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Questions tagged [microsoft-powerpoint-2007]

PowerPoint 2007 is the presentation graphics software program element of Microsoft’s 2007 Office Suite for facilitating the creation of dynamic presentations through predefined layouts and templates.

Released in 2007, and sometimes known as ‘version 12’, for Windows systems is the successor to PowerPoint 2003. It shares new features such as QAT (the Quick Access Toolbar, at the very top), the Microsoft Office button (top left) and the Ribbon (tool bar of icons logically grouped by tabs):

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How to draw truly vertical or horizontal lines in PowerPoint

I use PowerPoint for drawings and diagrams. When I try to add a vertical straight line, it is always slightly tilted (~2 degrees). I have the same problem when I am trying to draw a horizontal line (88 or 92 degrees rather than 90 degrees) I would…
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Insert total number of slides in PowerPoint 2007

Is it possible to insert the total amount of slides in a PowerPoint presentation into a footnote? I'm looking for an automated way. Of course I could edit the footer and put it in manually, but if I increase/decrease slides, it would be necessary to…
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How do I animate only one word in a row?

I have a list of bullet points in my slide. In each row, I'd like to animate one word only, to give the word emphasis. But I see I can only animate a whole row. Is there any way to animate a single word?
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Force PowerPoint to paste in place like every other graphics editor in the world?

Is there a way to force Power Point to paste copied objects exactly on top of the original object? The auto-displacement a little down and to the right is very frustrating.
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PowerPoint Rehearse Timings with Use Presenter View Checked

I am trying to rehearse a presentation and have been dismayed to discover that when trying to use Rehearse Timings I do not get a Presenter View. When just doing slideshow I do but not when attempting to rehearse. This is annoying because I have…
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Stop PowerPoint from cropping images that I drag into placeholders

I am making Master Slides in PowerPoint with place holders in a custom layout. However, when I create new slides with that layout, images I insert into the placeholders are cropped off. I want my image scaled to fit the placeholder while maintaing…
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How to move bullet closer to text in Powerpoint

How can I move the bullet closer to the text in Powerpoint 2007? I want the gap to be half of what it is by default.
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Multiple instances of PowerPoint (2007)

How can I open PowerPoint twice so I can view two presentations, one on each screen of my dual monitor set up?
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Is it possible to increase only the vertical size of a shape in PowerPoint?

I have a shape (rounded rectangle) in PowerPoint 2007 of which I would like to increase the vertical size only (to illustrate de-bottlenecking). So, the width will stay the same but the height will grow (both from the top and bottom, so the centre…
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How can I break external links in PowerPoint 2007?

In a PowerPoint 2007 presentation I have many external links. These are updated when the document is opened. However, the source documents are now missing so I want to remove the external links, i.e. keep the existing information and not update. How…
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PowerPoint: print slides - enlarge their size

In PowerPoint (2007), it is possible to print multiple slides on a paper as a handout. However, there is quite a lot of whitespace in between them and around them. Is there another way to enlarge the slides (I'm using the "6 per page" option)? And I…
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When editing a presentation in powerpoint, is there any way to scroll continuously between the slides?

Pretty much the title. I don't like the way that a single scroll wheel 'notch' moves an entire slide. I would rather scroll continuously between slides if possible. Maybe I'm wrong and it would be more annoying that way, but I'd like to try it if I…
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How do I open a single PowerPoint file in two windows?

Does anyone how to open a single PowerPoint file in two separate windows? For example, I have two PowerPoint windows open and they both have help.ppt open. In one window is slide #1 and on the other window is slide #10. The purpose of this is so…
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New, separate window in PowerPoint

I'm trying to open two PowerPoint 2007 documents, and they are open, but they're STUCK in the same window. I can't look at both presentations simultaneously, which is what I want to do. I want to open each presentation in ITS OWN, SEPARATE WINDOW,…
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Why is text in PowerPoint messed up?

When I open a PowerPoint presentation, the text is messed up. Screenshot: This happens even if I create a new file. What could be the problem and how can I fix it? I'm using Microsoft PowerPoint 2007, the font is Calibri (Body).
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