I have to make a power point with a bunch of plots that appear over time, and
I would like to be able to put my mouse over one of the points and have an
information box pop-up with specifics about that point but then go away when
I move the mouse.  Is there any way to do that on ...

I need to make a bar chart with 9 Qts of data in bars and one line showing a
benchmark and am totally confused.  I would appreciate any help. I am using
PowerPoint 2003.
Thanks

I have searched this forum for an answer to my problem. The only match was
one year ago and it was NOT answered. There was a lot of frustration due I
believe to the brief reply with no follow-up comments from the Microsoft
moderator. I would like to request someone revisit the ...

I am using PowerPoint 2007.  I have inserted a picture from a file.  The
picture occupies a rectangular area on the screen.  
I was wondering if there is a way that I can have a picture occupy a
non-rectangular space.  I do not want to distort the picture in any way.  (I

Hi to all,
I am quite new to VBA. In fact, I bought a book to help me but I haven't had
the time to read it all yet. So I need help with something I would like to
do. I know it's a lot to ask, but if someone has the time to help, I will be

I have received 2 powerpoint files with 97-03 version and could not open them
with the 2007 version I am using. Please help. Thank you very much indeed.

I am inserting more than one "sound object" (song) into my powerpoint, and I
would like them to just play back to back.  The presentation is looped.  I
usually take the timing of the song, divide it by the # of slides, and then
insert the next song when the first one ends.  But I ...

I ripped a track from a CD and selected it to play during a ppt presentation
that I saved as a PPt Show. It doesn't play. I must be missing something
obvious. Could size e an issue w/ this version on the software?
Thanks,

Hi people,
I have a kiosk presentation that contains video files that I want to start
automatically when the slides containing them are accessed. When I insert
them, PowerPoint asks whether I want them to play automatically. When they

I use PowerPoint2003 on Windows XP home version.
I have inserted 2 movies (.wma files, each with 320x240 resolution) that
both automatically start when you turn to the slide in presentation mode.
There is additional text to the right of the movies that fades in after the

Is there a way in powerpoint to circle part of a picture and make it look
like you are actually circling it with a pen?

I just started using PowerPoint 2007.  Online help says that I should be
able to find a "Crop" tool under "Picture Tools" on the "Format" tab.  
I don't seem to have a "Format" tab.  I can't find "Picture Tools" anywhere
(or the "Crop" tool for that matter).

I used a earlier Powerpoint template in Powerpoint 2003 and now the template
name is displayed in the status bar. How can I remove the template name in
the status bar?
(Hiding status bar is no valid answer)

Hope someone can help me. I have a slide with a .swf file embedded on
it.  For some reason, though, the presentation will not transition at
all from that slide.  (I've set the transition time to 1 second,
though it hasn't helped)  I've done similar slides with other flash

I cannot find out how to get the 2 lines I use to have in 2002, one vertical
and one horisontal in the middel of the slide to help me, so I could see the
middle of the slide and see the 4 squares of the slide. Where can I find them
in 2007.