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About M A Lindsey
(Top Expert on this page)

Expertise
Slides, Transitions, Animation, Set up show with or without narration, Slide shows

Experience
10 plus years and MOS 97, 2000 and 2002 (XP) PowerPoint certification

   

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Questions Answered By Expert  M A Lindsey 
In Category  Microsoft PowerPoint

SubjectDate Asked

Music and video in a PowerPoint presentation1/18/2007
  Q: I was wondering how to add music to a PowerPoint slideshow (step-by-step instruction would be ...
  A: Sarah, Display the slide to which you want to add music or sound effects. On the Insert menu, ...
How to do mail merge in Powerpoint1/8/2007
  Q: as Christina John Maria david Thomas What i want is as soon as i click a command button in the ...
  A: Unfortunately, PowerPoint (as part of the Microsoft Office suite) does not offer this option at this ...
music1/7/2007
  Q: how do i get one song to go on all of the slides on powerpoint without the music stopping
  A: To add a song to play continuously on all slides of a PowerPoint presentation, On the Insert menu, ...
Custom Animation and Auto Slide Advance1/13/2006
  Q: PowerPoint Version 2002 on Windows Hello M A, I have created an animated powerpoint presentation ...
  A: Joe, Please explain your last sentence ... "But I need for all of my "on click" event to function ...
PowerPoint pic slideshow as wall paper in windows1/13/2006
  Q: Is there a way to do this through the powerpoint program itself -- operating system is NT? Thanks.
  A: Rich, are your trying to have a PowerPoint slideshow become a wall paper in windows? If yes, the ...
Reset custom animation1/11/2006
  Q: Using PowerPoint 2003. I'm trying to use an action button to navigate to a slide that contains ...
  A: Arthur, This may involve some coding (VBA) -- something I need to confer with my colleagues about. ...
Printing comments in PP1/6/2006
  Q: The first option (changing the font) worked fine. Concerning the second option, what do you mean by ...
  A: The Notes Section is located at the bottom of the actual slide and can be accessed by going to ...
about templates1/5/2006
  Q: I have tried to define a text box size, and I am having no luck. Could you explain how I could do ...
  A: To define the text box, you need to be in Slide Master View (View / Slide Master). Then click on ...
Inserting Movies12/5/2005
  Q: Using PP 2002 (Office XP), but the question applies to all previous versions: When I <insert / ...
  A: You sent the question to Mary, but addressed the query "Hi Steve" -- No I am not Steve..... If I ...
keyboard shortcut11/17/2005
  Q: Can u help me in searching for keyboard shortcut for aligning and ordering the objects like bring to ...
  A: Prasant, Sorry for the late reply, but I have been attempting to locate shortcut keys to assist you ...
Frames around Power Point handouts11/9/2005
  Q: Is there a way to edit the frame used in the handout sheet to be a double line or dashed, etc., ...
  A: You can manipulate the handout master as follows: Change the handout master Changes you make to ...
powerpoint11/6/2005
  Q: How do I format a picture on powerpoint so that when I copy and paste it from another program, its ...
  A: If you are the one creating the drawing (picture), then you may be able to format the background of ...
office2003 can't open previous office2000 file10/19/2005
  Q: I have a problem about opening the office2000 file in office2003. After I upgrating office2000 to ...
  A: Victor, Have you activated your Office 2003 product? If you haven't done so, you will need to in ...
Powerpoint slide orientation10/5/2005
  Q: Re: Powerpoint 2000 Hello, I am presenting next week and I cannot seem to organise landscape and ...
  A: "By default, Microsoft PowerPoint slide layouts are set up in landscape slide orientation. ...
Editing Transition Speed10/3/2005
  Q: I have a chart that compares the performance of our hedge fund with various financial indicies. My ...
  A: Jose, You are going about the transitioning the right way, but I am not sure that the transition ...
PowerPoint9/23/2005
  Q: Followup To Question - I've put together a 67 slide presentation with time delays between slides. ...
  A: What I would suggest is to put slides 1-30 in a separate presentation. On slide 31 (which would be ...
slide orientation5/25/2005
  Q: Can you tell me how I change the orientation of one slide to portrait in the middle of other slides ...
  A: Gary, I do not believe that such a feature exists in PowerPoint. However, what you can do is use ...
Problems ending custom show5/13/2005
  Q: I'm using PP2003. I'm setting up a presentation with two custom shows. I have set up an 'action' ...
  A: Sorry, but I tried everything (including contacting Microsoft) and could not come up with a reason ...
Photocopies using PC etc.4/16/2005
  Q: This may not be your area but I didnt see any experts in this area on this website, so I figured I'd ...
  A: You can replace your current printer with an "All-in-one" device that copies, faxes, scans and yes, ...
Powerpoint slide cross-references2/2/2005
  Q: In Word I can create automatic cross-refences to Bookmarks so that, if the page number of the ...
  A: Create a table of contents slide that links to custom shows Create the table of contents slide after ...
Powerpoint Pictures and Images11/29/2004
  Q: You have to help me! I have spent days working on a powerpoint presentation using Microsoft Office ...
  A: I am sorry you are having difficulties. How are you inserting the pictures (images)? If you are ...
Powerpoint Slides11/21/2004
  Q: Followup To Question - When I have collected a number of pictures (jpg) and assembled them into a ...
  A: Robert, Can you send me one of the slides with the picture so that I may see what is stopping you ...
Powerpoint Slides11/21/2004
  Q: When I have collected a number of pictures (jpg) and assembled them into a Powerpoint presentation, ...
  A: I have not had any trouble copying a picture from a PowerPoint file, but try the following: Select ...
Powerpoint Slides11/20/2004
  Q: When I have collected a number of pictures (jpg) and assembled them into a Powerpoint presentation, ...
  A: You can save the pictures by: 1. right-clicking on the picture you wish to "extract" and selecting ...
Creating an interactive powerpoint module11/14/2004
  Q: How would I incorporate a "quiz" into a powerpoint module presentation that would allow the viewer ...
  A: I accidentally submitted my incorrect response to your query. Here is what I actually think you ...
Adding music to slideshow11/8/2004
  Q: Lindsey, I am making a slideshow in powerpoint with pictures for my mom as a gift. I am trying to ...
  A: How are you inserting the picture into the slide? You should use insert movies and sounds. Once ...
Mapping Templates10/21/2004
  Q: How do I choose the location of where PPT looks for my templates? We have templates on our server ...
  A: Landon: What version of Office are you using? To change the location of where PPT saves your ...
slide show10/13/2004
  Q: Is it possible to make a slide show that shows the slides in random order? I am using PowerPoint ...
  A: Create custom shows within a presentation in PowerPoint 2003 In PowerPoint, you can adapt a ...
Apply different designs to one presentation10/12/2004
  Q: My church is having an outreach service at a local city complex. Before the service, we are having ...
  A: When you select the different template be sure to: Go to Format | Slide Design | Select the Design ...
Password Protecting a File10/4/2004
  Q: Is it possible to password protect a PowerPoint file (in Word and Excel, this option is under Tools ...
  A: According to Microsoft, you cannot protect a 2000 PowerPoint presentation. See their article at ...
powerpoint9/30/2004
  Q: i have an interactive presentation. so the presentation is linked by hyperlink. my question is how ...
  A: According to your question, I believe you are trying to setup a presentation where the individual ...
Forcing powerpoint to ignore the slide advance on click space or enter.9/30/2004
  Q: I have a ppt file which when is opened with PowerPoint, launch automatically (I suppose) a macro ...
  A: I do believe that you can view PowerPoint macros, by going to Tools/Macro/Macros (Alt+F8), select ...

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