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Questions tagged [microsoft-powerpoint-2003]

PowerPoint 2003 is the presentation graphics software program element of Microsoft’s 2003 Office Suite for facilitating the creation of dynamic presentations through predefined layouts and templates.

Released in 2003 and sometimes known as ‘version 11’, its default view is the Tri-Pane View:

microsoft-powerpoint-2003 Tri-Pane

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How do I embed video in PowerPoint with relative paths?

I'm using PowerPoint 2003. Does anyone know how to embed a video in a PowerPoint presentation in such a way that it can be moved to another computer? Possible solutions I'm considering: Actually embed the video file into the powerpoint file. This…
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How to auto advance a PowerPoint slide after an exit animation is over?

PowerPoint entrance animation set up with "Start: With Previous" starts right when a new slide is advanced. However, if you set up an exit animation in the same way, it doesn't start with a slide ending sequence. Instead, the "Start: On Click"…
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How to persuade PowerPoint to reasonable behaviour while importing images

I create a PPT presentation with lots of images. When I copy the image into the slide, the image is 5x times bigger than then slide, overflowing the visible frame of course... Making it smaller takes a lot of work with mouse (resizing, dragging…
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Play DVD video from within PowerPoint 2003 (no ripping)

So I have to create a PowerPoint presentation for my company, which will be used at multiple locations. We want to use some video on a DVD. Problem: the license terms for the DVD specifically forbid "digitizing or encoding" the material, so I can't…
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Reuse Powerpoint 2003 keyboard shortcut sequence in Powerpoint 2007

I've been using PPT 07 for a while now and I am losing time and productivity because the keyboard shortcuts from PPT 03 are not available anymore for some basic actions. I don't know if this is due to my localized version of PPT (French), but this…
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Powerpoint forces random date in footer when including date and time

I'm using PowerPoint 2003 on Windows XP. When I choose Insert > Date and Time and choose to add the date to the footer, it adds today's date in whatever format I specify, but it also adds the date April 28, 2009 immediately following the correct…
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Powerpoint 2003, change picture

I have a picture in Powerpoint 2003, how do I change the picture without having to delete it and re-add it? I need to save all the animations and it's going to take about 5 hours to re add them, but only like 20 mins if I change the pictures. Or if…
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How to upscript text in Powerpoint 2003?

For some reason I can't find the menu that does that. Is it even possible in that version?
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Creating an interactive "movie" from a Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 presentation (.ppt file) containing animation

I have created a Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 presentation (a .ppt file) on Windows XP that contains a lot of animation, using PowerPoint's Custom Animation tools. I would like to share this presentation -- animations and all -- with a colleague who…
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Are files created using PowerPoint 2003 playable and editable in PowerPoint 2010?

I have made many PowerPoint presentations on Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 on Windows XP. I also have a laptop which runs Windows 7. I am considering upgrading from Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 to 2010. Are PowerPoint 2003 files (*.ppt files) easily and…
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Changing paragraph indentation in PowerPoint 2003

In a text box in PowerPoint 2003 when I create a paragraph the second through nth lines are right indented with respect to the first line. I would like to set the indention to 0 (i.e., no indentation). The text looks like this: xxxxx xxxx …
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Timer during presentation

I am required to make a presentation for a class. I am given 30 minutes give this presentation. I need to give my approximate timings to my instructors prior to beginning the class. If I go over time, I will be cut off and lose marks. For my…
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Why are the file sizes of translated powerpoint presentations so much larger than the original English?

Why are the file sizes of my translated powerpoint presentations so much larger than the original English versions? I checked for text and graphic duplication and/or overwrite, and am not finding enough to explain the phenomenon. And how can I…
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PowerPoint 2003 hangs on Windows 10

In Windows 10 21H2, PowerPoint 2003(both RTM and SP3) hangs when touch the title bar.(I mean, like when dragging the window, pressing close/maximize/minimize)(Before, it also hanged right after launching) I reinstalled several times but it did not…
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Transition effects in Powerpoint slides are leaving the screen blank for half of the slide duration

I have a set of Powerpoint slides which have a 'Fade' transition between them and a preset slide duration of 10 seconds. The content of the slide only appears after about five seconds on each slide. I have tried adjusting the transition duration and…
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