A tribute to Brian Reilly
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00961.htm

A tribute to Sonia Coleman
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00807.htm

READ ME FIRST

Before you use PowerPoint

Do this before using PowerPoint seriously
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00034.htm

Don't do this with PowerPoint. Seriously.
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00511.htm

And if you drive PowerPoint on a Mac, see this
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00198.htm

Before you use PowerPoint ... SHOULD you use PowerPoint?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00796.htm

Virus Alert - Bogus messages that seem to be from Microsoft
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00530.htm

Thinking about buying PowerPoint or Office pre-installed on a new computer?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00704.htm

Having PowerPoint problems?

Keeping up with the latest PPT FAQ news
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00996.htm

Most Common PowerPoint Questions
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00371.htm

The PowerPoint Support Forums
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00275.htm

Free PowerPoint Viewers, Viewer Capabilities
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00153.htm

The Myers Multimedia FAQ by Austin Myers (PowerPoint MVP)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00099.htm

General PowerPoint troubleshooting procedures
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00035.htm

Problem Report Form
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00217.htm

Disappearing or blank thumbnails in task panes
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00779.htm

How to uninstall PowerPoint (and other Office apps)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00993.htm

POWERPOINT 2010

Should I get 32- or 64-bit Office 2010?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01047.htm

How much will Office 2010 cost? What about upgrades? Technology Guarantee program?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01044.htm

PowerPoint 2010 support
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01036.htm

New features in PowerPoint 2010
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01043.htm

POWERPOINT 2007

Create a sample presentation from a theme
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01048.htm

Office 2007 Service Packs
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00914.htm

How do I send PowerPoint 2007 / Office 2007 feedback or report bugs to Microsoft?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00962.htm

Slides, Masters, Designs, Layouts ... how do they all fit together?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00989.htm

Staying compatible with earlier versions of PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00966.htm

Effects of compatibility mode
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00855.htm

Migrating to Office 2007 - Guides for IT Professionals
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00967.htm

Why isn't the Insert Slide command on the Insert tab?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00960.htm

PowerPoint 2007 equivalents of older version commands (and Commando)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00845.htm

What's new in PowerPoint 2007?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00939.htm

How can I open PowerPoint 2007 files in earlier PowerPoint versions
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00955.htm

Create your own PowerPoint 2007 Themes
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00919.htm

PowerPoint 2007 quits when I close my presentation
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00983.htm

PowerPoint 2007 text editing slow, text cut off, text display or formatting problems, print, crash problems
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00850.htm

PowerPoint appears in grayscale or black & white, b/w
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00915.htm

PowerPoint 2007: Slide image in notes pages is low-rez / jaggy
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00974.htm

How can I ungroup graphs/charts in PowerPoint 2007?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00932.htm

PPT 2007: Text jumbled up, bullet and text effects galleries blank or corrupted
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00988.htm

PowerPoint 2007 bugs / problems
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00830.htm

PowerPoint 2007 Hotfixes and Service Packs
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00933.htm

PowerPoint 2007 VBA bugs/problems
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00889.htm

Working with text in PowerPoint 2007 (VBA)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00957.htm

EPS graphics print poorly from PowerPoint 2007
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01040.htm

No more Pattern Fills in PowerPoint 2007
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00925.htm

PowerPoint 2007 Quick Tips
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00833.htm

Using Equation Editor with PowerPoint 2007
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00832.htm

Using MSGraph with PowerPoint 2007
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00872.htm

Installing Office 2007 with other Office versions
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00857.htm

PowerPoint 2007 makes pictures blurry, loses GIF animation
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00862.htm

Clear The Recent Document list in PowerPoint 2007 and 2003
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00863.htm

Office files don't download correctly from a Web Server; saved as zip files instead
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00911.htm

Red X replaces images on slides inserted into PowerPoint 2007 presentations
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00931.htm

Links added to SmartArt don't work
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00936.htm

PowerPoint 2007: printed text in graphics is jagged, graphics print in grayscale
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00969.htm

PowerPoint 2007 won't update links to files on network drives
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00930.htm

NEW STUFF / USEFUL STUFF

PowerPoint News

Ric Bretschneider (PowerPoint Program Manager at Microsoft) blogs and podcasts
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00918.htm

Service Pack 3 (SP3) for Office 2003 released
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00897.htm

Creating animated cartoons and movies in PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00805.htm

PowerPoint, PundiTuftes and the Press
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00507.htm

How can I get Office 2003 updates and service packs as files, not over-the-web installations?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00638.htm

New Add-ins / Products / Sites

PowerPoint Blogs, Podcasts, Columns and Newsfeeds
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00649.htm

Tools, Gadgets, Accessories
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00801.htm

Corporate branding and graphics standards
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00906.htm

Make sure your media Plays For Certain
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00713.htm

PowerPoint Add-in to delete selected content: TagErase
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00624.htm

Slide Into Word: A kinder, gentler Send To Word from PowerPoint MVP Bill Dilworth
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00667.htm

Prep4PDF: A PowerPoint to PDF Conversion Assistant
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00312.htm

Creating games in PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00616.htm

A PowerPoint Yellow Pages - PowerPoint-related products and services
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00577.htm

Free Sequential Save Add-in by Shyam Pillai
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00494.htm

Export shapes as graphics from PowerPoint 97
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00651.htm

Tricks, Tips, Problems, Fixes and Upgrades

Make sure that text fits slides, adding new slides as needed for "overflow"
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00626.htm

PowerPoint unexpectedly puts content into placeholders
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00621.htm

Links between slides don't work in PowerPoint HTML
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00620.htm

PowerPoint connects to the internet unexpectedly
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00613.htm

Copyright: can I use music, pictures, etc. in my presentations?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00435.htm

Find the color of a pixel in an image
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00619.htm

Command Line Switches - PowerPoint and PowerPoint Viewers
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00528.htm

Office 2003 with SP3 won't open my files
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00916.htm

FIND MORE POWERPOINT HELP

PowerPoint Help Online

Guidelines for the PowerPoint Support Forums
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00036.htm

Please don't spam
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01005.htm

Search the web for PowerPoint help
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00201.htm

PowerPoint-Seiten auf Deutsch (PowerPoint Sites in German)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00120.htm

Other PowerPoint-related sites
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00121.htm

PowerPoint for educators
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00290.htm

What are these Qxxxxx articles people keep mentioning?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00128.htm

What and Who are MVPs?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00094.htm

Where can I download a copy of PowerPoint?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00176.htm

PowerPoint Help from Microsoft

Contact Microsoft - Support, Sales, Replacement CDs etc.
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00461.htm

Make suggestions, report problems to Microsoft
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00714.htm

Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 (XP) Information
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00168.htm

PowerPoint Resources on microsoft.com
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00327.htm

Using the MS KnowledgeBase (MSKB)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00158.htm

Office and PowerPoint Service Packs
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00543.htm

PowerPoint-Related Subjects - Help and Info

I want to create a book in PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01014.htm

Help with Producer
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00302.htm

PostScript, EPS, PDF and related subjects
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00199.htm

The Art of the Presentation
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00257.htm

Presentations for international audiences
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00210.htm

Web Resources: HTML, Javascript, CSS, etc.
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00267.htm

Color Theory, File Formats, etc.
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00308.htm

Windows troubleshooting, networking and setup resources
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00346.htm

TIPS, TECHNIQUES, TUTORIALS

Misc Tips 1
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00353.htm

Misc Tips 2
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00360.htm

Misc. Tips 3
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00361.htm

Tutorials

Example PowerPoint Presentations
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00420.htm

Basic PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00460.htm

Drawing with PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00192.htm

Linking in PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00193.htm

Create or Customize Templates
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00313.htm

Text handling and tricks
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00223.htm

3D Graphics
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00276.htm

Multimedia
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00211.htm

Graphics/Transparency/Etc.
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00224.htm

From PowerPoint to the Web
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00214.htm

Upload to the net with FTP
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00330.htm

Other sites with links to tutorials
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00196.htm

Suggested PowerPoint curriculum from MS
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00200.htm

Using the Windows Scheduler with PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00358.htm

Using Virtual PC / VMWare virtual computers
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00819.htm

Using Japanese, Chinese, Korean (CJK) languages in PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00910.htm

Pixel-accurate drawing in PowerPoint; measuring in pixels
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01028.htm

Customizing PowerPoint

Customizing PowerPoint's right-click popup menus
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00771.htm

Creating Presentations

Check or change the Document Properties for your presentation
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01024.htm

Working with two monitors; editing PowerPoint on dual monitors
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00793.htm

Creating "Pseudo-Subtitles"
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00769.htm

Creating accessible PowerPoint presentations / PowerPoint accessibility
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00555.htm

Slide numbering - Slide XX of YY
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00548.htm

Flexible Slide Numbering
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00853.htm

Set default text and drawing shape styles
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00039.htm

Create a default "blank" presentation with your own defaults
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00245.htm

Create your own default presentation
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01010.htm

How can I remove the template / revert to the original blank template?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00571.htm

Create a table of contents (TOC) slide with links
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00615.htm

CMYK and PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00761.htm

How can I use Pantone, TruMatch, CMYK or other colors in PowerPoint?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00666.htm

Create your own template folder in PowerPoint 2000 and later
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00205.htm

Create your own templates
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00230.htm

Control the formatting of hyperlinked text
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00546.htm

How big should text be? What's the ideal font size?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00125.htm

Use more than one master in a presentation
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00041.htm

Mix Portrait and Landscape slides in a presentation
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00042.htm

Create a slide library (slide repository, slide library, slide management)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00901.htm

Create a new presentation using parts of an existing one
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00133.htm

Drawing & Working with Shapes

How to create a spiral in PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01021.htm

Hiding shapes on a gradient, textured or patterned background
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00603.htm

Selecting shapes that are covered by other shapes
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00504.htm

Adding editable points to a shape, editing points when PowerPoint says No
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00468.htm

How to add arrowheads to a Cycle diagram in PowerPoint 2002
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00552.htm

Working with Text

Create vertically stacked text
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00300.htm

Create a PowerPoint presentation from a plain text file
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00246.htm

Creating Equations in PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00506.htm

Add special characters to text
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00357.htm

Removing a misspelled word once it's been added to the spell check dictionary
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00480.htm

Working with tab stops and indents
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00752.htm

Working with Charts and Graphs

Working with colors in MS Graph
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00648.htm

Create user-defined Custom Charts / Graphs or Chart Templates
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00278.htm

Charts with Picture Markers
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00574.htm

GANTT and other project planning chart types
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00569.htm

Reset manually edited chart labels to show automatic text
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00631.htm

Linking or copying information/content/charts/worksheets from Excel to PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00593.htm

Extracting Excel content from PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00670.htm

Working with Sound and Movies

Edit the narration for a slide after it has been recorded
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00953.htm

Adding show-length narration to a PowerPoint presentation
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00703.htm

Playing movies in slow or fast motion
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00712.htm

Fading sounds, changing volume of sounds in PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00806.htm

Distributing & Delivering Presentations

Distributing PPTs - Pitfalls, Panics & Pleasures
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00559.htm

Does a PPS (PowerPoint Show) need PowerPoint or a Viewer to play? Can I edit a PPS?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00185.htm

Password protect a presentation
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00038.htm

Send a presentation that opens automatically in email
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00341.htm

Make an AutoRun CD
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00037.htm

Test an AutoRun CD
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00209.htm

Make a standalone EXE that runs a PowerPoint presentation
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00575.htm

CD Specs
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00273.htm

Make sure my chosen fonts are available
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00256.htm

Make screenshow fill a wide screen display
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00566.htm

Make the pointer or cursor go away (screenshow)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00633.htm

Keep the session alive (prevent screensaver, logout problems, mouse jiggler)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01018.htm

Creating Teacher / Student editions of presentations
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01017.htm

Distributing in Other Formats

Distribute presentations as Adobe Acrobat PDF (Portable Document Format)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00126.htm

Distribute presentations as video on VHS or DVD
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00112.htm

Distribute presentations using Microsoft Producer
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00301.htm

Online PowerPoint Presentation Systems - web conferencing, broadcasting etc.
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00589.htm

Distribute presentations using handhelds (PocketPC, Palm)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00343.htm

Make a screensaver from PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00048.htm

Video Projectors and Dual Monitors

Dual monitors and PowerPoint (by Paul Iordanides) (and others)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00231.htm

A Multiple Monitor Tutorial by PowerPoint MVP Chirag Dalal
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00476.htm

How do I use Presenter view without a projector or second monitor? (by Chirag Dalal)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01041.htm

How do I hook up this video projector?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00370.htm

Video Connectors: JohnO's Techie Workshop
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00264.htm

Video Projector Reviews/Info/Utilities
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00183.htm

Screen Shows

Disable mouse and keyboard control during a presentation
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00757.htm

Create hotkeys ( keyboard shortcuts ) to macros and menu items
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00325.htm

Adding or entering text during a show
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00701.htm

Make Slide Titles disappear
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00334.htm

Change the volume of sounds
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00331.htm

Make PowerPoint go to previous slide on right mouse-click
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00090.htm

Play DVDs in a presentation
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00146.htm

Create menu slides with links to other presentations or links between slides in a presentation
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00040.htm

Play sounds across multiple slides (A WAV runs through it)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00047.htm

Play movies across multiple slides
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00737.htm

Launch a program w/o user seeing confirmation dialog
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00096.htm

Reset all SLIDE TIMINGS in a presentation
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00053.htm

Keyboard shortcut to start slide show from current slide
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00293.htm

Designing presentations for touch-screen - by Chirag Dalal
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00927.htm

Animation

Animations don't play when I go back to a slide
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00598.htm

Change animation effect for just a few slides out of a presentation (2002/2003)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00515.htm

Make animated text appear line by line (build slides)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00581.htm

Push the animation envelope
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00055.htm

Create MOVIE CREDITS-style crawling text
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00207.htm

Making Acrobat PDFs from PowerPoint

How can I make Acrobat PDFs from PowerPoint?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00517.htm

What's PDFMaker?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00484.htm

Problems making PDFs from PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00750.htm

My PowerPoint PDFs are cropped; footers, page numbers, dates are missing
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00489.htm

My PDFs from PowerPoint are rotated
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00612.htm

PDFs from PowerPoint are huge
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00532.htm

Bad hyperlinks in PDFs from Acrobat
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00744.htm

How can I make B/W PDFs?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00483.htm

Importing and Converting

Importing CDs, iTunes and other downloaded sounds into PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00685.htm

Import Web Pages into PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00143.htm

Converting from Freelance to PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00345.htm

Converting XXX presentations to PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00447.htm

Converters - Sound, Movie, Graphics, etc.
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00541.htm

Adam's Transparency Tutorial (Alpha channels and more)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00190.htm

Alpha Transparency from CorelDraw
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00492.htm

Include a YouTube Flash video in your presentation
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00973.htm

Embed FLASH effects into PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00049.htm

Import PDF content into PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00054.htm

BATCH IMPORT images into PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00050.htm

Resize pictures to fill the slide (fit to slide)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00656.htm

Use GRAPHICS as BULLETS
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00051.htm

Open a PPZ file
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00166.htm

Convert SGI graphics for use in PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00145.htm

Exporting

Improve PowerPoint's GIF, BMP, PNG, JPG export resolution
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00052.htm

Extract images and sounds from PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00778.htm

Extract images from PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00344.htm

Export linked narration sound files in logically named/numbered order
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00949.htm

Export EPS from PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00045.htm

Convert PowerPoint to Pocket PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00111.htm

Convert presentations into Movie files
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00057.htm

Convert presentations to VHS or DVD video
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00156.htm

Printing, Overheads, 35mm Slides, Pre-press

Print larger handouts
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01046.htm

Printing PowerPoint: Slide size v. Printer Page size
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00774.htm

Control how your presentation prints in B/W
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00522.htm

Print posters or other large format output
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00537.htm

Print large-format slides to normal size paper (tile,tiling)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00538.htm

Print without opening PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00056.htm

PhotoEdit won't print - Not Enough Memory messages
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00405.htm

Color Calibration on the Cheap
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00448.htm

WEBifying your PowerPoint

Put your PowerPoint on the Web
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00708.htm

Put your PowerPoint-generated HTML on the web
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00241.htm

Browser compatibility
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00171.htm

Optimize PowerPoint's HTML for Netscape Navigator
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00139.htm

Make PowerPoint 2000 HTML open full screen
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00148.htm

Making PowerPoint 2002, PowerPoint 2003 and PowerPoint 2007 HTML open full screen
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00428.htm

How to make links open in a new window from PowerPoint's HTML
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00829.htm

Get rid of the outline pane and navigation controls in HTML from PowerPoint 2000 and up
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00442.htm

Sounds won't play across multiple slides on the web
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00303.htm

How to create HTML without frames
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00181.htm

Control how the browser opens PowerPoint files
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00189.htm

Everything there is to know about PowerPoint's HTML
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00322.htm

Convert PowerPoint to Flash
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00147.htm

Using the Web Publishing Wizard to upload your files to the web
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00602.htm

Cross-platform Compatibility

PC to Mac and Back
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00281.htm

Quicktime Links
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00266.htm

Preparing Mac Files for the PC (or Doin' The Illustrator Two-Step)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00449.htm

Cross-Version Compatibility

Set the character PowerPoint 97 and the Viewer use in place of picture bullets
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00294.htm

Can I move my custom settings from one computer to another?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00292.htm

Accessibility and Internationalization

The PPT Dictionary - PowerPoint menu commands in many languages
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00382.htm

GENERAL INFO

Misc. HowTos

Make Windows show file extensions and hidden files
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00781.htm

How to back up and restore the Windows registry
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00986.htm

How to turn off CD AutoPlay
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00470.htm

How to turn off Windows Messenger service
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00471.htm

How to turn off UAC (user account control) in Windows Vista
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00948.htm

Screen shots / Screen captures
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00144.htm

Changing a File Association, Repairing broken File Associations
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00355.htm

Improving the view in Windows Explorer
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00356.htm

Add Asian Language support to PowerPoint, Office, Windows
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00529.htm

What version of Windows / PowerPoint is it?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00527.htm

How to find the share name and path to a network printer
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00756.htm

How to map a network drive
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00688.htm

Scans, Resolution, DPI

What's all this about DPI and INCHES and RESOLUTION?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00075.htm

What's the best resolution for images in PowerPoint screen shows?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00415.htm

Scanning - Bitmap Resolution - DPI
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00074.htm

Preparing bitmap images for 35mm slides
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00445.htm

Ideal Scan Sizes for 35mm Slides
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00446.htm

What formats does Windows Media Player play?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00418.htm

Fonts

PowerPoint opens presentations as Read-Only, won't allow editing when fonts embedded
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00637.htm

Embedding fonts
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00076.htm

Microsoft's Typography site
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00296.htm

Companion Software

Sound Editors
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00305.htm

Image Editing Software
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00578.htm

Versions & Compatibility

Where can I get information about older Office or PowerPoint versions?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00921.htm

End User License Agreements (EULA)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00378.htm

Using Microsoft copyrighted content (clip art, sounds, fonts, etc.)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00875.htm

Where's PowerPoint?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00280.htm

Can I install standalone PowerPoint along with Small Business Edition?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00260.htm

Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Office XP Released
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00339.htm

About Office and Windows XP Product Activation and Licensing
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00398.htm

PowerPoint VERSIONS
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00077.htm

Can I install multiple versions of PowerPoint / Office?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00472.htm

PowerPoint 2000 Migration Guide
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00298.htm

PowerPoint 2000 FEATURES not supported in PowerPoint 97
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00078.htm

PowerPoint 97 vs 2000 incompatibilities
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00095.htm

PowerPoint 2002 (XP) vs 2000 vs 97
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00134.htm

Saving backwards to PowerPoint 95
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00542.htm

Which version of Office 2003 is right for me?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00478.htm

How long will support be available?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00372.htm

What Is ...?

What is a PPZ file?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00164.htm

What's the meaning of this?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00165.htm

Where Can I Find ...?

PowerPoint Add-ins
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00359.htm

Multimedia Converters
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00213.htm

Office Patches (Service Releases, Service Packs, SR-x, SP-x)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00079.htm

More PowerPoint TEMPLATES
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00080.htm

Clocks and timers for PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00081.htm

Photos
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00591.htm

Music clips and sounds
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00082.htm

Clip art and graphics
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00083.htm

Movies and movie clips
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00572.htm

Fonts
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00609.htm

Company and product logo graphics
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00086.htm

Maps, Flags and other national clip art
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00252.htm

The mother of all PPT LINKS pages
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00085.htm

Drivers and such?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00029.htm

More tips. I want MORE TIPS!!
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00009.htm

General Presentation Advice

Check your slides in B/W view
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00027.htm

LEGALITIES, RESTRICTIONS etc.

How can I use Office Clip Art?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00843.htm

Academic Editions
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00844.htm

PROGRAMMING POWERPOINT

ProgIntro.txt

For VBeginners

How do I use VBA code in PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00033.htm

How to set Macro Security in PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00985.htm

Is VBA the answer? Is it the RIGHT answer? Will it solve my presentation problem?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00611.htm

Where can I learn more about VBA programming in PowerPoint?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00032.htm

VBA in PowerPoint / Mac vs. Windows
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00149.htm

Self-certification to avoid macro security dialogs
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00981.htm

Creating and Installing Add-ins, Toolbars, Buttons

Create an ADD-IN with TOOLBARS that run macros
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00031.htm

Put icons on toolbar buttons
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00088.htm

Working with toolbar buttons
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00531.htm

Add a popup toolbar
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00768.htm

How can I get my code to run automatically when a presentation opens?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00741.htm

Make your VBA code in PowerPoint respond to events
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00004.htm

AutoWideScreen: an example add-in with event handling
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00972.htm

PowerPoint Event Handling Oddities
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00675.htm

Add / install an addin via the registry
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00469.htm

Is VBA available?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00758.htm

Problems adding add-ins
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00641.htm

Useful Projects

Certificate maker
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00994.htm

Show Me

Show me the Notes Text
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00963.htm

Show me the ID of PowerPoint's command bar controls (and launch them)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00946.htm

Show me the next unhidden slide
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00876.htm

Show me a list of designs and which slides use them
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00820.htm

Show me the designs in a presentation; apply designs ONLY to selected slides
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00902.htm

Show me the text in an ActiveX / OLE text control on a slide
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00772.htm

Show me the built in properties and their values
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00751.htm

Get a reference to a placeholder on a slide
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00681.htm

Show Me: The hyperlinks in my presentation
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00674.htm

What add-ins are loaded/installed?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00655.htm

Show me the .Type of each object on a slide
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00007.htm

Show the .Type of each shape (including shapes in groups)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00008.htm

Show me the transition time of each slide and total running time of the show
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00413.htm

Show me the transition, speed etc. of each slide
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00847.htm

Determine which shape was clicked
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00141.htm

The names of all main menu commands
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00351.htm

The SlideIndex of the current slide
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00271.htm

How many lines in the text box?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00610.htm

Make links and action settings visible
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00643.htm

Exporting stuff

Export comments to a text file (PowerPoint 2002 and later)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00900.htm

Export comments to a text file (PowerPoint 2000 and previous, Mac PowerPoint)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00923.htm

General-purpose routine for writing a string to a text file
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00514.htm

Export Slide Number and Title Text to a text file
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00332.htm

Export Text to a text file, extract text from PowerPoint (Mac or PC)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00274.htm

Export the text of a presentation to a CSV/Excel file
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00950.htm

Export the notes text of a presentation
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00481.htm

Export the PowerPoint presentation outline to a tabbed text file
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00679.htm

Export the names and coordinates and type of all shapes
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00482.htm

Export slides as graphics
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00022.htm

Export Shapes as graphics
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00556.htm

Put an image on the clipboard to use as a custom toolbar icon
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00495.htm

Adding stuff

Add "leader" lines to tabbed text
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01011.htm

Create a grid of rectangles
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00958.htm

Flag the existence of hidden slides
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00982.htm

Importing notes text from a text file
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00937.htm

Add an On-Screen Keyboard to your presentation
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00895.htm

Create a custom show from current slide selection using VBA
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00869.htm

Copy a picture or other shape to every slide in a presentation
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00780.htm

Double-Underline text
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00775.htm

Insert all slides from a group of presentations into the current presentation
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00746.htm

Add a random phrase from a text file to a text box on each slide
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00570.htm

Add new slides with titles and text from a text file
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00661.htm

Add a "thermometer" progress bar to each slide
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00597.htm

Insert a picture at the correct size
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00329.htm

Batch Insert a folder full of pictures, one per slide
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00352.htm

Add the current path and file to every slide
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00407.htm

Read in text from an ascii file?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00124.htm

Add a text box with scrollbars; populate it with text
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00486.htm

Insert a symbol or other character at the insert cursor position
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00310.htm

Add shape with text to "flag" hidden vs unhidden slides
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00419.htm

How many slides can a presentation hold?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00513.htm

Frame a slide with a rectangle
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00941.htm

Toggle a design grid on and off
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00742.htm

Deleting stuff

Delete all hyperlinks in a slide presentation
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00944.htm

Delete all slides but those in a custom show
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00893.htm

Delete embedded sounds
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00707.htm

Delete shapes with no fill and no line
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00659.htm

Delete notes page text (or text and shapes)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00178.htm

How do I GET RID OF MACROS I've added? Warning message about "this presentation contains macros"
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00169.htm

Ungroup all the OLE objects in a presentation
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00326.htm

Remove all text shadows
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00644.htm

Create a subset of an existing presentation
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00938.htm

Changing stuff

Converting Scheme/Theme colors to non-Scheme colors
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01038.htm

Indents: zeroing them out, resetting them etc.
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01039.htm

Modifying AutoShape adjustments
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01030.htm

Stacking a selection of shapes
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01026.htm

Hide and Show Graphics
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01019.htm

Changing the style of added PowerPoint 2007 tables
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01020.htm

Rotate an image on every other slide
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01013.htm

Hide / Unhide shapes at will
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00977.htm

Change the formatting of Photo Album captions
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00970.htm

Change a picture to a rounded rectangle, set the rounding radius (PowerPoint 2007)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00968.htm

Correct the order of shapes on Notes Pages. Fix disappearing notes in presenter view.
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00951.htm

Sort a presentation based on slide titles
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00924.htm

Invert the current selection: select all unselected shapes
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00887.htm

Reformat all instances of a particular phrase
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00885.htm

Reapply slide layout to every slide in the presentation
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00871.htm

Assign an Action Setting, Run Macro action to multiple shapes at once
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00799.htm

Highlight shapes in PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00798.htm

Highlight text in PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00776.htm

Working with Tab settings in text
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00794.htm

Working with PowerPoint tables
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00790.htm

Merge text from several text boxes into one text box
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00787.htm

Changing PowerPoint's Options and AutoCorrect settings
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00786.htm

Show me the link and let me edit it
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00433.htm

Search and Replace for Hyperlinks, OLE links, movie links and sound links
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00773.htm

Search & Replace to change OLE link paths
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00759.htm

Convert all OLE objects to grouped MSDraw objects
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00747.htm

Reapply the Notes Master to each Notes Page in a presentation
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00760.htm

Convert PowerPoint tables to HTML
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00748.htm

Changing shapes within groups (without ungrouping)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00600.htm

Create "proper" fractions
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00596.htm

Edit the name of a shape
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00584.htm

Working with Tags (and a bit about Functions)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00815.htm

Change the font color of text
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00465.htm

Working with pictures on slides
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00475.htm

Create agenda slides with a "moving highlight"
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00540.htm

Convert PowerPoint 2002/2003 comments into PowerPoint 2000 comments
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00462.htm

Change the author, date, etc. of Comments
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00809.htm

Make subscripts and superscripts larger
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00635.htm

Bringing certain shapes on top of others in your slides
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00695.htm

PowerPoint underlines spaces and tabs - workaround
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00735.htm

An "LCD" counter that you can change
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00817.htm

Printing

Print from Slide Show View
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00763.htm

Print alternate Slides and Notes Pages
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00899.htm

Batch Tricks

Do something to -- every shape on a slide, every slide in a presentation, every presentation in a folder
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00594.htm

Batch: Do something to every file in a folder
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00536.htm

Batch re-save presentations; update older presentations to newer PowerPoint version
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00740.htm

Apply a shape's formatting to all similar shapes in presentation
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00813.htm

Animations and Transitions

VBA Linking (solve broken links problems)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00965.htm

Peekaboo Text: Use VBA to make text appear and disappear
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00662.htm

Use VBA to create popup text
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00691.htm

Apply a random transition to every slide in a presentation
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00595.htm

Where can I find information about animation in PowerPoint 2002 (XP) and 2003?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00503.htm

Working with Excel

Exel-lent Excel Sites
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00562.htm

Excel code to modify Excel chart palette colors
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00249.htm

Excel Charts to PowerPoint and other goodies
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00316.htm

Convert linked Excel charts to embedded Excel charts
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00935.htm

Automating one app from another

General info on Office Automation
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00544.htm

Controlling Office Applications from PowerPoint (by Naresh Nichani and Brian Reilly)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00795.htm

Automate Excel from PowerPoint. Automate PowerPoint from Excel. And so on.
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00368.htm

Automating the Viewer
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00386.htm

How to automate PowerPoint using VB
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00115.htm

Invoke PPT and run a macro from VB
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00580.htm

Server Office Automation Issues
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00497.htm

ShellExecute Example
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00479.htm

Working with MSGraph charts

Automate MSGraph
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00496.htm

MSGraph Colors -- The Periodic Table of the Graph
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00777.htm

Programmatically add an MSGraph chart as a user-defined custom graph type
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00672.htm

Extract data from MS Graph Chart
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00721.htm

Ungroup every MSGraph chart in a presentation
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00934.htm

Working with external data

What this section is about
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00783.htm

Where it starts: the DisplayData project by Naresh Nichani and Brian Reilly
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00784.htm

Using Excel and Access data in PowerPoint Tables (by Brian Reilly and Naresh Nichani)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00892.htm

Excel worksheet data to a PowerPoint array (part of a tutorial by Brian Reilly and Naresh Nichani)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00891.htm

Other

Update charts and worksheets in a running presentation from Access data (by Naresh Nichani and Brian Reilly)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00920.htm

Update embedded charts and worksheets in a running presentation from Access data (Naresh Nichani and Brian Reilly)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00922.htm

Paragraph endings and line breaks
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00992.htm

Links from converted Open Office files behave oddly
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00975.htm

A Next Slide button that runs code also
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00954.htm

Use VBA to read text from a file
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00913.htm

Resetting positions of shapes
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00860.htm

Using Tags
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00722.htm

Interleave slides from several presentations
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00856.htm

Ungroup and ReGroup all pictures and OLE objects
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00686.htm

Reset the size of the slide images on notes pages to a single standard size
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00684.htm

Convert commas in slide titles to a "safe" character to avoid hyperlink problems
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00971.htm

Convert slide titles to shapes to solve hyperlink limit problems
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00683.htm

Hide and Unhide Slide Titles
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00588.htm

How do I distinguish the special page number characters on masters?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00622.htm

Keep Score with Static Variables
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00583.htm

Recolor or hide "key" text in a presentation
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00508.htm

Convert key text into underscore characters (ie, make them into Fill In The Blanks)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00754.htm

Use ShellExecute to sidestep certain linking problems
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00689.htm

Put your macro to Sleep
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00466.htm

Use DIR to get a list of files
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00464.htm

Manipulating Listbox and Combobox controls on slides and forms
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00439.htm

Fill a listbox with slide titles, make it go to chosen slide when clicked
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00804.htm

Randomize the order of a PowerPoint presentation
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00429.htm

Go there, Come back
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00408.htm

Call a macro in another presentation and pass it parameters
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00403.htm

Substitute one string for another in text
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00379.htm

Fill the MRU (Most Recently Used) list with bogus file names
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00373.htm

Single macro that can manipulate any shape that's clicked in slide show view
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00366.htm

Slide number, SlideID, SlideIndex and all that jazz
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00337.htm

Hide PowerPoint while I automate it
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00307.htm

Macros I record in Normal/Slide view don't work in Slide Show
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00159.htm

Get DOCUMENT PROPERTIES without opening each file
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00174.htm

Get the Document Properties of a PPT file
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00554.htm

Determine the first CD ROM drive letter
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00173.htm

Where can I learn about the PowerPoint FILE FORMAT
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00113.htm

Hyperlink .SubAddress - How to interpret it
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00162.htm

Where are the hyperlinks?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00632.htm

PowerPoint and Viewer Object Models
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00184.htm

Create an index or table of contents (TOC) with links to a folder full of PPT files
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00291.htm

Convert PowerPoint's color values into grayscale
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00342.htm

SmartTags
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00400.htm

VBA bugs

HasChildShapeRange returns incorrect values
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00858.htm

Checking for autoshape text produces text
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00180.htm

Message: "PowerPoint found an error it can't correct" when starting PowerPoint97 under Win2000
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00550.htm

Querying Picture Properties crashes PPT XP
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00765.htm

MAC FAQS

Troubleshoot Problems, Interpret Error Messages

Message: "You must accept the Office End User License Agreement" when starting an Office program
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01033.htm

Mac: General troubleshooting suggestions for Office
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00762.htm

Mac: QuickTime Movies don't play well in PowerPoint 2004
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00660.htm

PowerPoint crashes / complains about missing fonts
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00650.htm

Mac: Certain presentations crash PowerPoint 98 and 2001
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00658.htm

Avoiding "Converting Metafile" dialogs in PowerPoint Mac
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00441.htm

Error: "Memory was too full to draw everything..." or Red X in PowerPoint 98/2001 Mac
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00424.htm

Mac: How do I recover corrupt or unreadable PowerPoint presentations?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00423.htm

Animations don't work in PowerPoint X after updating to Jaguar
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00392.htm

Presentations lose animations in Mac PowerPoint X / Windows PowerPoint 2000 and previous
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00391.htm

Mac: I can't import Windows Media Files into my presentation
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00393.htm

PowerPoint X / 2004 crashes on startup
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00395.htm

PowerPoint Viewer for Mac keeps insisting on being reinstalled
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00110.htm

Mac PowerPoint prints in B/W to my color printer
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00237.htm

Mac: Notes no longer match slides
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00109.htm

Mac: Temp files eating my hard drive!
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00142.htm

Mac: Can't import CIL files into Clip Gallery
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00215.htm

Mac: MPEG movies unreliable - don't always play
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00140.htm

PowerPoint 98 or 2001 crashes with a 'Type 2' error when I open it
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00006.htm

Mac: Error 2/Crash when printing to Epson 740
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00020.htm

Mac: Type 2 or 3 errors after customizing toolbars in PowerPoint 2001
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00093.htm

Mac: When I select a font, PowerPoint uses a different font
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00394.htm

Mac: Can't edit data in Microsoft Graph
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00814.htm

Downloads, Contact Microsoft

How do I send feedback and suggestions on PowerPoint for Mac?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00422.htm

Mac Office/PowerPoint Downloads, Tutorials and FAQs from Microsoft
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00118.htm

Mac: PowerPoint Updates
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00397.htm

Free PowerPoint Viewers for Mac
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00388.htm

What happened to the Mac PowerPoint newsgroup?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00315.htm

How-Tos

How do I use a database in Mac Office?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00873.htm

How to insert a .WMV movie into Mac PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00917.htm

How do I enable Quartz Text Smoothing/anti-aliasing in PowerPoint X?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00389.htm

How do I optimize Mac presentations for Windows PowerPoint?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00390.htm

Mac: Use Make Movie to create a QuickTime presentation for use on Windows
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00396.htm

Mac: Insert a picture from file/camera/scanner and size it to fit the slide in one step
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00376.htm

How to create PDFs from Mac PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00270.htm

Mac: How to create a presentation for distribution on CD
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00197.htm

Mac: How do I customize the Office Manager?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00005.htm

How does PPT Mac store graphics internally?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00288.htm

Other Mac PowerPoint Resources

Other Mac PowerPoint / Mac Office Sites
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00255.htm

STUPID PPT-TRIX

OK. I'll bite. What's THIS all about?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00016.htm

Easter Egg
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00091.htm

Just for fun
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00381.htm

Awww. Do you miss your pal Clippy?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00905.htm

Solutions in Search of a Problem

Object-ively Foolish or total Videocy? You decide.
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00810.htm

Running more than one slide show at once
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00017.htm

TROUBLESHOOTING

Troubleshooting Tips and Procedures

General PROBLEMS and solutions
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00058.htm

General PC Troubleshooting
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00410.htm

How to select a default printer
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00131.htm

How to install a TEST printer driver
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00952.htm

How to install a local printer driver
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00605.htm

How to set graphics hardware acceleration back
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00129.htm

How to start Office in Safe Mode
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00452.htm

How to start Windows in Safe Mode
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00130.htm

Problems with unreadable CDs/DVDs
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00852.htm

Using the Office Setup program
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00021.htm

Completely uninstall Office - Office Erasers / Registry Cleaners
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00297.htm

Using System Information to gather troubleshooting info
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00437.htm

Do I have antivirus software installed? How to find out.
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00874.htm

Norton Anti-Virus and Office
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00387.htm

Find and Delete PowerPoint's PCB file
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00404.htm

Are you on a network?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00122.htm

About User Permissions
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00417.htm

General information about Windows Printing
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00425.htm

What add-ins are loaded?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00374.htm

How to disable add-ins
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00324.htm

PowerPoint Crashes Without Error Message

PowerPoint 2002 / XP crashes while running add-in
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00328.htm

PowerPoint 2002 / XP crashes when renumbering slides
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00335.htm

PowerPoint crashes while opening certain presentations
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00720.htm

PowerPoint crashes or becomes non-responsive when searching for More Auto-Shapes
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00846.htm

PowerPoint won't start
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00453.htm

PowerPoint starts then immediately quits or crashes
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00253.htm

Specific Error Messages

Message: "PowerPoint has stopped working" at startup. PowerPoint won't start.
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01045.htm

Message: "PowerPoint couldn't load the add-in [add-in file name]" when starting Powerpoint 2007
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01029.htm

"You must accept the Office End User License Agreement" message when starting Office programs.
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01027.htm

"Hyperlinks can be harmful to your computer and data"
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00976.htm

PPT2003 - Can't access [filename] because the filename is invalid
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00956.htm

"You are attempting to open a file type that is blocked by your registry policy setting" (or "attempting to save a file")
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00868.htm

"The files cannot be copied to the temporary folder" message while using Package for CD
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00865.htm

"invalid product key" error message when starting Office 2003 program
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00824.htm

Error message: Microsoft Office PowerPoint can't display clip art.
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00753.htm

"Could not load an object" or "some controls on this presentation cant be activated" messages
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00749.htm

"\\Server\Share does not have enough free space" error when using Pack and Go
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00711.htm

Message re "installing Microsoft Graph" when you doubleclick a graph to edit it
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00665.htm

Error message: The address of this site is not valid. Check the address and try again.
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00663.htm

AUTOEXEC.NT, CONFIG.NT - The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00642.htm

Security warning message when clicking a hyperlink: "files might harm your computer"
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00587.htm

"Hidden Console of WOW VDM" error messages when installing under NT4
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00585.htm

"Can't Display the Template Used in This Document. Windows Installer Error 1605."
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00565.htm

Internet Explorer Cannot Download error message
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00553.htm

"Unable to read PRES0.PPZ"
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00512.htm

QuickTime and a TIFF (or JPEG) decompressor are needed to see this picture
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00534.htm

Error message: NTSC decompressor needed to see this picture
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00926.htm

PowerPoint Has Encountered an Error and Must Close
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00533.htm

"PowerPoint can't create a hyperlink to" or message about hlink.dll
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00501.htm

What DLL came with which software?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00502.htm

CLSCentralAddInn - run-time error '5' Invalid procedure call or argument
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00499.htm

"Some files can contain viruses ..." message when clicking a hyperlink
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00406.htm

Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library error messages
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00473.htm

Files open as Read-Only after installing Windows XP SP1, Other file/path related problems
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00380.htm

This command is not available because the document is locked for edit
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00399.htm

"Server Not Found" messages after installing Office XP SP2 or Office 2000 SP3
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00348.htm

Warning messages about PDFMaker after installing SP2 for Office XP
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00336.htm

Registration wizard appears every time you start PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00318.htm

"R6025 - pure virtual function call" message when starting PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00409.htm

FretrySdmError SDM Alert error message
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00258.htm

MSO9.DLL error messages
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00195.htm

Can't edit Org Chart, Graph, Excel (error msg: "server application, source file, or item can't be found")
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00236.htm

"PowerPoint can't open the type of file represented by [FILENAME]" or "No text converter is installed for this file type"
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00135.htm

PowerPoint found an error that it can't correct
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00220.htm

"PowerPoint couldn't translate this file" when opening presentation in PPT97
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00222.htm

The file "xxx" is stored on a disc named [something cryptic]. Please insert this disc.
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00151.htm

Unable to launch software component to play [sound name]
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00150.htm

Unable to Insert a Movie from the Selected File
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00160.htm

Create MPEG 32 task_cmd is not successful
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00161.htm

Insufficient Memory message when adding an Organization Chart
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00136.htm

Org Chart and error messages referring to GDI
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00179.htm

Macro security warning when no macros are present
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00157.htm

"Insufficient memory to perform this operation" message when printing from Photo Editor
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00218.htm

"IE 3.0 or higher is required" message when accessing help via the Office Assistant
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00219.htm

MSO97.DLL ERRORS
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00073.htm

Run-time error '429': ActiveX component can't create object
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00235.htm

This application must be installed to run. Please run Setup ...
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00454.htm

Path to the Proplus.msi file (you receive a prompt for this)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00458.htm

The system cannot open the device or file specified
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00457.htm

The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed.
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00456.htm

This patch package could not be opened. Verify that ...
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00455.htm

This presentation might contain Far East (or Asian) text and formats that PowerPoint can't display
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00287.htm

"An unexpected error occurred" then "I/O Error 6" or "I/O Error 0"
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00375.htm

Graphics Problems

Pictures with certain shadow settings may display incorrectly
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00964.htm

Fuzzy or low quality preview pictures / thumbnails
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00879.htm

Flipped images, upside-down images
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00719.htm

Can't crop pictures (or make them transparent)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00702.htm

Graphics turn black
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00606.htm

Transparent areas of graphics turn black
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00627.htm

PNG images appear too dark or too light
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00652.htm

Can't make white colors become transparent in PowerPoint 2002/XP
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00323.htm

Clip Art/Clip Gallery/Design Gallery problems
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00440.htm

Problems with EMF (Enhanced Metafile) graphics
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00617.htm

EPS graphics don't print or don't print correctly
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00525.htm

Microsoft Office Picture Manager Opens Slowly
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00764.htm

TIFFs exported from PowerPoint won't open in other applications
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00766.htm

Display, Screen Show & Multimedia Problems

My 2007 presentation doesn't work as expected in the 2007 viewer
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01016.htm

Slides don't show in Slide Show View
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00995.htm

Slide sorter displays slides from right to left
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00870.htm

Double-clicking doesn't work
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00848.htm

Ink annotation doesn't work
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00823.htm

Text over video doesn't work
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00822.htm

What MPG formats can PowerPoint play?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00808.htm

Can't open modify password protected presentation in Viewer
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00696.htm

Text bunches up at left of slide
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00792.htm

Mysterious text appears, slides advance unexpectedly (Ghosties Ex Machina)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00682.htm

Grid appears in pasted/linked Excel worksheets
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00678.htm

Pen doesn't work during slide show in PowerPoint 2003
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00669.htm

Video/Movie plays full screen when projected
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00646.htm

PowerPoint displays a presentation in B/W, won't show it in color
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00607.htm

Sounds/Movies don't play, images disappear or links break when I move or email a presentation
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00155.htm

Videos play correctly on computer but not on projector (black box)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00467.htm

Flashes, blue screen or blank screen when viewing slides with video clips on external monitor or projector
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00859.htm

Animated text goes jagged in Screen Show
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00510.htm

Can't run slideshow / screen show won't start; Icon appears on task bar
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00426.htm

Solving MultiMedia problems
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00030.htm

PowerPoint gets the SLOWS
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00114.htm

PowerPoint locks up when running a presentation non-stop
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00221.htm

Can I play DVDs in PowerPoint?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00127.htm

Problems with movies in PPT presentations
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00026.htm

Animations, Sounds, Movies play only once
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00071.htm

Animated GIFs don't animate
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00060.htm

AVIs don't play or don't play all the way through
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00250.htm

MUSHY/BLURRY GRAPHICS in PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00065.htm

Slide View is gone. I want it back!
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00243.htm

I don't like PPT2000's 3-pane view. I want my old view back.
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00186.htm

Problems with Organization Chart (OrgChart)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00023.htm

Missing menu items
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00244.htm

Expand Slide missing
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00411.htm

Lines in PowerPoint 2000 tables have arrowheads
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00015.htm

White line appears at bottom of screen during slide show
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00654.htm

Corrupted or unopenable PPT files

Text disappears in the Viewer
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00877.htm

I accidentally deleted my file
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00825.htm

Remove password from a password-protected PowerPoint file
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00354.htm

Recovering a corrupt presentation
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00108.htm

RED X instead of graphics
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00064.htm

NOTES text disappears
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00063.htm

Images that appear corrupted, image files that won't import
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00265.htm

HTML "Round-tripping" to repair corruption
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00526.htm

Printing & File Saving Problems

Package for CD breaks links, loses animations in my 2007 presentation file
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01015.htm

PowerPoint suddenly can't open or save files
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00789.htm

Gradient transparency doesn't print properly
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00693.htm

Can't print password protected PowerPoint files from PowerPoint 2002 (XP)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00671.htm

Why are my PowerPoint files so big? What can I do about it?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00062.htm

B/W printouts don't look right
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00412.htm

Margins are wrong, printout is off-center, can't print to edge, printing is cut off
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00097.htm

PowerPoint prints landscape slides in portrait mode (or vice versa)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00369.htm

Slides don't print on notes pages
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00187.htm

Can't print or save from PowerPoint 2002 (XP) or 2003
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00206.htm

PowerPoint hangs when I save a file
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00289.htm

Printed presentations don't match what I see on screen
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00018.htm

Pictures print blue on Canon Laser Copier
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00138.htm

A particular slide won't print
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00279.htm

20 Mem Overflow and 21 Print Overrun errors when printing to PCL printers
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00997.htm

Pictures/Images print twice
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00736.htm

Link & Copy/Paste Problems

Troubleshoot Link and Hyperlink Problems: links break, hyperlinks break, go to wrong slide, sounds or movies don't play
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00668.htm

JAGGIES in pie charts
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00066.htm

Excel info cut off or cropped when pasted into PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00068.htm

Excel content turns black and white (B&W), loses color when copy/pasted into PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00826.htm

Making WORD TABLES look good in PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00170.htm

Problems with LINKED EXCEL CHARTS in PowerPoint
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00067.htm

Resizing info pasted from Excel makes text sizes go crazy
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00069.htm

Problems with fonts in embedded charts/spreadsheets, etc.
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00284.htm

Graphs don't update automatically
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00025.htm

Lost hyperlinks, hyperlinks link to wrong place, hyperlinks stop working
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00401.htm

Hyperlinks don't work after copy/paste
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00488.htm

File Import / Export Problems

Don't make me store my pictures in My Pictures
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00167.htm

Problems with Clip Gallery
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00234.htm

Problems with PowerPoint on the Web

I can't save as HTML from PowerPoint 97
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00216.htm

Animations don't animate
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00175.htm

Graphics are missing, replaced with white box
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00557.htm

Text or Font Problems

Text size or other formatting is lost when you save, close, and reopen a presentation
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00849.htm

Text box won't AutoFit to Text
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00800.htm

Text is right to left, bullets appear on right of text
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00797.htm

Troubleshoot font problems
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00402.htm

Text changes size after saving and reopening a file
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00286.htm

Text disappears when I edit it
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00285.htm

Backspace key produces empty square box character
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00518.htm

PowerPoint adds space before apostrophe
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00163.htm

Text disappears when ungrouping WMFs or pasted drawings
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00087.htm

Cross-Version / Cross-Platform Problems

Page Size changes between PowerPoint 2002 and older versions
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00364.htm

Prevent PowerPoint XP from converting OrgCharts to XP format
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00505.htm

Missing Features

Where is the Carnegie Coach in the AutoContent Wizard?
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00592.htm

Animation, Password, Multiple Master features unavailable in PowerPoint 2002/2003
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00706.htm

Macro recorder toolbar disappears
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00821.htm

Add-in and VBA problems

An add-in suddenly stops working
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01007.htm

Buttons that launch macros stop working
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01009.htm

Misc. Nuisances

PowerPoint adds odd linebreaks, breaks lines in odd places or in the middle of words
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ01006.htm

Height and Width are blank in AutoFormat dialog box
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00903.htm

Problems with USB drives
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00898.htm

Office shapes move or duplicate themselves when I click them (VISTA/Windows 7)
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00882.htm

Slide show suddenly quits
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00867.htm

PowerPoint displays a "Set Profiles first, please" message at startup.
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00864.htm

Notes pages are odd-sized
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00811.htm

Table cells are 3D
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00710.htm

PowerPoint icon disappears from Programs and Start lists
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00692.htm

Function keys stop working
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00694.htm

Can't open attached presentations from within Outlook Express after applying Windows XP SP2
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00657.htm

MS PhotoEditor disappears
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00535.htm

Programs slow down after applying Windows XP SP1
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00434.htm

PowerPoint ruler shows inches instead of centimeters (cm). Or vice versa.
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00549.htm

Centimeters are wrong
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00072.htm

There's no title master in my presentation
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00119.htm

Can't use my custom Blank Presentation after applying the SR-2 patch
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00070.htm

Additional FAQ search options
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00909.htm