office_2000_SP3.htm

Warning messages about PDFMaker after installing SP2 for Office XP
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00336_Warning_messages_about_PDFMaker_after_installing_SP2_for_Office_XP.htm

Registration wizard appears every time you start PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00318_Registration_wizard_appears_every_time_you_start_PowerPoint.htm

"R6025 - pure virtual function call" message when starting PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00409_-R6025_-_pure_virtual_function_call-_message_when_starting_PowerPoint.htm

FretrySdmError SDM Alert error message
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00258_FretrySdmError_SDM_Alert_error_message.htm

MSO9.DLL error messages
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00195_MSO9-DLL_error_messages.htm

Can't edit Org Chart, Graph, Excel (error msg: "server application, source file, or item can't be found")
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00236_Can-t_edit_Org_Chart-_Graph-_Excel_-error_msg-_-server_application-_source_file-_or_item_can-t_be_found--.htm

"PowerPoint can't open the type of file represented by [FILENAME]" or "No text converter is installed for this file type"
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00135_-PowerPoint_can-t_open_the_type_of_file_represented_by_-FILENAME--_or_-No_text_converter_is_installed_for_this_file_type-.htm

PowerPoint found an error that it can't correct
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00220_PowerPoint_found_an_error_that_it_can-t_correct.htm

"PowerPoint couldn't translate this file" when opening presentation in PPT97
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00222_-PowerPoint_couldn-t_translate_this_file-_when_opening_presentation_in_PPT97.htm

The file "xxx" is stored on a disc named [something cryptic]. Please insert this disc.
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00151_The_file_-xxx-_is_stored_on_a_disc_named_-something_cryptic--__Please_insert_this_disc-.htm

Unable to launch software component to play [sound name]
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00150_Unable_to_launch_software_component_to_play_-sound_name-.htm

Unable to Insert a Movie from the Selected File
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00160_Unable_to_Insert_a_Movie_from_the_Selected_File.htm

Create MPEG 32 task_cmd is not successful
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00161_Create_MPEG_32_task_cmd_is_not_successful.htm

Insufficient Memory message when adding an Organization Chart
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00136_Insufficient_Memory_message_when_adding_an_Organization_Chart.htm

Org Chart and error messages referring to GDI
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00179_Org_Chart_and_error_messages_referring_to_GDI.htm

Macro security warning when no macros are present
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00157_Macro_security_warning_when_no_macros_are_present.htm

"Insufficient memory to perform this operation" message when printing from Photo Editor
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00218_-Insufficient_memory_to_perform_this_operation-_message_when_printing_from_Photo_Editor.htm

"IE 3.0 or higher is required" message when accessing help via the Office Assistant
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00219_-IE_3-0_or_higher_is_required-_message_when_accessing_help_via_the_Office_Assistant.htm

MSO97.DLL ERRORS
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00073_MSO97-DLL_ERRORS.htm

Run-time error '429': ActiveX component can't create object
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00235_Run-time_error_-429--_ActiveX_component_can-t_create_object.htm

This application must be installed to run. Please run Setup ...
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00454_This_application_must_be_installed_to_run-_Please_run_Setup_---.htm

Path to the Proplus.msi file (you receive a prompt for this)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00458_Path_to_the_Proplus-msi_file_-you_receive_a_prompt_for_this-.htm

The system cannot open the device or file specified
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00457_The_system_cannot_open_the_device_or_file_specified.htm

The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed.
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00456_The_Windows_Installer_Service_could_not_be_accessed-.htm

This patch package could not be opened. Verify that ...
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00455_This_patch_package_could_not_be_opened-_Verify_that_---.htm

This presentation might contain Far East (or Asian) text and formats that PowerPoint can't display
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00287_This_presentation_might_contain_Far_East_-or_Asian-_text_and_formats_that_PowerPoint_can-t_display.htm

"An unexpected error occurred" then "I/O Error 6" or "I/O Error 0"
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00375_-An_unexpected_error_occurred-_then_-I-O_Error_6-_or_-I-O_Error_0-.htm

Graphics Problems

Inserted images have an unwanted border or lines on one or more sides
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01066_Inserted_images_have_an_unwanted_border_or_lines_on_one_or_more_sides.htm

Pictures with certain shadow settings may display incorrectly
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00964_Pictures_with_certain_shadow_settings_may_display_incorrectly.htm

Fuzzy or low quality preview pictures / thumbnails
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00879_Fuzzy_or_low_quality_preview_pictures_-_thumbnails_.htm

Flipped images, upside-down images
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00719_Flipped_images-_upside-down_images.htm

Can't crop pictures (or make them transparent)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00702_Can-t_crop_pictures_-or_make_them_transparent-.htm

Graphics turn black
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00606_Graphics_turn_black.htm

Transparent areas of graphics turn black
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00627_Transparent_areas_of_graphics_turn_black.htm

PNG images appear too dark or too light
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00652_PNG_images_appear_too_dark_or_too_light.htm

Can't make white colors become transparent in PowerPoint 2002/XP
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00323_Can-t_make_white_colors_become_transparent_in_PowerPoint_2002-XP.htm

Clip Art/Clip Gallery/Design Gallery problems
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00440_Clip_Art-Clip_Gallery-Design_Gallery_problems.htm

Problems with EMF (Enhanced Metafile) graphics
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00617_Problems_with_EMF_-Enhanced_Metafile-_graphics.htm

EPS graphics don't print or don't print correctly
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00525_EPS_graphics_don-t_print_or_don-t_print_correctly.htm

Microsoft Office Picture Manager Opens Slowly
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00764_Microsoft_Office_Picture_Manager_Opens_Slowly_.htm

TIFFs exported from PowerPoint won't open in other applications
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00766_TIFFs_exported_from_PowerPoint_won-t_open_in_other_applications.htm

Display, Screen Show & Multimedia Problems

Create a Video grayed out
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01140_Create_a_Video_grayed_out.htm

My 2007 presentation doesn't work as expected in the 2007 viewer
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01016_My_2007_presentation_doesn-t_work_as_expected_in_the_2007_viewer.htm

Slides don't show in Slide Show View
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00995_Slides_don-t_show_in_Slide_Show_View.htm

Slide sorter displays slides from right to left
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00870_Slide_sorter_displays_slides_from_right_to_left.htm

Double-clicking doesn't work
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00848_Double-clicking_doesn-t_work.htm

Ink annotation doesn't work
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00823_Ink_annotation_doesn-t_work.htm

Text over video doesn't work
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00822_Text_over_video_doesn-t_work.htm

What MPG formats can PowerPoint play?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00808_What_MPG_formats_can_PowerPoint_play-.htm

Can't open modify password protected presentation in Viewer
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00696_Can-t_open_modify_password_protected_presentation_in_Viewer.htm

Text bunches up at left of slide
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00792_Text_bunches_up_at_left_of_slide.htm

Mysterious text appears, slides advance unexpectedly (Ghosties Ex Machina)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00682_Mysterious_text_appears-_slides_advance_unexpectedly_-Ghosties_Ex_Machina-.htm

Grid appears in pasted/linked Excel worksheets
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00678_Grid_appears_in_pasted-linked_Excel_worksheets.htm

Pen doesn't work during slide show in PowerPoint 2003
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00669_Pen_doesn-t_work_during_slide_show_in_PowerPoint_2003.htm

Video/Movie plays full screen when projected
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00646_Video-Movie_plays_full_screen_when_projected.htm

PowerPoint displays a presentation in B/W, won't show it in color
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00607_PowerPoint_displays_a_presentation_in_B-W-_won-t_show_it_in_color.htm

Sounds/Movies don't play, images disappear or links break when I move or email a presentation
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00155_Sounds-Movies_don-t_play-_images_disappear_or_links_break_when_I_move_or_email_a_presentation.htm

Videos play correctly on computer but not on projector (black box)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00467_Videos_play_correctly_on_computer_but_not_on_projector_-black_box-.htm

Flashes, blue screen or blank screen when viewing slides with video clips on external monitor or projector
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00859_Flashes-_blue_screen_or_blank_screen_when_viewing_slides_with_video_clips_on_external_monitor_or_projector.htm

Animated text goes jagged in Screen Show
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00510_Animated_text_goes_jagged_in_Screen_Show.htm

Can't run slideshow / screen show won't start; Icon appears on task bar
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00426_Can-t_run_slideshow_-_screen_show_won-t_start-_Icon_appears_on_task_bar.htm

Solving MultiMedia problems
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00030_Solving_MultiMedia_problems.htm

PowerPoint gets the SLOWS
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00114_PowerPoint_gets_the_SLOWS.htm

PowerPoint locks up when running a presentation non-stop
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00221_PowerPoint_locks_up_when_running_a_presentation_non-stop.htm

Can I play DVDs in PowerPoint?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00127_Can_I_play_DVDs_in_PowerPoint-.htm

Problems with movies in PPT presentations
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00026_Problems_with_movies_in_PPT_presentations.htm

Animations, Sounds, Movies play only once
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00071_Animations-_Sounds-_Movies_play_only_once.htm

Animated GIFs don't animate
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00060_Animated_GIFs_don-t_animate.htm

AVIs don't play or don't play all the way through
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00250_AVIs_don-t_play_or_don-t_play_all_the_way_through.htm

MUSHY/BLURRY GRAPHICS in PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00065_MUSHY-BLURRY_GRAPHICS_in_PowerPoint.htm

Slide View is gone. I want it back!
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00243_Slide_View_is_gone-_I_want_it_back-.htm

I don't like PPT2000's 3-pane view. I want my old view back.
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00186_I_don-t_like_PPT2000-s_3-pane_view-_I_want_my_old_view_back-.htm

Problems with Organization Chart (OrgChart)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00023_Problems_with_Organization_Chart_-OrgChart-.htm

Missing menu items
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00244_Missing_menu_items.htm

Expand Slide missing
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00411_Expand_Slide_missing.htm

Lines in PowerPoint 2000 tables have arrowheads
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00015_Lines_in_PowerPoint_2000_tables_have_arrowheads.htm

White line appears at bottom of screen during slide show
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00654_White_line_appears_at_bottom_of_screen_during_slide_show.htm

Corrupted or unopenable PPT files

Text disappears in the Viewer
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00877_Text_disappears_in_the_Viewer.htm

I accidentally deleted my file
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00825_I_accidentally_deleted_my_file.htm

Remove password from a password-protected PowerPoint file
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00354_Remove_password_from_a_password-protected_PowerPoint_file.htm

Recovering a corrupt presentation
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00108_Recovering_a_corrupt_presentation.htm

RED X instead of graphics
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00064_RED_X_instead_of_graphics.htm

NOTES text disappears
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00063_NOTES_text_disappears.htm

Images that appear corrupted, image files that won't import
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00265_Images_that_appear_corrupted-_image_files_that_won-t_import.htm

HTML "Round-tripping" to repair corruption
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00526_HTML_-Round-tripping-_to_repair_corruption.htm

Printing Problems

PowerPoint 2010 autorecover puts users over profile limit
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01146_PowerPoint_2010_autorecover_puts_users_over_profile_limit_.htm

PowerPoint won't print multiple copies
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01156-PowerPoint-wont-print-multiple-copies.htm

PowerPoint 2010 won't print Black & White; prints grayscale instead
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01133_PowerPoint_2010_won-t_print_Black_-_White-_prints_grayscale_instead.htm

PowerPoint 2007/2010 won't print equations
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01095_PowerPoint_2007-2010_won-t_print_equations.htm

Part of my printouts are cut off
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01083_Part_of_my_printouts_are_cut_off.htm

Gradient transparency doesn't print properly
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00693_Gradient_transparency_doesn-t_print_properly.htm

Can't print password protected PowerPoint files from PowerPoint 2002 (XP)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00671_Can-t_print_password_protected_PowerPoint_files_from_PowerPoint_2002_-XP-.htm

B/W printouts don't look right
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00412_B-W_printouts_don-t_look_right.htm

Margins are wrong, printout is off-center, can't print to edge, printing is cut off
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00097_Margins_are_wrong-_printout_is_off-center-_can-t_print_to_edge-_printing_is_cut_off.htm

PowerPoint prints landscape slides in portrait mode (or vice versa)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00369_PowerPoint_prints_landscape_slides_in_portrait_mode_-or_vice_versa-.htm

Slides don't print on notes pages
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00187_Slides_don-t_print_on_notes_pages.htm

Can't print or save from PowerPoint 2002 (XP) or 2003
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00206_Can-t_print_or_save_from_PowerPoint_2002_-XP-_or_2003.htm

Printed presentations don't match what I see on screen
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00018_Printed_presentations_don-t_match_what_I_see_on_screen.htm

Pictures print blue on Canon Laser Copier
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00138_Pictures_print_blue_on_Canon_Laser_Copier.htm

A particular slide won't print
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00279_A_particular_slide_won-t_print.htm

20 Mem Overflow and 21 Print Overrun errors when printing to PCL printers
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00997_20_Mem_Overflow_and_21_Print_Overrun_errors_when_printing_to_PCL_printers.htm

Pictures/Images print twice
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00736_Pictures-Images_print_twice.htm

File Saving Problems

Why are my PowerPoint files so big? What can I do about it?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00062_Why_are_my_PowerPoint_files_so_big-_What_can_I_do_about_it-.htm

Handouts sent to Word make huge files
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01153_Handouts_sent_to_Word_make_huge_files.htm

PowerPoint suddenly can't open or save files
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00789_PowerPoint_suddenly_can-t_open_or_save_files.htm

PowerPoint files open as read-only, can't save
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01130_PowerPoint_files_open_as_read-only-_can-t_save.htm

PowerPoint hangs when I save a file
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00289_PowerPoint_hangs_when_I_save_a_file.htm

Link & Copy/Paste Problems

Package for CD breaks links, loses animations in my 2007 presentation file
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01015_Package_for_CD_breaks_links-_loses_animations_in_my_2007_presentation_file.htm

PowerPoint drops hash characters in hyperlinks when saving
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01148_PowerPoint_drops_hash_characters_in_hyperlinks_when_saving.htm

Troubleshoot Link and Hyperlink Problems: links break, hyperlinks break, go to wrong slide, sounds or movies don't play
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00668_Troubleshoot_Link_and_Hyperlink_Problems-_links_break-_hyperlinks_break-_go_to_wrong_slide-_sounds_or_movies_don-t_play.htm

Links to Excel break
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01198-Links-to-Excel-break.htm

JAGGIES in pie charts
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00066_JAGGIES_in_pie_charts.htm

Excel info cut off or cropped when pasted into PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00068_Excel_info_cut_off_or_cropped_when_pasted_into_PowerPoint.htm

Excel content turns black and white (B&W), loses color when copy/pasted into PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00826_Excel_content_turns_black_and_white_-B-W--_loses_color_when_copy-pasted_into_PowerPoint.htm

Making WORD TABLES look good in PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00170_Making_WORD_TABLES_look_good_in_PowerPoint.htm

Problems with LINKED EXCEL CHARTS in PowerPoint
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00067_Problems_with_LINKED_EXCEL_CHARTS_in_PowerPoint.htm

Resizing info pasted from Excel makes text sizes go crazy
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00069_Resizing_info_pasted_from_Excel_makes_text_sizes_go_crazy.htm

Problems with fonts in embedded charts/spreadsheets, etc.
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00284_Problems_with_fonts_in_embedded_charts-spreadsheets-_etc-_.htm

Graphs don't update automatically
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00025_Graphs_don-t_update_automatically.htm

Lost hyperlinks, hyperlinks link to wrong place, hyperlinks stop working
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00401_Lost_hyperlinks-_hyperlinks_link_to_wrong_place-_hyperlinks_stop_working.htm

Hyperlinks don't work after copy/paste
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00488_Hyperlinks_don-t_work_after_copy-paste.htm

File Import / Export Problems

Don't make me store my pictures in My Pictures
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00167_Don-t_make_me_store_my_pictures_in_My_Pictures.htm

Problems with Clip Gallery
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00234_Problems_with_Clip_Gallery.htm

Problems with PowerPoint on the Web

I can't save as HTML from PowerPoint 97
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00216_I_can-t_save_as_HTML_from_PowerPoint_97.htm

Animations don't animate
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00175_Animations_don-t_animate.htm

Graphics are missing, replaced with white box
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00557_Graphics_are_missing-_replaced_with_white_box.htm

Text or Font Problems

Can't type notes into the Notes Text pane in Normal view, scrollbar jumps to top in slide thumbnail pane
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01122_Can-t_type_notes_into_the_Notes_Text_pane_in_Normal_view-_scrollbar_jumps_to_top_in_slide_thumbnail_pane.htm

Text size or other formatting is lost when you save, close, and reopen a presentation
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00849_Text_size_or_other_formatting_is_lost_when_you_save-_close-_and_reopen_a_presentation.htm

Text box won't AutoFit to Text
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00800_Text_box_won-t_AutoFit_to_Text.htm

Text is right to left, bullets appear on right of text
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00797_Text_is_right_to_left-_bullets_appear_on_right_of_text.htm

Troubleshoot font problems
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00402_Troubleshoot_font_problems.htm

Text changes size after saving and reopening a file
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00286_Text_changes_size_after_saving_and_reopening_a_file.htm

Text disappears when I edit it
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00285_Text_disappears_when_I_edit_it.htm

Backspace key produces empty square box character
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00518_Backspace_key_produces_empty_square_box_character.htm

PowerPoint adds space before apostrophe
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00163_PowerPoint_adds_space_before_apostrophe.htm

Text disappears when ungrouping WMFs or pasted drawings
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00087_Text_disappears_when_ungrouping_WMFs_or_pasted_drawings.htm

Cross-Version / Cross-Platform Problems

Page Size changes between PowerPoint 2002 and older versions
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00364_Page_Size_changes_between_PowerPoint_2002_and_older_versions.htm

Prevent PowerPoint XP from converting OrgCharts to XP format
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00505_Prevent_PowerPoint_XP_from_converting_OrgCharts_to_XP_format.htm

Missing Features

Where is the Carnegie Coach in the AutoContent Wizard?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00592_Where_is_the_Carnegie_Coach_in_the_AutoContent_Wizard-.htm

Animation, Password, Multiple Master features unavailable in PowerPoint 2002/2003
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00706_Animation-_Password-_Multiple_Master_features_unavailable_in_PowerPoint_2002-2003.htm

Macro recorder toolbar disappears
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00821_Macro_recorder_toolbar_disappears.htm

Add-in and VBA problems

An add-in suddenly stops working
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01007_An_add-in_suddenly_stops_working.htm

Does this add-in have a digital signature?
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01296-Does-this-add-in-have-a-digital-signature.htm

Buttons that launch macros stop working
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01009_Buttons_that_launch_macros_stop_working.htm

Misc. Nuisances

Inserted pictures behave unpredictably
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01175-Inserted-pictures-behave-unpredictably.htm

PowerPoint adds odd linebreaks, breaks lines in odd places or in the middle of words
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01006_PowerPoint_adds_odd_linebreaks-_breaks_lines_in_odd_places_or_in_the_middle_of_words.htm

Height and Width are blank in AutoFormat dialog box
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00903_Height_and_Width_are_blank_in_AutoFormat_dialog_box.htm

Problems with USB drives
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00898_Problems_with_USB_drives.htm

Office shapes move or duplicate themselves when I click them (VISTA/Windows 7)
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00882_Office_shapes_move_or_duplicate_themselves_when_I_click_them_-VISTA-Windows_7-.htm

Slide show suddenly quits
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00867_Slide_show_suddenly_quits_.htm

PowerPoint displays a "Set Profiles first, please" message at startup.
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00864_PowerPoint_displays_a_-Set_Profiles_first-_please-_message_at_startup-.htm

Notes pages are odd-sized
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00811_Notes_pages_are_odd-sized.htm

Table cells are 3D
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00710_Table_cells_are_3D.htm

PowerPoint icon disappears from Programs and Start lists
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00692_PowerPoint_icon_disappears_from_Programs_and_Start_lists.htm

Function keys stop working
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00694_Function_keys_stop_working.htm

PowerPoint ruler shows inches instead of centimeters (cm). Or vice versa.
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00549_PowerPoint_ruler_shows_inches_instead_of_centimeters_-cm--_Or_vice_versa-.htm

Centimeters are wrong
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00072_Centimeters_are_wrong.htm

Stupid Windows Tricks

Can't delete a file or folder
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01239-Cant-delete-a-file-or-folder.htm

Additional FAQ search options
https://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00909_Additional_FAQ_search_options.htm

READ ME FIRST

Before you use PowerPoint

Having PowerPoint problems?

POWERPOINT for iPad / iPod / iPhone

OFFICE 2019

OFFICE 2016 / OFFICE 365 - Can ANYBODY explain this stuff?

POWERPOINT 2013 / POWERPOINT 15 / OFFICE 365

POWERPOINT 2010

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NEW STUFF / USEFUL STUFF

PowerPoint News

New Add-ins / Products / Sites

Tricks, Tips, Problems, Fixes and Upgrades

FIND MORE POWERPOINT HELP

PowerPoint Help Online

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Tutorials

Customizing PowerPoint

Creating Presentations

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Working with Text

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Working with Sound and Movies

Distributing & Delivering Presentations

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Video Projectors and Dual Monitors

Screen Shows

Animation

Making Acrobat PDFs from PowerPoint

Importing and Converting

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WEBifying your PowerPoint

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GENERAL INFO

Misc. HowTos

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What Is ...?

Where Can I Find ...?

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PROGRAMMING POWERPOINT

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Useful Projects

Useful general purpose code

Show Me

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STUPID PPT-TRIX

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