Powerpoint

Video in PPT flashes for a moment before playing...
Hello, I have two videos in a powerpoint (2007) presentation, and when the slide advances, the first frame of the video shows, then disappears for a second, and then the video resumes. It does not do this when played outside of Powerpoint. I've moved a copy of the PPT along with the two WMV files and short... 8 May 2008 17:14

How to resize individual elements within a chart template
I need to be able to alter slightly an individual element within the standard chart template - the size of the "assistant" box. I have applies the template to a slide and right-clicked the box that I want to add an assistant box under. I then right-clicked the assistant box and choose "Format Auto Shape". ... 9 May 2008 08:20

Last Date Saved Field
How do you add a {LAST SAVED DATE} Field to a 2003 Power Point presentation? This feature is available in MS Word 2003. ... 8 May 2008 13:17

Referring to a table on any slide?
How can I refer to a table on any slide from vba? without using activewindow.selection.shaperange(1).table, but just use the slide number and then point to the table? thank you, Lily ... 8 May 2008 14:52

PowerPoint goes back to slide 1 during presentation
When in presentation mode, the slides went back to slide 1 all by itself - no one was touching ANYTHING. I am using PPT 2003. I imported "slides from file" into my document from our speakers document. This is the only thing I can think that would have caused this glitch. It happened several times. Has anyone o... 8 May 2008 14:52

WMA sound files
I am using the latest Pwr Pnt and want to include some .wma sound files. According to what I read on the "Help" that format is suported by PWR PNT. These songs play just fine on my Windows Media Player. According to what I read on "help" I may need a different codex. I only know what I read so any help or a... 8 May 2008 16:26

PowerPoint 2007 acting SLOW after XP SP3 upgrade
After upgrading my XP Prof (danish lanq) to SP3 my PowerPoint is getting useless :( All other Office applications works ok - but PowerPoint is lagging... No other changes to the platform have been made... Anyone experiencing the same problem? ... 28 May 2008 14:15

How do I apply a new notes layout to all slides?
I have had the same problem, except that when I reapply master, my slide placeholder is deleted, and the changes I made in the master (to the footer) do not actually get updated in the notes page. So I am stuck updating them all by hand. I would welcome a suggestion on how to fix this. I am working with pp... 8 May 2008 10:55

"Color Typewriter" animation slower in '07 than '03
My company has rolled-out an Office '07 pilot, and I've noticed a drastic decrease in visual performance when viewing animated slides I've created in the '03 version of PPT. Specifically, the color typewriter effect performs more sluggishly. I've read the thread regarding "print drivers" as the fix, but I'm stil... 8 May 2008 19:35

SmartArt conversion
If I decide to convert samrtArt back to bullet list without copying and pasting that from the text pane how can I do that?? ... 8 May 2008 11:42