How can I auto-update the same slide when it is in multiple presentation
files?      
I maintain 8 PowerPoint presentations that share many of the same slides.  I
am frequently asked to make minor changes to these slides and currently

Is there any way to PERMANENTLY set the default line, shape fill, etc. in PPT
2007? The right-click Set As Default option seems to only set the default for
the current presentation...
Also, I can't for the life of me figure out how to get a simple 1 pt black

Is it possible to change the format of the inserted slide numbers to be Roman
Numberials? If so, how is it done?

I use macros to extract file information from an .ini file and populate
fields in a Word document using the "system.privateprofilestring("data.ini",
"document","data")" format.
This works fine in Word (up to 2003).

In the example of microsoft "PPTEvent",  
event  "PPTEventSink::SlideShowNextSlide(...)" can be catched when pageup or
pagedown,
but event "PPTEventSink::SlideShowNextBuild(...)"  can only catched when

Powerpoint keeps highlighting words, that I know are in my custom
dictionary, as being mispelt. I have tried click "add to dictionary"
but without success. I have located my custom dictionary file, and I
can see that the "misspelt words" are definitely in the file;

How do i ensure that the only way to go from one slide to another, backwards
or forwards, is the press on a control or graphic in the slide,
click the mouse on anything else and nothing happens
pat

Hello, I'm trying to run videos in a Power Point Presentation.
The videos have different formats: mpg, avi, movie clip.
All the videos run normally in QuickTime or Windows Media Player.
But as soon as I insert them into a slide, they don't work anymore.

I'm putting together a presentation with a lot of copy that needs to be in
an outline form and I'm trying to add extra indent marks in the ruler and for
the life of me can't seem to find the right key combinations that will alow
me to do it.

How do you embed a sound file to play, either all the way or just a small
part of the file, in PowerPoint 2007?
Can you give me step by step directions (idiots guide to embedding sound file)

Power Point Slide show seems to auto scroll back to home slide when projector
is attached to the notebook.  Works fine when no projector attached, but when
attached, it's as if you are continuously holding down the "home" key on your
keyboard. You can advance any number of ...

I have a multiple choice test saved in word 2007 format. I want to convert
the questions to powerpoint 2007 so that I can discuss the test with the
class. What I would like is for each question and the four distractors to
open up as a separate powerpoint slide. However, when I ...

I have created a PowerPoint Slideshow in PoerPoint 2007.  When viewed in
earlier versions, many of the features and formats are removed.  Is there a
way to save the presentation as a video or avi file so it can be burned to a
cd for viewing on any computer without PowerPoint - or ...

when inserting an mpg. into powerpoint slide, all I get is a black square on
the slide that doesn't work when I click on the slide.

I am attempting to embed some video clips into Powerpoint using a program
called Any Video Converter. I have converted them to .avi using various
codecs. They all play fine in Windows Media Player but when I put them in
Powerpoint either only the audio plays or I get some wierd ...