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| Subject | Date Asked |
| Powerpoint 2003 to 2010 transition | 12/12/2011 |
| 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 ... | |
| Hypertext link font color | 11/16/2011 |
| 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, ... | |
| Bullets in Master | 10/28/2011 |
| 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 ... | |
| delete embedded .wav file | 10/17/2011 |
| 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 ... | |
| Echo on PPT Recordings | 8/2/2011 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 ... | |
| Recorded narration | 6/25/2011 |
| 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 ... | |
| PP 2010 animations | 6/19/2011 |
| 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 ... | |
| opening a 2010 PPT presentation on a laptop with 2003 version | 5/5/2011 |
| 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 ... | |
| Slide timing and transition | 4/14/2011 |
| 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 |
| 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 ... | |
| Advance slide timer | 2/1/2011 |
| Q: I have created a looping ppt presentation to be played in my reception area. I have an external ... A: You cannot -- and this is because PowerPoint is the active application when it is looping and ... | |
| PP 11 on macintosh | 1/23/2011 |
| Q: i have just updated my macbook pro running 10.5.8 with new Office suite using PP11. I would like to ... A: Is your Mac OS X working on both screens? Also is your desktop mirroring, or showing an extended ... | |
| ending a continous slide show | 1/22/2011 |
| Q: My show is in continouse loop. Tried esc but that shuts down entire software rather than going back ... A: If you are using PowerPoint 2003 or earlier, go to Slide Show | Set Up Show. If you are using ... | |
| page #s in ppt 2007 master | 1/19/2011 |
| Q: you asked me to add information to my question but i couldn't figure out how to reply so here's my ... A: OK -- can you start from scratch with a new presentation in either 2003 and 2007 and reproduce this ... | |
| page #s in ppt 2007 master | 1/18/2011 |
| Q: in both converted from ppt 2003 docs and newly created template in ppt 2007, the page # was inserted ... A: Did this presentation start as a PowerPoint 2003 presentation that you opened and worked in ... | |
| PP Mac 2011: Turn Off Default Text Animation | 1/11/2011 |
| Q: How do I turn off the default text animations (for slideshow) in Mac PP 2011? Thanks so much for ... A: You cannot turn off just text animation, but you can turn off all animation on a ... | |
| linking ppt to excel | 1/6/2011 |
| Q: i have made an excel sheet , which keeps on updating. It includes the graphs also. How can i link ... A: Place the Excel sheet and the PowerPoint presentation in the same folder -- then open both of them. ... | |
| PPT charts | 12/13/2010 |
| Q: I plan to prepare a PPT and excel combo templates for capturing and presenting data in form of ... A: Depends on which version of Microsoft you are using but always both PowerPoint and Excel have used ... | |
| power point | 12/2/2010 |
| Q: what is the different between custom animation and slides transition A: Both are movements, but: Custom Animation is the movement of slide objects that you can select on ... | |
| I can't open a PowerPoint presentation | 12/1/2010 |
| Q: Good afternoon, time ago a I made a presentation in Powerpoint 2007 (ppt) but erroneously I put a ... A: Unfortunately, no! But you can try if this helps: 1. Copy your PPTX file, and paste it any other ... | |
| PowerPoint Sound | 11/9/2010 |
| Q: I'm using PP 2003 and all i want to do is insert a sound that is already in the clipart folder and ... A: This will help: PowerPoint: Sounds from the Clip Art pane do not play! ... | |
| Power Point jeopardy won't play on Office 2008 | 11/3/2010 |
| Q: As a teacher I use powerpoint for jeopardy review games. Ever since I upgraded to Office 2008 (mac ... A: PowerPoint 2008 and 2011 on Mac do not support trigger animations -- that may be the reason why it ... | |
| Emailing a powerpoint slide show | 9/16/2010 |
| Q: I am trying to email a powerpoint slide show without the toolbar. How do I email just show so that ... A: You need to mail your presentation as a PowerPoint Show -- if you are using PowerPoint 2003 or ... | |
| to convert PPS to PPT | 9/9/2010 |
| Q: How can I convert PPS file to a PPT file? A: Essentially you could just rename the extension and you have done what you wanted! Look here for ... | |
| Find/Replace Formatted Text | 8/24/2010 |
| Q: PowerPoint 2003: Is there any way to find unformatted text and replace with formatted text, e.g., ... A: Ron, if you use VBA programming I am sure you can do this. Alternatively, send the outline of your ... | |
| Missing text and pictures | 8/18/2010 |
| Q: I'm creating a PowerPoint presentation using PowerPoint 2004 on a mac. There are 20 slides, 2 ... A: I'll have to see the presentation to understand this further. Upload the package via YouSendIt.com ... | |
| Sound | 8/16/2010 |
| Q: I'm using PPT 2007 with a total of 9 slides. I instert the song Isn't she lovely.wav - play time ... A: You need to set your sound to loop across slides -- look here for a tutorial I wrote: ... | |
| pp viewing | 8/14/2010 |
| Q: i don't have microsoft office on my computer and cannot see the emails sent to me in pp. yet when I ... A: You can get a copy of the free PowerPoint Viewer from: ... | |
| slide numbers | 8/12/2010 |
| Q: I am having difficlty getting slide numbers to show up on the slides themselves. I reviewed your ... A: You may have the Slide Number placeholder turned off in the Slide Master. Tell me which version of ... | |
| Opening a powerpoint file automatically as presentation. | 8/9/2010 |
| Q: I created a presentation and saved it with specific timings. I saved the file. When I open the file ... A: You'll need to save this as a PPS (or PPSX) file -- more info can be found in this tutorial I wrote: ... | |
| Copy-Paste drawings from word to powerpoint | 7/23/2010 |
| Q: I have created drawings (as part of a report) in Microsoft Word 2007 (compatible with 2003) which ... A: I don't know why this does not happen for you -- but this workaround may help: 1. Select the ... | |
| problem with sound file in ppt | 7/18/2010 |
| Q: i created a powerpoint presentation with images and sound from file,it plays fine on my computer.But ... A: This link on my site talks about video, but sound works the same way: PowerPoint Links and Link ... | |
| full screen without pressing f5 | 7/16/2010 |
| Q: how can i get full screen while opening the presentation without pressing f5.please give me some ... A: You don't have to press F5 to start a presentation full screen on opening -- you need to save it to ... | |
| graph animation | 4/22/2010 |
| Q: I am working on a PP presentation. I have two different diagrams with graphs that I want to present ... A: Eivind, I know that this sort of control is only available in PowerPoint 2007 and 2010 -- are you ... | |
| Link excel to powerpoint | 4/21/2010 |
| Q: Geetesh Bajaj. I use 'paste link' to link excel chart to powerpoint with sharing to computer A and ... A: This works best on a single computer -- if you need to move these files to other computers and ... | |
| croosfading songs/ best program to use? | 3/22/2010 |
| Q: I am making a power point picture slid (or i could make Microsoft photo 3, windows movie maker) I ... A: Try downloading a copy of Audacity -- it is free, and it should be able to do exactly what you want! ... | |
| Powerpoint 2003 | 3/21/2010 |
| Q: Running Powerpoint 2003 on Windows 7. When I loop an inserted .avi file (about 1 second long) it ... A: Roman, look here -- this may help: http://tinyurl.com/yg3jept Have a great day. Geetesh Bajaj, ... | |
| Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer 2007 | 3/11/2010 |
| Q: I have two computers with home xp on them, I downloaded a power point file, it will play on both ... A: Is the music part of the file you downloaded, or is it a separate file in the same folder as the ... | |
| RE: Microsoft Powerpoint Issue | 3/10/2010 |
| Q: Good day, I would like to clarify on an issue I am facing with Powerpoint. The print preview of my ... A: Arev, it's difficult to answer this question without seeing the actual PowerPoint file -- I suggest ... | |
| need help putting my ppt presentation onto dvd | 3/9/2010 |
| Q: I have Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 and Windows DVD maker. Every time I go to burn to DVD it tells me ... A: PowerPoint 2007 does not create computer-independent DVDs that can be played on a DVD player -- you ... | |
| Importing into PowerPoint from Word (using 2007)oqwhg | 3/5/2010 |
| Q: I have created a file that I need to import into a PowerPoint presentation. I need to get it into ... A: If this is a Word file, you can import all the text content -- but not the pictures or anything else ... | |
| Importing into PowerPoint from Word (using 2007)oqwhg | 3/4/2010 |
| Q: I have created a file that I need to import into a PowerPoint presentation. I need to get it into ... A: Do you need to import an existing PowerPoint files into the PowerPoint file, or are you trying to ... | |
| powerpoint | 3/1/2010 |
| Q: I had a powerpoint presentation with just pphoto`s and wanted to add a few movie clips in some ... A: Please look here: http://www.indezine.com/notes/2004/08/powerpoint-links-and-link-problems.html ... | |
| burn a DVD | 12/10/2009 |
| Q: I want to burn a dvd from a powerpoint slideshow. I am using office 2003flq4s A: If you want to burn a DVD from PowerPoint that you can play on a DVD player attached to a TV, then ... | |
| automatic random slide selection for presentation | 11/21/2009 |
| Q: I have made up a presentation of many photos. I would like them to appear randomly for a family ... A: PowerPoint plays slides sequentially -- or in the sequence you want -- there's no random play ... | |
| Help with microsoft .pps files | 11/18/2009 |
| Q: Is it possible to upload Powerpoint 2003 viewer to a web site? I want my customers to view my mouse ... A: It's not possible to run the PowerPoint Viewer off your site -- as an alternative you could password ... | |
| slide show on a cd | 11/5/2009 |
| Q: 1/ I am a total beginner . It's my 1st slide show. Now it's done, I would like to write it on a disc ... A: You will need a third party program that can convert the PowerPoint presentation to a movie clip -- ... | |
| slide show on a cd | 11/5/2009 |
| Q: 1/ I am a total beginner . It's my 1st slide show. Now it's done, I would like to write it on a disc ... A: Well, it's not strange -- it all depends on which version you install on your system. There are some ... | |
| slide show on a cd | 11/4/2009 |
| Q: 1/ I am a total beginner . It's my 1st slide show. Now it's done, I would like to write it on a disc ... A: PowerPoint does not create CDs that can be viewed on a TV -- it only creates CDs that can be viewed ... | |
| Problem in Power point broadcast recording | 11/4/2009 |
| Q: I have recorded a power point broadcast session in Power Point 2003. The PPT contains little bit of ... A: Prashant, thanks for getting back. Well, the Broadcast add-in is a product that Microsoft no longer ... | |
| Power point page set up | 9/20/2009 |
| Q: I am trying to set up the PPoint page at dimensions:Width 210cm and height 90cm-but the maximum ... A: Georgia, yes that's a PowerPoint limitation since this program was never intended to create posters. ... | |
| PowerPoint 2007 | 9/6/2009 |
| Q: I am really frustrated. I am trying to copy a presentation to a CD but I keep getting an error ... A: Anthony, the reason why I don't have a satisfactory answer for that part of the question is because ... | |
| PowerPoint 2007 | 9/5/2009 |
| Q: I am really frustrated. I am trying to copy a presentation to a CD but I keep getting an error ... A: Try choosing the Copy to Folder option within the Package for CD dialog box -- and then burn the ... | |
| POWER POINT | 7/28/2009 |
| Q: When I copy and paste a section of an Excel worksheet into a Power Point presentation, any objects ... A: Can you send me a test Excel and PowerPoint file to look at? Mail them to yourself using ... | |
| POWER POINT | 7/28/2009 |
| Q: When I copy and paste a section of an Excel worksheet into a Power Point presentation, any objects ... A: Bill, can you tell me which version of PowerPoint and Excel you are using? 2007, 2003, or an older ... | |
| blank slides | 6/18/2009 |
| Q: I am inserting pictures into my powerpoint presentation. When I go to slide show it is showing blank ... A: Unless you have a slow animation applied that shows a blank slide, and then an animated picture, ... | |
| blank slides | 6/18/2009 |
| Q: I am inserting pictures into my powerpoint presentation. When I go to slide show it is showing blank ... A: I'll request a few clarifications, since I need more details to properly respond to this1. Does your ... | |
| Picture effects influence on resolution | 6/13/2009 |
| Q: I use PPT 2007 on Windows. I insert pictures in high resolution to a page. Then I give it some kind ... A: Moshe, you are right -- I did the same thing using another picture in a new presentation and I can ... | |
| Picture effects influence on resolution | 6/13/2009 |
| Q: I use PPT 2007 on Windows. I insert pictures in high resolution to a page. Then I give it some kind ... A: Can you send me the presentation where this happens -- add a picture to the slide, duplicate the ... | |
| Picture effects influence on resolution | 6/12/2009 |
| Q: I use PPT 2007 on Windows. I insert pictures in high resolution to a page. Then I give it some kind ... A: That's PowerPoint 2007's automatic compression at work. Look here for more specifics: Disable ... | |
| Adding a GIF to powerpoint 2007/2008 | 5/30/2009 |
| Q: How do I add a GIF file to a powerpoint slide for the 2007/2008 version. I can find instructions on ... A: Adding a GIF works the same way in PowerPoint 2007 -- go to the Insert tab of the Ribbon, and choose ... | |
| Slide transition | 5/28/2009 |
| Q: I just completed a PowerPoint presentation for my daughter and her family in memory of her son who ... A: Bette, do follow these guidelines: 1. Try to use optimized pictures -- if you are using high res ... | |
| Problem of import of word document into a powerpoint document | 3/24/2009 |
| Q: I tried to insert a word document into a powerpoint document, by using the Insert/Object/From file ... A: OK -- I am not going to answer this question with a solution to your Object problem -- but can you ... | |
| Powerpoint slide numbers | 2/13/2009 |
| Q: Hey there! When I insert slide numbers in my presentation "1" appears on EVERY slide, how do I ... A: Can I take a look at the presentation? Please upload it to Yousendit.com or similar, and email it to ... | |
| PowerPoint 2000 | 1/5/2009 |
| Q: This is my first time using Powerpoint (2000) and just completed my project and saved it under ... A: The side bar that you mention -- its color is based on the background color of the presentation. ... | |
| Outline function greyed out | 11/13/2008 |
| Q: I'm trying to format tables on ppt, especially the outlines. However, in all possible instances the ... A: These instructions are not for PowerPoint 2007 but for PowerPoint 2003 or earlier, but looking at ... | |
| Slide advance: mouse and spacebar | 9/16/2008 |
| Q: I seem to have some slides that will happily advance with a mouse click while others require a ... A: Normally, the left-click of the mouse, pressing the spacebar, or clicking the right arrow -- or even ... | |
| PowerPoint | 9/4/2008 |
| Q: Is it possible to set up automatic numbering that can be used to number a series of slides ... A: It's simple to do that -- but not automatic. If you first slide has bullets 1 to 4, and your ... | |
| powerpoint formatting issue with imported slides / presentations | 8/21/2008 |
| Q: I am having a similar issue to the following: ... A: Scott, can you let me know if this happens with a particular font, or with all fonts? Also, can you ... | |
| Powerpoint and email | 8/15/2008 |
| Q: "I asked the following question, got the following answer but nothing seemed to work. We got ... A: I agree with all the stuff that the other expert told you -- but for that matter, I never understood ... | |
| text box format varies by viewer | 8/2/2008 |
| Q: The following question was asked on 3/28/2008, but I didn't see an answer, and we're having the same ... A: I don't have any solution as such, but I do have observations: 1. In both slides 1 and 2, you used ... | |
| text box format varies by viewer | 8/1/2008 |
| Q: The following question was asked on 3/28/2008, but I didn't see an answer, and we're having the same ... A: Mark, can you upload a one-slide presentation somewhere and I'll look at it on both PowerPoint 2002 ... | |
| Powerpoint and email | 7/7/2008 |
| Q: "I asked the following question, got the following answer but nothing seemed to work. We got ... A: The first thing your friend needs to do is determine if PowerPoint works at all in the first place. ... | |
| Fonts | 6/6/2008 |
| Q: I have created a presentation where I have used Arial 12 in various placeholders and drawn objects. ... A: I am assuming you are using PowerPoint 2007? PowerPoint 2007 has this new feature called Theme ... | |
| Music on PPS | 5/31/2008 |
| Q: I already inserted the music on my power point show. And it is playing good in my computer. But when ... A: Save your presentation, copy the music file to the same folder as your presentation, and then insert ... | |
| powerpoint | 5/27/2008 |
| Q: How can I view my speakers note during powerpoint presentation? A: If you are set to projector view using dual display output, you can opt to see the Presenter View on ... | |
| Powerpoint w/video | 4/29/2008 |
| Q: I created a Powerpoint Presentation with a video and it plays fine on my computer. But when I send ... A: Suzanne, please send this presentation to yourself by Yousendit.com -- and then send me the link -- ... | |
| Powerpoint w/video | 4/28/2008 |
| Q: I created a Powerpoint Presentation with a video and it plays fine on my computer. But when I send ... A: Since you are using PowerPoint 2003, here's what you should do. 1. Choose File | Package for CD. ... | |
| Power Pt and Open Office | 4/27/2008 |
| Q: I am wondering if you have a recommendation for a software converter with Powerpoint... I have a ... A: Susan, looks like you are using a Mac -- get a free copy of Neo Office. http://www.neooffice.org/ ... | |
| Power point adding sound file | 4/26/2008 |
| Q: I created a powerpoint presentation with animated slides and added my narration. Now I inserted a ... A: I would suggest this approach: 1. Add animations on slides with on-click events. 2. Sync those ... | |
| Powerpoint w/video | 4/25/2008 |
| Q: I created a Powerpoint Presentation with a video and it plays fine on my computer. But when I send ... A: Suzanne, which version of PowerPoint are you using? And are you also sending the video to the user ... | |
| Power point adding sound file | 4/25/2008 |
| Q: I created a powerpoint presentation with animated slides and added my narration. Now I inserted a ... A: I'm guessing this only happens to the slide where you added the sound? And you can hear the ... | |
| powerpoint text box formatting issues | 3/28/2008 |
| Q: I am experiencing a problem with Powerpoint text box formatting that seems to changes when viewed on ... A: Todd, does this happen with a particular font? Which font are you using in this case? Also will it ... | |
| powerpoint 2000 | 3/27/2008 |
| Q: fairly simply question, when i press F5 to get a full screen slide show only a section of the screen ... A: Graham, what we need to ascertain now is whether this happens with a particular presentation, or ... | |
| powerpoint 2000 | 3/26/2008 |
| Q: fairly simply question, when i press F5 to get a full screen slide show only a section of the screen ... A: Graham, choose Slide Show | Set Up Show to bring up a dialog box of the same name. Then check if the ... | |
| power point presentation | 3/23/2008 |
| Q: I have a 2008 dell laptop and i am trying to make a powerpoint presentation, but when i try to open ... A: Natasha, are you trying to open a file, open PowerPoint, or start your laptop. At what time do you ... | |
| Powerpoint | 3/18/2008 |
| Q: Can you have the notes showing on the laptop but not projected onto the screen for everyone else to ... A: Sure, you can have your notes visible on the laptop but not on the projected screen using an option ... | |
| powerpoint slide numbers missing | 2/15/2008 |
| Q: Slide numbers will not show up on my presentation even after I have inserted them using the insert ... A: What you can do is delete the text and pictures on the slides, and delete anything more than 5 ... | |
| PowerPoint 2007 Recolor | 2/13/2008 |
| Q: Will Microsoft bring back the "old" recolor ability to clip art? For example, if I had a clip art ... A: The only solution to that problem that I know of is to retain an older version of PowerPoint -- make ... | |
| Power Point 2007 "Save As option" | 2/11/2008 |
| Q: I recently upgraded to Microsoft Office Power Pt 2007 from Power Pt 2004. What I can not find is ... A: I am assuming that you upgraded from PowerPoint 2003, since PowerPoint 2004 is a Mac only product. ... | |
| PPT file doubling in size after saving | 1/29/2008 |
| Q: When I save a ppt file on my MAC (ex:6 Mo) and send to others on PC's, it doubles in size (goes to ... A: I played with your presentation -- and this is one of those cases where PowerPoint Mac and ... | |
| PPT file doubling in size after saving | 1/29/2008 |
| Q: When I save a ppt file on my MAC (ex:6 Mo) and send to others on PC's, it doubles in size (goes to ... A: Just send a file to your email address using YouSendIt, and then paste the download link here. Once ... | |
| PPT file doubling in size after saving | 1/29/2008 |
| Q: When I save a ppt file on my MAC (ex:6 Mo) and send to others on PC's, it doubles in size (goes to ... A: David, is it possible for you to upload the presentation to a service like YouSendIt.com -- and send ... | |
| Powerpoint | 12/4/2007 |
| Q: Im doing a Powerpoint project for a college computer applications class. I would like to know how to ... A: It depends on how much of the Excel sheet you want in the PowerPoint slide. If it's just a small ... | |
| flash | 11/10/2007 |
| Q: Hi, I would like to insert a flash file (*.swf) into my presentation. I know that I have to register ... A: Reza, you really don't have to register anything -- just install the Shockwave Flash control from ... | |
| Power Point Presentation | 10/14/2007 |
| Q: First question, How can I reduce the size of the presentation to enable email. Using PP 2003 have ... A: There are two areas you need to address: the file size, and the missing music file. For the file ... | |
| Recolor | 10/7/2007 |
| Q: Searching for the way of changing colors of a picture from clip organizer in PowerPoint 2007, I came ... A: Reza, the recolor options work differently in PowerPoint 2007 -- and in fact there's no exact ... | |
| I set the default to 50,000 Kb - but mp3 still won't play | 10/1/2007 |
| Q: I am trying to send a presentation to my coworkers that contains and mp3 (3100 Kb) - I've read all ... A: Melanie, the default limit for embedding sound files only applies to WAV files, not to MP3s. That's ... | |
| Powerpoint add music & movie interview to slides | 9/13/2007 |
| Q: I am trying to put together a PP presentation today for our small Christian School. I have the ... A: I suggest you include the video in the beginning or the end of the presentation (although you can ... | |
| Playing Slide Show | 8/9/2007 |
| Q: I am playing my slide show, and I want to perform other tasks while my slide show is being played, ... A: First, I'll request a few clarifications. Are you saying you want your slide show to play while you ... | |
Microsoft PowerPoint
Answers by Expert:
Geetesh Bajaj
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Expertise
General PowerPoint questions excluding VBA
Experience
Author of six PowerPoint books
Publications
Microsoft.com, Presentations, Indezine, AbsolutePPT
Education/Credentials
Business Graduate
Awards and Honors
MVP -- Microsoft Most Valuable Professional
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