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Giff - 06 Oct 2006 22:55 GMT

Hi all,

I am used to some shortcut, like ctrl+s for saving

in PPT I have to press MAIUSC+F12, how can I change that?

thanks a lot

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Steve Rindsberg - 07 Oct 2006 04:43 GMT

> Hi all,
>
> I am used to some shortcut, like ctrl+s for saving
>
> in PPT I have to press MAIUSC+F12, how can I change that?

You can't set your own shortcut keys in PowerPoint (other than by using an
add-in), but Ctrl+S saves your PPT file as it does in most other Windows
programs.

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PPTools: www.pptools.com
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giff - 07 Oct 2006 09:41 GMT

Steve Rindsberg ha scritto:

> You can't set your own shortcut keys in PowerPoint

ok

(other than by using an

> add-in),

I might investigate

but Ctrl+S saves your PPT file as it does in most other Windows

> programs.

no, in my ppt 2003 it selects the option "underlined text"

thanks anyway

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Steve Rindsberg - 07 Oct 2006 14:59 GMT

> Steve Rindsberg ha scritto:
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> no, in my ppt 2003 it selects the option "underlined text"

Is this an English version of PPT and do you have English set as the editing
language?

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giff - 07 Oct 2006 15:16 GMT

Steve Rindsberg ha scritto:

> Is this an English version of PPT and do you have English set as the editing
> language?

it's in italian

but it does not matter, I set the auto-save option

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Steve Rindsberg - 07 Oct 2006 22:04 GMT

> Steve Rindsberg ha scritto:
>
> > Is this an English version of PPT and do you have English set as the editing
> > language?
>
> it's in italian

Ah. Then the control key combinations will probably be different.

They should be listed on the menus though:

Look at the Save option on the File menu (you'll have to translate these into
Italian for me, thanks!). On the right side of the menu, you'll see the control
keys for each of the commands.

> but it does not matter, I set the auto-save option

There's no autosave feature in PowerPoint; there's something that SEEMS like it
might be that, but it's not.

But you can go to http://skp.mvps.org and download Shyam's free addin that
automatically saves your work for you (Sequential Save)

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giff - 08 Oct 2006 12:23 GMT

Steve Rindsberg ha scritto:

> Ah. Then the control key combinations will probably be different.

well, yes, but for the rest of my windows 200 applications ctrl+s works,
not with ppt

On the right side of the menu, you'll see the control

> keys for each of the commands.

yes, I know, and it says maiusc+f12, which is fine but I would have
preferred the other way ;)

> There's no autosave feature in PowerPoint; there's something that SEEMS like it
> might be that, but it's not.

thanks, this was an important tip, so, what does actually do that option
I have set?

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Steve Rindsberg - 08 Oct 2006 17:44 GMT

> Steve Rindsberg ha scritto:
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> yes, I know, and it says maiusc+f12, which is fine but I would have
> preferred the other way ;)

OK, I understand. Well, almost. What's "maiusc"?

> > There's no autosave feature in PowerPoint; there's something that SEEMS like it
> > might be that, but it's not.
>
> thanks, this was an important tip, so, what does actually do that option
> I have set?

If PowerPoint crashes, it can sometimes restore your presentation to what it was
before the crash. The setting tells it how often to save information that lets it do
that.

For example, if you set it to 10 minutes, it will save after you've been working on
the presentation for 10 minutes. If PowerPoint crashes five minutes after that,
you'll only lose five minutes of work, not fifteen.

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giff - 08 Oct 2006 19:14 GMT

Steve Rindsberg ha scritto:

> OK, I understand. Well, almost. What's "maiusc"?

ops sorry ;)

"shift"

> If PowerPoint crashes, it can sometimes restore your presentation to what it was
> before the crash. The setting tells it how often to save information that lets it do
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> the presentation for 10 minutes. If PowerPoint crashes five minutes after that,
> you'll only lose five minutes of work, not fifteen.

well that's what I need so I am happy ;) thanks

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