Sorry but believe it! They did.

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John,
Thanks for the reply. If you are 100% sure that would be a relief... at
least I could stop looking. I just couldn't believe that an upgrade would
remove useful features.
So I have been searching madly for a month now. UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!
John
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tohlz - 11 Dec 2007 20:52 GMT
Works in older versions such as PowerPoint 2000 and XP. Unfortunately, it has
been removed in PowerPoint 2003 and later versions.

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John Wilson - 12 Dec 2007 08:24 GMT
Sorry 100% sure! As Shawn says it went with 2003.

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