You are correct. Linked or sub shows do not stay current with presenter's
view. Your best option in this case is to create a temporary show that has
the complete content of all the slides from the 4 shows in it.

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>I have song words on 4 presentations linked via an index on the first
> presentation.
> When I go into view show the presenter's view is only available on the
> first
> presentation. I want to be able to switch back and forth between the 4
> presentations. Powerpoint 2003 on Vista home premium.
magadd - 25 Sep 2007 11:06 GMT
Thanks Bill, but could you give me more details about how to create a temp.
show.
> You are correct. Linked or sub shows do not stay current with presenter's
> view. Your best option in this case is to create a temporary show that has
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> > presentation. I want to be able to switch back and forth between the 4
> > presentations. Powerpoint 2003 on Vista home premium.
Bill Dilworth - 25 Sep 2007 12:07 GMT
Just cut and paste all the shows together into a new one.

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> Thanks Bill, but could you give me more details about how to create a
> temp.
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>> > presentation. I want to be able to switch back and forth between the 4
>> > presentations. Powerpoint 2003 on Vista home premium.