How does one go about reading data from an XML file, parsing the data, and
formating the information on a Powerpoint slide? Any pointers would be
greatly appreciated.
Thanks

I am an online instructor at a Community College.  I ask that students to
submit files by email.  When students email me files (Word, PP, Excel; Office
2003 and Office 2007) the Created date is stamped but the Modified and
Accessed date changes to reflect the current day.  This ...

Please go to http://1.gdpkeyboarding.com/PowerPoint/orientproofcheck.htm and
notice titles in the navigation Outline pane. When I open this presentation
in PowerPoint 2007 as a *.ppt file and look at the slide titles in the
Outline tab, they show the correct titles. For example ...

In PPT 2003, when I selected and copied multiple cells and then pasted them,
everything would paste (text, text color, and background cell color). Now in
PPT2007, when I do this I lose the background color of the cells. How can I
keep everything the same when I paste (the ...

I am having difficulty packaging PowerPoint 2007 presentations to CD.
I use the PowerPoint add-in Plays for Certain and would rather not go
through the experience of reinstalling PFC if I can help it.  I recently
(with the help of the PFC developer) was able to get the add-in to ...

I use PowerPoint  on hundreds of different laptops every year [visit schools
for a charity]. Occasionally the jpeg images I use in my PPt presentations
slides display colour distortion [almost like a coloured negative of the real
image]. Sometimes it is just one or two slides ...

I have a PowerPoint format for my presentations - I just received a
presentation made on a plain white background - size 126 KB.
When I copy it into my standard format - the same presentation increases to
9406 KB....

I´ve created a presentation with several video clips. The video (avi-format)
is suppose loops until you click on it or change slide and it works nicely,
but if you change slide and then return to the slide with that video again,
the video won´t loop. Why? Is this a bug or is ...

What are bumper slides and how to create them

I am trying to create a power point presentation and would like to
incorporate drop down menu's that viewers could then click on to go
elsewhere.  I know it can be done, but I can not figure out the steps in
which to create the drop down field.  I appreciate your guideance on ...

Specifically I would like the default for the wipe to be from the left. It
currently is set to begin from the bottom.

Hey all,
I'm searching for the vba code to change between two active
slideshowviews with a commandbutton. How does this work?

I have inherited a powerpoint presentation and was asked to insert some new
slides.  After I put in the new slides and started viewing it in the slide
show mode, the slide show doesn't automatically advance where the new slides
are.  The old slides move along just fine.  I have ...

I'm giving my first PowerPoint presentation on Saturday morning and
the organizers haven't been able to come up with a laptop to run the
projector that they do have.
I have the offer of the loan of an "older" laptop for the occasion.

When presenting with a projector, what determines whether a video will play
as part of a slide, or switch to full screen on the projector?