I saved a powerPoint file in the "show" (.PPSX) version and emailed it to
colleagues. Since then I had a disk failure and lost the original file.
Is there any way to convert the show version back to an editable ppt file?

This new 12 color option in colorscheme in PP2007 seems to me confusing .
When I customize those colors Accent 1 to Accent 6 are straight forward (
although in VBA still we need to know that accent 1 is our old fill and still
uses fill )but first four text/background light/Dark ...

I try to open something in PowerPoint and I get a message that says:
"PowerPoint  failed to start correctly last time. Starting PowerPoint in Safe
Mode will help you correct or isolate a startup problem in order successfully
start the program. Some functionality may be disabled ...

The custom template I am using has custom bullets assigned in it. When I
copied and pasted stuff from another ppt into this one the custom bullets did
not appear, instead I have plain white bullets. If I select text on a slide
that was created in this template and add bullets I ...

I have made a presentation that I want to e-mail.  I do not know how to put
it in the powerpoint mode without all the formatting tools showing. I just
want a nice slide show like I get in e-mails.  Help!

When I save as a ppsx file and give it to others, the fonts distort somehow.  
This causes the spacing to be off and cause lines to break into two lines
thus throwing off all the alignent of text boxes on the slide.  My goal is to
be able to make a presentation that I can email to ...

Yeah, so I'm putting together a powerpoint for my presentation. However,
after crafting a couple animations, I encountered a problem. After using some
of the entrance animations, the objects coming in do not stay on the slide.
For example, using APPEAR on one of the objects, ...

I have a map of the USA in a PPT presentation and a text box placed in each
state.  Once a month, I receive an excel spreadsheet with sales data for each
state.  Is there a way to link the text boxes with the excel spreadsheet so
the data will update automatically instead of me ...

I have created a presentation in which certain slides can be hidden to
create a condensed version of the presentation.  For example, there are ten
slides that detail the history of our company that would be appropriate for
one audience, and for a different audience there is one ...

I am working on a ppt file that I created. For some reason the keys that I
type do not display the correct characters inside the ppt. For example when I
press the left arrow key my cursor moves to the right and vice-versa. When I
add a bullet it goes to the end of the sentence ...

PPt 2003
I have a document that has 30 pages, one slide per page.  I'm trying to
print it in Notes view.  Curiously, there are page numbers (lower right) on
only a few of the notes pages (the slide numbers in the slide images are

In PPT 2003, this feature was found under Format, but I cannot find it in PPT
2007.  Any ideas?
Thanks!

I am using the OOXML SDK 2.0 to write software to automatically update
Powerpoint 2007 files on a server that does not run Powerpoint.
I have successfully added Custom XML files and Extension elements to the
Powerpoint files.

PowerPoint 2007 is installed as part of Office 2007. All other apps work
fine. Powerpoint runs the office installer whenever it starts up and, every 5
goes or so, asks to re-enter the product key. The installer and re-entered
product key work, but this is within a corporate ...

I have PP 2002. I have added movies to the slideshow and then when I view the
slide show there are a few problems. I will try to explain them the best I
can:
1. When it comes to a slide with a movie, there is anywhere from a 1-3