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Tara - 09 Jun 2006 16:50 GMT

How do I e-mail a powerpoint slide show and have it automatically play when
recipient opens the file?

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tohlz - 09 Jun 2006 16:54 GMT

In PowerPoint, click File > Save As.
Under Save as type, select PowerPoint Show (.pps).

If the user does not have PowerPoint, you might want to consider converting
into .exe that contains a PowerPoint Viewer:
"Make a standalone EXE that runs a PowerPoint presentation"
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00575.htm

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> How do I e-mail a powerpoint slide show and have it automatically play when
> recipient opens the file?

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Tara - 09 Jun 2006 17:16 GMT

Huh, it's that easy... That worked PERFECT! Thank you so much!

> In PowerPoint, click File > Save As.
> Under Save as type, select PowerPoint Show (.pps).
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> > How do I e-mail a powerpoint slide show and have it automatically play when
> > recipient opens the file?

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Steve - 09 Jun 2006 18:55 GMT

You might want to be careful in converting it to an EXE since many mail
servers (and outlook setups) do not accept .exe files. They might
consider it a virus of sorts.

> In PowerPoint, click File > Save As.
> Under Save as type, select PowerPoint Show (.pps).
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> > How do I e-mail a powerpoint slide show and have it automatically play when
> > recipient opens the file?

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