Hi --
I have a problem in Powerpoint 2002 SP3 where PP will crash when I start the
slide show.  I have searched this forum, MS KB and Google/Google groups for
solutions and haven't found anything that works.

when i try and save my powerpoint to a pdf to reduce the file size and stop
clients messing with the presentation, it crops the edges.  how do i set it
up to avoid this?  i have tried changing the page set up to a4, but that came
out worse.

When presenting, I frequently drop out of power point to do a live demo and
then jump back into the presentation.  It would be nice if there were an
action button to switch applications and then "esc" to get back into power
point.

   Some time ago (about 10-15 days) I asked how I would change the
default font in PowerPoint from Ariel to Comic Sans MS.
The message never appeared on the board that I could see.
This is my second try. Thanks.  johnb

I need to have a circle with 4 different colours (each quarter of the circle
needs to be a merger of two colours) but I can't work out how to do this in
powerpoint.  Does anyone have any idea?

I am trying to find a way to incorporate an exit button into my slides that
will allow the user to close down Powerpoint viewer when activated. I can't
get a hyperlink commnd to do this. Can anyone suggest how to do this? Thanks

I think I have a setting problem in power point.  I use VBA copy to select a
drawing from another application and copy it and then paste it into power
point.  My VBA code been working with no problem.
The system I use at home paste the object into power point that is sized to

Good day,
I'm trying to paste a table copied from a slide into Word but I get Asian
characters in parts of the table.  I've tried every possible way:  paste
link, etc.  No-can-do.

When toggling between laptop and projector I can only get the slide to show
on either the laptop screen or projector screen. But not on both at once,
therefore controlling the show is difficult particularly if the projector
screen is some distance from the laptop. I am using a ...

In PowerPoint XP, how do I change the page size to default to 11 x 8.5
instead of the 10 x 7.5 it currently is set at?  

I would like to programatically read the value (know what is the currently
selected option)  in the Slide  Show > Set Up Show > Slide show resolution
combo box. i.e we need to know whether it is "Use Current Resolution"
"800X600", 960 X 600", etc. Is there any way to get this ...

Can you rotate a powerpoint slide, if so how do you do this?

I am trying to embed and Excel file onto a PowerPoint slide while on
another slide, I want to link to a different sheet of the same embedded
Excel file.
OR...

Is there a way to disable the 'Move here' 'Copy here' menu you get when you
right-click on a shape?
I most of the time get this menu instead of getting the usual full autoshape
menu although I'm not trying to move the shape.

I am placing a PowerPoint 2003 show on the web and I want to globally disable
animation effects. How do I do it please?