How can I open two separate PowerPoint programs on 2 screens

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CONNIE - 29 Feb 2008 19:05 GMT

Is there a way to open 2 powerpoint presentations in 2 different programs so
that I can display them on 2 different screens?

Right now, whatever I open will appear in the same ppt window and cannot be
separated across screens - I am sure there is a way, because it works with
Word and Excel but I can't seem to get it to work (frustrating!)

Any advise is highly appreciated! Thanks - CONNIE

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Austin Myers - 29 Feb 2008 20:17 GMT

Natively, no, PowerPoint is a single instance application (you can only have
one running instance). You could do it with some programming skills but, it
would take a VERY powerful machine to pull it off in an acceptable manner.

Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

Provider of PFCPro, PFCMedia and PFCExpress
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> Is there a way to open 2 powerpoint presentations in 2 different programs
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John Wilson - 01 Mar 2008 08:44 GMT

Connie, If you mean on screens for editing side by side you might like to try
stretching the PPT window across both screens and windows > arrange all

You might also want to read this if you like a little eperimentation and you
have a fast computer with a good graphics card.
http://www.pptalchemy.co.uk/powerpoint_hints_and_tips_tutorials.html#multi

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> Is there a way to open 2 powerpoint presentations in 2 different programs so
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Chirag - 01 Mar 2008 13:55 GMT

If you wish to run 2 different slide shows on 2 different monitors, you can
do that with PowerShow add-in from
http://officeone.mvps.org/powershow/powershow.html

If you want to edit the 2 presentations on different monitors, you would
need to stretch PowerPoint's main window across 2 monitors and select
"Window" | "Arrange All" menu item to arrange your open presentations
side-by-side.

- Chirag

Shortcut Manager - Assign keyboard shortcuts to menu items and macros
http://officeone.mvps.org/ppsctmgr/ppsctmgr.html

> Is there a way to open 2 powerpoint presentations in 2 different programs
> so
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> Any advise is highly appreciated! Thanks - CONNIE

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