Thought I'd resist temptation and wait 'till now to try it.
New slide no place holders.
Insert text box and type a simple word.
Apply shape effect - shadow.

We are putting flash (with sound) into power point - not ideal but this
is what the client wants.
when we play the powerpoint from start to finish its fine. - Allowing
each flash file to play until it finishes...

I have a problem whereby a PPT file created in PPT 2003 in Computer#1, then
modified and save in PPT 2000 in Computer#2, then cannot be open in PPT 2003
in Computer#1.
Is there a patch where i can install to solve this problem?

The VBA code below runs on PPT2003 to paste an OLE Link.
   ActiveWindow.View.PasteSpecial ppPasteOLEObject, , , , , msoTrue
However , the code do not run on PPT2000.
It encounters 'Compile Error'.

This issue has been around since at least Office 95, I can't believe MS
hasn't fixed it.  WTF!!
Come on, how hard is it to create a wrapper around ShowWindow inuser32
and hide it for us!?!?!?!?!?!

When I import Excel tables into Powerpoint 2004 I have a problem
printing out the slides. If I print them as color they print properly
but when I print them as gray scale all of the imported text prints as
black blocks.  I noticed that If i change the view to black and white

I am working on a research project and i need to develop a transition between
every other slide of roughly 500-750ms.  The problem with the confines of the
transitions available is that one second is to long and if i set the
transition to 0 the picure is presented so fast that it ...

Is it possible to perform the following task with Microsoft Powerpoint?
I would like to create a file that runs a slideshow from JPEG files made
into slides in the Powerpoint file. I need to have the slides changed
randomly, so either the import of the JPEG files should be ...

Is there a method available to display my Outline in the powerpoint Slide
Show view?

I'm trying to convert powerpoint presentation for a birthday party this
evening but it will not play in dvd player. Any suggestions will help.

I have a problem.  I am about to give a presentation and when I try to
switch my laptop to the lcd (Fn and F8), it says 'presentation mode off' so i
cannot display my laptop screen on the LCD.
I have ran many presentations and have never seen this message before and

Does anyone use or are familiar with any other charting programs that are
compatible with PowerPoint (2003) that make nicer (finer looking) charts?
I am thinking of pie charts that look like the edges are beveled or rounded
a bit.  I have tried taking my charts out of PowerPoint ...

Okay, I finally figured out how to add sound/music to my presentation.
Now, the slide won't advance.  Music plays but presentation stays on first
slide only and no advancing.  Have checked everything else as suggested and
nothing.

I put a text box in a slide with a picture but now can't seem to be able to
modify it.  When I type new text in a new text box, both the original text
and the old are displayed.

From what I can tell, I need to get a ShapeRange reference and call the
Align() method.  I think my 2nd line of code is OK but I have no idea about
line 1.  Any hints would be GREATLY appreciated.
1)  PowerPoint11.ShapeRange theShapeRange =