for me it looks like a bug in ppt 2003:
I scan by program code through the slides of a presentation and want to read
the titles.
1) I check for activepresentation.slides.item(counter).shapes.hastitel =

Please help with an addin to rename shapes in Word. Granted this is a
Powerpoint newsgroup, but I have two strong reasons for posting here.
1) shapes and names are not widely documented in Word or Word VBA
newsgroups and b) I understand the nuances of Powerpoint better than

When I present a slideshow using a digital projector with PP in Presenter's
view, the first few thumbnails are present on the left of the laptop screen.  
After 10 or so slides the thumbnail is replaced by a blank with a small logo
in the centre and do not refresh.  How do I cure ...

Is there a method or simple way of scaling up (say to 1.1) a simple rectangle
then returning it back to original size?
e.g. to animate a button where the built-in animation is not
suitable/unavailable.

I'm having trouble inserting videos into my power point.  The files are from
a digital camera, so they are quicktime files, ".MOV".  Power point doesn't
recognize this file type so it will insert the video, showing me a still
picture of the video, but won't play them.  The weird ...

When one inserts a movie via Insert > Movies and Sounds, one gets the first
frame of the movie in the slide.   That gives the presenter a visual clue to
what movie is in that slide.   But when one inserts a Shockwave Flash object
(i.e. a SWF), one pretty much get a "blank" slide ...

I work for a small business and want to ensure that all employees are viewing
a ppt show.  Is there a way to create a log that would show the date, time
and person's name after it is viewed?

I've discovered an extremely frustrating bug that occurs only in PowerPoint
2007, but none of the other 2007 office applications.
If I type text using a professional, OpenType font (such as from Adobe Font
Folio), PowerPoint renders it correctly. But if I size this font as ...

If I have the same movie file in a power point presentation in more then one
slide is there a way that the slide could be continued from the last point
where it stopped on the previous slide?  I'm trying to show a series of short
10 second clips but I might not show all the clips ...

I have been at this for days.
I have a mpg1 video on slide 2.
After it finishes (28 secs) i'm trying to automatically go to slide 1 where
i have a menu with hyperlinks to other slides.

I have recently upgraded to Office 2007 on an WindowsXP machine.  When I try
to use Windows logo key+E to bring up MyComputer, it also "closes" any open
Powerpoint2007 sessions.  When it "closes" PowerPoint2007, it doesn't save
the open files.  Windows Task Manager indicates that ...

Cannot download classic photo template for Powerpoint because it cannot
install Activex  control on my PC...I followed all the instructions on
settings and nothing works...What am I missing?

I use the task pane all the time in PowerPoint to create/edit my slides.
When changing a slide from portrait to landscape, is there an easier/quicker
way than going through File-Page Setup?
Thanks

i think i have embedded truetype font on, but i fonts changed when i used a
different computer, am i doing something wrong?  could someone tell me for
sure how to do it so i know i'm not messing up?  and also, the sounds on my
presentation seem to cut off when i run them on a ...

I am trying to install PP2003 from a PP2003 disk only on a PC that has the
basic office 2003 already on it.
I am getting the following message: Any ideas on how to resolve this?
MS Office PP Setup cannot continue because the installation source has been