Programmers can write information into a RTF file and Word can open the
RTF and display the information just as if it were a word document.  What
file format can I use for PowerPoint so that I can write to a file and
powerpoint will display the information too?

Using Powerpoint 2002 Offrice XP
Have made macro that runs OK in VB window, but in a Powerpoint show begins
fine but then fails at the point where Addpicture occurs in macro.

I recently found some older PPT files I'd like to open.  I don't know what
version created them, but it was between 1992 and 1994 when they were
created.  PPT won't open them at all.
Any way to salvage these?

I have an event to plan and it involves screens. They are no electrical
screens. We are using projectors to project the powerpoint image from the
back of the screens. I am told that I would need a piece of software to put
the image backwards, so I could acheive doing so. I do not ...

I need to check the border colors on selected shapes. With shapes like
textboxes, placeholders etc. the way I do it works fine.
But when it comes to tables, the inefficiency of either my code or VBA,
really shows.

I've been experimenting with copying PP pages to FrontPage.  When I get them
there I want to resize them down a little but the text in the drawing objects
distorts (as I expected I guess).
Is there a way to save a PP page and then resize it down without all the

How or what tools are available for converting a Corel Presentations Show (.shw) [versions 8, 9, 10, 11, and
12] to a Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 Presentation (.ppt)? (other than using the Corel WordPerfect Office 12
Trial, it lasts for only so long you know)
I should strongly note ...

How can I save a frame from a power point presentation as a picture?  Thanks

I need help in finding an add-in that allows me to convert text into graphics
and make it to a circular shape. I need to put text above a circular shape
and the text needs to adopt the circular shape. I tried using wordart but is
not what I am looking for. Thanks for any help.

I have designed a PPT presentation with movies on some of the pages,
and am distributing this on CD with the PPT2003 viewer.
The problem that has been reported to me (from the draft version I
released to my client), is that when they play the movies, the video

I have Office Student Version 2003, can I change from French to English when
creating presentations, ie menu and tools display in English?

Having trouble with embedded charts becoming distorted. They have not been
stretched visually, and I checked to make sure the size was 100% in both
directions, but the text in particular looks stretched and a little
pixelated. This tends to happen more on my laptop than on my ...

I have virtually no pictures in clip art.  I did a few days ago and BAM they
are all gone.  Well, not all.  The weird thing is that there are still a few
pics left..like when I type in cat..i get 2 standard images.
Does anyone know what the "hoohar" has happened here?  More ...

I would like to share my presentation on the web.  Would like others to be
able to run the slide show but not print it out, download it or modify it.  
How can I do this?

When I have a graph/chart open I can go to the pull down menu
tools/options/graph options/color.  That allows me to change the 9 default
colors for lines, 8 for fills, and 25 other colors.  
How do I get that to apply to all charts that I will subsequently create in