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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| swf movie insert | 1/30/2012 | David Tao |
| Q: I want to insert an swf movie into ppt 2007. I followed the guidelines I found on internet with ... A: please first make sure you have installed adobe flash player on your computer: ... | ||
| saving images in Power Point | 1/19/2012 | Nancy Benner Janyszeski |
| Q: First of all, thank you for your support to me and others. My question is this: I would like to know ... A: Guy - In 2010 If the image was inserted into the presentation using Master View you can not copy ... | ||
| saving images in Power Point | 1/17/2012 | Nancy Benner Janyszeski |
| Q: First of all, thank you for your support to me and others. My question is this: I would like to know ... A: Guy, it sounds like this might be a background image that was inserted in the Master Slide. In 2003 ... | ||
| saving images in Power Point | 1/15/2012 | Nancy Benner Janyszeski |
| Q: First of all, thank you for your support to me and others. My question is this: I would like to know ... A: Guy - I would copy the image and paste into a graphics application like Corel's paint shop pro for ... | ||
| Powerpoint 2007 | 12/20/2011 | Michelle Howell |
| Q: I've built & maintained many Org Charts in 2003 over the years, though am really struggling since ... A: Unfortunately when converting to other versions of Microsoft some features can be lost such as ... | ||
| Help for a Presentation | 12/14/2011 | Nancy Benner Janyszeski |
| Q: Actually I need to make a powerpoint presentation in which I need to show a man moving with still ... A: I am assuming you want to Animate an image on a slide. The following is a free tutorial, easy to ... | ||
| Powerpoint 2003 to 2010 transition | 12/12/2011 | Geetesh Bajaj |
| Q: At my job, we were upgraded recently from Office 2003 to 2010. In the older program I would place ... A: When you access the Slide Master in PowerPoint 2010, you will see one large Slide Master on the top ... | ||
| Using PPT Speaker Notes in Word | 11/21/2011 | Nancy Benner Janyszeski |
| Q: I have a PPT presentation with speaker notes and have been asked to write a newsletter article on ... A: Lorry - I do not see which version of PowerPoint y ou are using . In 2010 you go to the File menu ... | ||
| Hypertext link font color | 11/16/2011 | Geetesh Bajaj |
| Q: I am looking for a way to have hypertext font color be different colors in the same presentation. I ... A: The solution is to create "fake" hyperlinks -- for the text that you want to look as a hyperlink, ... | ||
| power point music | 11/4/2011 | David Tao |
| Q: i am creating a power point that has two songs in it i want the first song to stop as the second ... A: I think you can use a program to merge the the songs into one file. First you download a video ... | ||
| Bullets in Master | 10/28/2011 | Geetesh Bajaj |
| Q: I am setting up my main text page in the master pages, and want to have the first line non-bulleted. ... A: You can set any of the bullet levels to be non-bulleted in the Master but not just the first line in ... | ||
| Design Themes | 10/18/2011 | David Tao |
| Q: I am working with PowerPoint 2007. It doesn't have many Design Themes, so I downloaded several from ... A: you mean you don't know where the downloaded files locate? I don't know what brower you are using. ... | ||
| delete embedded .wav file | 10/17/2011 | Geetesh Bajaj |
| Q: I have a 2003 format powerpoint presentation with an embedded .wav file I placed into a custom ... A: The best I can do is ask if you can send the file to me -- I will take a look at what is causing the ... | ||
| Background | 10/15/2011 | Michelle Howell |
| Q: I am using PPT 2007. How can I remove the background on slides? Also, how do I access the variety ... A: Since you have a few questions and explanations can be time consuming and inadequate, I am including ... | ||
| Dark boxes behind large text and jpg | 10/14/2011 | Michelle Howell |
| Q: I'm a beginner in PP 2010. I created slides and typed in my text into the pre-set template boxes. ... A: Not sure why that is happening. If you are using a template (name will be in lower left of your ... | ||
| Password protected 'read only' issue | 9/19/2011 | Michelle Howell |
| Q: Created a presentation using employers powerpoint 2003 with read only password protection to try and ... A: I already have Service Pack 2 (SP2) installed so I cannot test to see if this is a fix for your ... | ||
| Echo on PPT Recordings | 8/2/2011 | Geetesh Bajaj |
| Q: I am wondering if you have a suggestion on the following: When I embed Sound Files into PPT (2007 ... A: Susan, when you use the Narration feature, the sound is already added by PowerPoint to your slide. ... | ||
| PowerPoint and Update link to excel | 7/18/2011 | Geetesh Bajaj |
| Q: Say I have two files in a folder named "May", one is excel and the other one is PPT. The excel has ... A: All you need to do at that point of time is change the link in the PowerPoint 2003 file. To do that, ... | ||
| PowerPoint and Update link to excel | 7/12/2011 | Geetesh Bajaj |
| Q: Say I have two files in a folder named "May", one is excel and the other one is PPT. The excel has ... A: Sheri, you can: 1. Change the folder name. 2. Change the name of the PowerPoint file. 3. NOT change ... | ||
| PPT to PDF, 300 DPI | 7/10/2011 | David Tao |
| Q: How can I create a PDF file from PPT, without downgrading the file resolution to 220 DPI (keeping ... A: 1, if you are using PowerPoint 2010, you can directly save the PPT to PDF file 2, if you are using ... | ||
| word art | 7/8/2011 | Nancy Benner Janyszeski |
| Q: My question is really related to my website created in Frontpage 2003. I have a couple of titles ... A: Bob, I don't kow where you saved the Word document and it's files. Did you save it within the ... | ||
| word art | 7/6/2011 | Nancy Benner Janyszeski |
| Q: My question is really related to my website created in Frontpage 2003. I have a couple of titles ... A: Bob, I am familiar with what you are trying to do. There was a time that IE didn't recognize ... | ||
| Enlarging an image to full screen during presentation? | 7/6/2011 | David Tao |
| Q: I am presenting a presentation in ppt 2010 for my boss that contains one slide that has about 15 ... A: please follow the steps below: 1, creat a new slide, click "insert->objects->Microsoft PowerPoint ... | ||
| hyperlink | 6/28/2011 | Nancy Benner Janyszeski |
| Q: My original ppt was created w/ in-presentation hyperlinks. when the hyperlinks were clicked it would ... A: The Design TAB > Themes > Colors > Create New theme colors ... | ||
| Recorded narration | 6/25/2011 | Geetesh Bajaj |
| Q: I am putting together a ppt presentation that will have to be emailed to my group for viewing and ... A: Travis, the solution for your problem is to record narrations outside PowerPoint in a sound editor ... | ||
| Powerpoint to Video Conversion | 6/24/2011 | David Tao |
| Q: I want to convert my Powerpoint 2007 presentations to video format. Looking for some very good FREE, ... A: Sorry but I don't see any REALLY FREE PowerPoint to video converters. And I recommend you try this ... | ||
| PP 2010 animations | 6/19/2011 | Geetesh Bajaj |
| Q: I'm switching from PP 2007 to PP 2010 and am frustrated with the animations. In particular, I use ... A: Fritz, I do understand your frustration. What you can do is click the Animation drop-down gallery ... | ||
| PP 2010 | 6/19/2011 | Nancy Benner Janyszeski |
| Q: I'm switching from PP 2007 to PP 2010 and am frustrated with the animations. In particular, I use ... A: Fritz, I have attached an image of the 2010 Ribbon - where Blinds is on the Animation Ribbon. There ... | ||
| PowerPoint in a Word document | 5/27/2011 | Michelle Howell |
| Q: Creating a leaders guide I copied and pasted the PowerPoint presentation into the leaders manual (a ... A: Not sure why it is taking so long. Are you working off a server? If it would be acceptable to you, ... | ||
| PP 2008 for Mac | 5/27/2011 | David Tao |
| Q: I'm saving a large PPS with a continuous soundtrack covering all slides as a movie (mov). The ... A: well, I'm not that familar with PowerPoint 2008 on MAC. and if you have a PC, I suggest you convert ... | ||
| Formatting | 5/26/2011 | Nancy Benner Janyszeski |
| Q: We get Power Point presentations from Japan. We translate these presentations (often 75 slides) into ... A: You can change the default font size in the body of a slide using the Master Slide. However --- I ... | ||
| Powerpoint pres on my site | 5/20/2011 | Nancy Benner Janyszeski |
| Q: I published a 2003 ppt presentation with embedded wma and mp3 sound files of recorded voice. I used ... A: Bob, It would seem that there is a compatibility issue between PowerPoint 2003 and Windows 7. There ... | ||
| power point strengh limitation | 5/14/2011 | Nancy Benner Janyszeski |
| Q: Can you please tell me what are the limitations of Power Point 2002 ? Things like "You can insert an ... A: Frank, Powerpoint 2002 is no longer supported by Microsoft and I don't have access any longer to ... | ||
| MS Powerpoint 2007 | 5/5/2011 | David Tao |
| Q: I am having difficulty getting videos to play in a MS Powerpoint 2007 Presentation if we save the PP ... A: some video codecs may not exist on the other PC. to solve this problem, I think you can 1, convert ... | ||
| opening a 2010 PPT presentation on a laptop with 2003 version | 5/5/2011 | Geetesh Bajaj |
| Q: Any ideas on the above please? Thanks so much Caroline A: Yes Caroline -- you can open a 2010 presentation in 2003 if you download the free Office ... | ||
| Embedding a word object into powerpoint 2007 | 5/5/2011 | Michelle Howell |
| Q: It doesn't appear to be converting from word? However it does successfully open when not in slide ... A: Just add one element - Hyperlink to file. Right click | Hyperlink | Link to location that will be ... | ||
| Slide timing and transition | 4/14/2011 | Geetesh Bajaj |
| Q: PPT 2003: The timer for the slide transition is for seconds between slides. I would like to set ... A: Yes you can set the number of seconds you want the slide to be shown. With the slide you are ... | ||
| Transition Preview | 4/7/2011 | Geetesh Bajaj |
| Q: How do I turn off the auto preview of transitions? A: Unfortunately, I don't find any option to turn this off in PowerPoint 2010 -- I don't know which ... | ||
| powerpoint | 3/27/2011 | Nancy Benner Janyszeski |
| Q: I need powerpoint now! I have 7 courses and 3 presentations are due by midnight online. I need you ... A: Theodore, you can go to Microsoft.com and download a free trial version of Office 2010. You would ... | ||
| background music in powerpoint | 3/26/2011 | Jeffson |
| Q: I have a powerpoint designed for an IWB which is set to run automatically and has background music ... A: peter. Sorry to answer your question late. Which version of powerpoint do you use? In powerpoint ... | ||
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Microsoft Office Instructor and with expertise in all versions.
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I currently teach Microsoft Office 2007 and Office 2010 at our Vocational Schools .
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