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November 2004

How To Make Text Visible While Editing A Powerpoint Slide Having Dark Backgrounds   The following instructions are for PowerPoint 2002 and 2003. QUESTION: Dear MasterViews, I have several difficulties in reading the content of PowerPoint presentations containing slides with a black or very dark background color everytime I want to edit some text. The text to be edited seems to... read more | cat.: Troubleshooting | Link Robin Good -- November 25

Using Relative Links Vs. Absolute Ones In A Powerpoint Presentation   Mr. Flask recently asked: QUESTION: Dear Sir, I have prepared a presentation on PowerPoint full of action buttons since the presentation is like a small menu linking to a lot of documents. The issue I am finding is as follows: I am copying this presentation including the files on a... read more | cat.: Troubleshooting | Link | TrackbackRobin Good -- November 22

How To Manage Links To Other Files When Converting A Presentation To Web/HTML   Rashid Mahmood asked: QUESTION: "Hi Sir, I have read some of your articles and these are very informative, in fact in my view MasterView is the best site for the problems related to PowerPoint. I consider myself an advanced user of PowerPoint and I use Windows... read more | cat.: Troubleshooting | Link | TrackbackRobin Good -- November 10

How To Avoid The Black Border Inside The PowerPoint Viewer   Dan Putelli asked: QUESTION: Hi there, I wondered if you could help me with a problem I've got? I am calling PowerPoint slides from within a Macromedia Director presentation (projector) utilising the PowerPoint Viewer 97. Here is my problem: In Macromedia Director I give the PowerPoint window a specific... read more | cat.: Troubleshooting | Link | TrackbackRobin Good -- November 10








PPS Files: How To Open Them Without PowerPoint   PPS files are PowerPoint files which are often distributed in place of the original .ppt files because they open immediately in full screen/presentation mode, and not inside a PowerPoint editing screen. This format makes it easy to send PowerPoint presentations to other people and have the... read more | cat.: Troubleshooting | Link | Trackback| Comment Robin Good -- November 7

Troubleshooting Sounds And Animations Playback In A Powerpoint Presentation   Marijke asked the following question: QUESTION: I just made a PowerPoint Presentation concerning a learning program for school children. On the introduction page I made hyperlinks to several slides. All slides have animations and sound files. All slides also have an... read more | cat.: Troubleshooting | Link | TrackbackRobin Good -- November 6

How To Play Sounds And Animations When Going Repeatedly To A Specific Slide   Marijke asked the following question: QUESTION: I just made a PowerPoint Presentation concerning a learning program for school children. On the introduction page I made hyperlinks to several slides. All slides have animations and sound files. All slides also have an action button with a... read more | cat.: Troubleshooting | Link | TrackbackRobin Good -- November 4