Do you have v.2003?
If so try hold down ctrl key and click on the little screen icon lower left
(show from current slide) Then minimise the edit mode of powerpoint

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> When I run Poerpoint's Slide Show I would like to have access to other
> applications as well.
> How can I reduce the amount of screen taken up by the Slide Show.
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> Regards,
> Tom