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Ten PowerPoint FAQ Entries You Don't Know You Need to Read


This article reprinted with permission from All 'Bout Computers.

Many times over the last few years I have recommended some of the more obvious entries in Steve Rindsberg's PowerPoint FAQ. This time, I am going to show you the ten entries that you probably don't know you should read.

One Word of Warning: I've left the "Programming PowerPoint" entries and the Mac entries out of this list. If you are interested in either of those areas, go READ them!

The Myers Multimedia FAQ by Austin Myers (PowerPoint MVP)

The resource for finding solutions to multimedia problems, Austin knows almost everything there is to know about PowerPoint and multimedia problems. I even had him write the multimedia chapter of my book.

Charts with Picture Markers

Use MS Graph a lot? Then check out this cool little trick to make your graphs more interesting and eye-catching. Learn to use pictures for your data points and your other fills in two different ways.

Slide numbering - Slide XX of YY

Okay, I'll admit it: I really don't see this as a useful trick for most presentations. On the other hand, I do know that when you need this feature, you need it. For example, if you use PowerPoint to create print documents or documents where someone needs to know what page you are on, then you need it. This entry contains the code for a short macro put together by Bill Dilworth, PowerPoint MVP.

Removing a misspelled word once it's been added to the spell check dictionary

Okay, who hasn't run into the situation where a word gets into your dictionary that is wrong? Happens to me. This little trick shows how to get rid of any word in your custom dictionary, misspelled or not. Really cool thing about this tip? It works for all the Office applications, not just PowerPoint.

Distributing PPTs - Pitfalls, Panics & Pleasures

A conglomeration of all the best hints and links for all the problems you are going to hit when creating distributable presentations.

Play sounds across multiple slides (A WAV runs through it)

I don't know why, but this question comes up everyday on the newsgroup. It isn't obvious how to do it, but the answer is easy to find. Just to make sure you know where to find the answer, check out this entry.

Make animated text appear line by line

Just like the sounds across multiple slides, this question comes up constantly on the newsgroup. Since the process changed between PowerPoint 2000 and 2002, both processes are listed here.

Put your PowerPoint-generated HTML on the web

Just one of the HTML related entries in the FAQ, this entry talks about the mechanics of getting PPT content on your website. (Oh, and if you need more help on PPT and the Web, check out the WEBifying section of the FAQ.)

PowerPoint ruler shows inches instead of centimeters. Or vice versa

PowerPoint uses the system settings for measurements. Since the steps for changing the setting aren't intuitive or obvious, check out this FAQ entry for the steps you need.

The entire PPT FAQ in one megabyte gulp (TBD)

Okay, so this one is a cheat, but I couldn't resist. There are hundreds of entries in the FAQ. Picking 10 was so hard that I felt the best answer was to give you a link to the whole FAQ in a searchable form. So, there you have it ....Entries You Didn't Know You Needed to Know! Got your own favorite FAQ entry? Let me know!