I've been trying to embedded a WMV encoded file into powerpoint and am
having problems.
Input file is in Mpeg2 Format.
I have tried the standard settings for conversion using the startup wizard.

Am using MS Office XP (2002).  When I use start menu and go to Office Tools

the top level folder is named "My Collectons".  Is this a real folder?  Does
it have a path like:

Am using MS PowerPoint XP (2002).  In one of my folders where I keep certain
powerpoint presentations is a file named ClipArt.mpf.
If I click on it, it just brings up the MS Clip Organizer and shows a
certain folder (Maps) so I see 6 maps that I downloaded.  (One was used in

Anytime I try to browse away from the My Documents folder using Outlook or
PowerPoint (and I imagine any of the other office apps), the interface locks
up for a really long time. If I can stand to wait several minutes, then the
interface recovers and I can browse the file structure ...

I have a pp that I want to print.  Here is problem...It uses a black
background with mostly white fonts.  I want to print just the text.  Right
now if I do that it will probably use up ALL of a new print cartridge just
printing the background which as I mentioned is black (Actually ...

I grouped a few pictures of landscape together on my power point and have tried to set a motion path so that the entire group passes horizontally through the slide...however, whenever i play the slide, the group of pictures gets cut off half way and the rest is blank.  If anyone ...

We would like to have a presentation that
presents the current production data.
This data is available in a database (Excel file, Access DB).
How could a graphical display of this data be in a Powerpoint

Can some one please explain the outrageous file size growth that occurs when
copying/pasting images (350KB) into blank slides VERSUS the more intensive
process of inserting.  File growth is 350 KB to 380KB when inserting
pictures.  File growth (outrageous!) is 350KB to 15.5MB in ...

i have a custom animation that i am trying to run in
Powerpoint. the .gif file inserts and plays fine for
about 5 seconds then it starts going jerky. i have used
Microsofts ideas for speeding up the animation but that

I often have to make numerous edits while preparing a slide in which I use
custom animation. When running the slideshow a click may move the scroll box
down but no new text or picture appears on the slide until several clicks
later. Can someone please tell me an easy way to clear up ...

I have attempted unsuccessfully to load my 2002
Powerpoint CD-ROM into new computer even using product
key.

I have a situation where I would like to write VB code to insert an
arbitrary amount of text into a power point presentation. The amount
of text will change, so I don't know how many pages it will need to
span. Is there a way to tell PowerPoint to break it up over multiple

I am wanting to display text on a slide when I click on
the individual slide.   For example as the group give me
an answer, I want to display it on the screen.  Therefore,
I can't predict the order that the text will appear.  I

What website gives good tutorials(hopefully free) on how to use powerpoint?
TIA,
Pat

Hi..
Does anyone know how to print out a custom slide show?
I imagine a VBA script opening the print dialog so user can select
prefered printer, printing a custum slideshow from a PowerPoint show