I saved a powerpoint to my flashdrive, and then when I try to delete it, it
says 'file is write protected'. How do I delete it, then?

Looking for some help with being able to identify the a shape index ID in
Powerpoint 2003.
I want to write a macro and need to include the index number for each
shape/text/etc on a slide. An example of coding is below and you can see the

Using Powerpoint 2000, I made up a presentation with slides that
contain embedded sounds.  I recorded commentary about the slide
directly into each slide.  I moved the little speaker that appeared
off the slide into the margin.  Custom animation was set to play the

When I insert a graph into powerpoint using a hyperlink attached to an action
button the graph doesn't open up in front of me it just sits on the toolbar.
When I do this with a word doc the word doc opens up straight away. Does
anyone know what do I need to do?

I have a slide show - 120 slides.  It is set to run automatically (six
seconds per slide), with the exception of slide one.  I  manually
programmed slide one with mouse click.  I want to loop the entire show
but after the last slide, which is 120, I want to proceed to slide two,

I receive PowerPoint templates that are linked to Excel files.  I must update
the Excel file witrh current data.  When I return to PowerPoint and update
the links the information no longer fits in PowerPoint.  I am not changing
any of the column widths in Excel.  The only thing ...

Hi everyone!  I was wondering if there is a way for me to move text boxes or
pictures around on a slide while the show is playing.  I want to be able to
move them anywhere with my mouse instead of just having a predetermined path
that they follow when I click or the slide changes ...

I want to produce a main show where one of the slides has a series of
buttons that hyperlinks to  a custom show slide. This custom slide to
hyperlink to another slide then return straight to the main show at the
slide where I left it. i.e. I want to put a two layer custom show in.

I need to manipulate, via a VBA macro, several objects I've already selected
before running the macro. However, In this selection, there are several
objects that need to be exclided from the selection (and from being
manipulated by the macro). I've created some code to do this but ...

How can I find out the duplicate slides in a presentation.
Can I sort slides baed on some criteria like ascending order of slide title?

have ~ 6 bullets on a slide and need to have additonal detail become availble
although only when required. Would rather not go the hyperlink to another
slide and then return but  I'll kep that as a last resort. This post
http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default ...

I have created several graphs in Publisher that I want to use in Powerpoint.
The only way I have found so far to get Powerpoint to except them is to print
it and then scan it. There has to be a better way.

i made a  slide and i would like to save as my window back ground
or even as a picture

how do I keep the slide show pointer menu visable during the entire show. It
seems to disappear after a few slides until I hold the mouse over it. Can it
be kept there stationary. Thanks for any help...........JohnnyM

I have just set up my church projection computer with a second monitor
(WinXP, Powerpoint 2003) and so far, things are looking great.  But, I'm
sure there is a way to edit a presentation that is currently running; I've
just not figured out how to do it.  The presentation is ...