I would like to find out how to use an MP3 music file instead of a WAV  file
because the WAV files are 10 times too large than what's necessary. I'm using
Power Point 2000 with WIN XP

My son has created a PowerPoint presentation at school for a class.  He is
taking advantage of the slide design templates to make his presentation look
better.  However, when he goes to another PC to work on the presentation, a
lot of "X"s are embedded in the presentation where ...

I am trying to adjust an organization chart quickly after moving the
individual boxes around. You used to be able to do this under the layout
option in 2002 but these options "fit diagram to contents" etc etc aren't
available in 2003. When I access the help in PowerPoint 2003 it ...

Where do these people live?(Powerpoint Freelancers)
We need some skilled powerpoint freelancers (about 15-20) to build
presentations .
(alot of photoshop work) from December-06 thru February-07 of next year both

I am having difficulty compressing my picture files. I right click on the
picture, choose compress and to compress for a screen (all pictures).
However, when I click apply, nothing is happening.
What can I do to bring back the compression function. It is causing my file

I'm looking for an add-in that would allow the presenter to see a different
view of their slides - from that which is 'projected' on an external
display.  Specifically, I'm looking for an add-in that could display the
next slide [at least] as, say, a thumbnail on the presenter's ...

Does anyone know if it is possible to extract and save an embedded .swf from
a powerpoint slide?
I have searched and found some 'C' code but it might as well be written in
Navajo!

Whenever I type a word it actually takes a fraction of a second untill it
appears on screen. What might be the problem?

When I log into the PC via XP, Powerpoint automatically starts up and then
asks to send an error message. It then opens in safe mode.  I downloaded all
updates, uninstalled and reinstalled no luck.  Any ideas?

Can someone gives more instruction on how to use Launch Builder: http://officeone.mvps.org/download/launch_builder.html  and
especially
the last example?
LB+/b+AutoPlay.exe+open+ppview32.exe+ShowList.lst  (+ is blank space)

Hi I'm looking for a way to create a running lights animation in PowerPoint.
Basically I like to show data traffic moving over a network. I tried using
the path animation on a single dot, but I like to have multiple ones. The
only to make it work is to superimpose multiple path ...

I wonder if the final version of PowerPoint 2007 will include the ability to
customize the Quick Access Toolbar more freely, e.g., creating menus, editing
icons, just like in the 2003 version. I have created a toolbar with menus and
custom icons (representing macros), and I do ...

Can a website be viewed as a presentation? I have about 8 pages I would like
to display as a slide show.

Received PPT file from colleague in China. I balked at the file size
(81mb for 24 pages). Reduced the resolution of images but barely put a
dent in it. Am I to assume that he embedded the font and it's taking up
THAT much room?

I can't get my mpg movie to play unless I page past it and come back to the
previous slide.  After that, it seems to play ok.  I use the file for
training and expect that other trainers can get the movie to come up without
any special effort.