I have searched the group and seen much discussion on this subject and am
hoping that there is now a definitive solution.
- an MPG file will insert and playback in PP2000 with no problem - also
plays in mplayer2.exe

I have an application that use OLE to dynamically save office documents as
HTML files.  The html that is generated contains <STYLE> tags in which I need
to change the default css for the .sld element to resize the slide to print
on a sheet of A4, it is currently set to {left:0px ...

Is there a way to disable the 'Esc Key' (one of the
functions used to end the show) during a Powerpoint
Presentation?
Please advise.

At work, we use PowerPoint constantly.  More and more we are meeting using
collaborative tool suites, and go to "meetings" remotely.  To share PPT via a
tool such as Info Work Space, "slide show" can't be used because it wipes out
the whole desktop.  It has to be sized down, ...

Using Powerpoint 2003, directly created slides no problem. When insert from a
JPG file, the picture is only partially displayed when using slide show. Its
worse with portrait pics

When I go insert>movies and sounds>movie from file and select a .avi file,
powerpoint says that it has encountered an error and has to close.  What can
I do to stop this?

I have seen a countdown screen on some PP presentations that displays a
count down (in seconds) if you have a long presentation. You can use this to
let your audience when to arrive back for the presentation. I did a Google
search and found a PP that has 10 slides that are timed in ...

I added a table to a presentation using PowerPoint for Office 97.  I sent the
presentation to my work computer at work (PowerPoint 2003), and the table
doesn't appear to update after editing.  The table opens to allow Word
control and editing, but when clicking out of it, back ...

am trying to help someone at work complete an Org. Chart in PPT 2000.  When
she opens it (the org chart) to edit by double clicking on it, it opens the
Org. Chart program no problem.  
The problem starts when she tries to add a subordinate to a top line

Can I create radius rings that will display distances?

I'm saving my powerpoint presentation as an mht file, however, when I start
up that file, i would like it to immediately start playing the slide show.  I
don't wish to see the project outline and THEN select to play slide show.  Is
there a way that I can do this.  

While you can easily add ink during a slideshow, the pens (ballpoint,
felttip, etc) have a fixed thickness. Is it possible to change the default
thickness of the pens while in a slideshow?
I tried changing the ink thickness during slide "edit" mode using the pen

How do you get the X axis on the bottom of a line graph when the graph
contains negative values?  Mine keeps appearing in the middle at the 0 marker.

When I try reinstall I get error 1328 C:\config.msi\PTA5.tmp

All,
I wish to embed an MP3 of a custom sound sample to a PowerPoint presentation
(I am using Office 2003), however when I insert the sound, PowerPoint seems
to insert a link to the sound, rather than the sound itself.