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Greggy7777 There have been quite a few reports of powerpoint locking up when running continuously. Somekind of 'memory leak' The best options I've heard are these: 1) Use the free powerpoint viewer to view the show, and not the full powerpoint software 2) Schedule powerpoint to start using...

Alex, The photo album is great for creating quick picture slideshow.... but it's not so good as you've found out if you want to edit or alter the slideshow. For better options for adding multiple pictures see BATCH IMPORT images into PowerPoint http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00050.htm Cheers TAJ...

Start the laptop in safe mode. Does this problem still exist? continually press F8 while the laptop is starting to access the hidden start menu. Cheers TS TAJ Simmons microsoft powerpoint mvp awesome - powerpoint backgrounds http://www.awesomebackgrounds.com

BJD22 see quick fix for wav sounds on this page Sounds/Movies don't play, images disappear or links break when I move or email a presentation http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00155.htm Cheers TAJ Simmons microsoft powerpoint mvp awesome - powerpoint backgrounds http://www.awesomebackgrounds.com

elsenorjose This would be quite an involved project (but not impossible) See Convert presentations to VHS or DVD video http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00156.htm If it was me (I'm biased!) I'd grab the slideshow as a video file, and then using video editing software add the voiceover to the video...

mecca41 see Animation Templates A complete Animated Presentation Template with drop-down menu that allows you to jump to different slides. Be sure to read the 'READ ME' file first before modifying the content. on this page http://pptheaven.mvps.org/animations.html Cheers TAJ Simmons...

PhilMan There's a whole list of things to work through on this page Disappearing or blank thumbnails in task panes http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00779.htm Me myself would start by clearing out any temp files in temp folders. Something called ccleaner (http://www.Ccleaner.com) is very good for...

Archipod, Try putting the video clip in a really short folder path eg. c:\test\ Then in powerpoint re insert the movie If that fails... then try the demo of http://www.playsforcertain.com For other troubleshooting movie/video things try http://www.echosvoice.com/tshoot_video2.htm cheers...

Francois, PowerPoint 2007 (one reason to upgrade) does have the ability (at long last) to create your own layouts. Cheers TAJ Simmons microsoft powerpoint mvp awesome - powerpoint backgrounds http://www.awesomebackgrounds.com

karerda, Austin Meyers has also coded together a utility to take the hassle out of putting various video media into powerpoint ... see http://www.pfcmedia.com/pfcmediafeatures.htm It will either sort out your existing avi file, or play your original dvd Cheers TAJ Simmons microsoft...

ian edwards see Sounds/Movies don't play, images disappear or links break when I move or email a presentation http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00155.htm if you want to get the sound out of powerpoint see Extract images and sounds from PowerPoint http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00778.htm Cheers TAJ...

mvpdep see Clocks and timers for PowerPoint http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00081.htm Cheers TAJ Simmons microsoft powerpoint mvp awesome - powerpoint backgrounds http://www.awesomebackgrounds.com

Jullz, What 'Lilliabeth' said but also... Multiple Master Designs http://www.echosvoice.com/multipletemplates.htm Cheers TAJ Simmons microsoft powerpoint mvp awesome - powerpoint backgrounds http://www.awesomebackgrounds.com

Praeger, When you go file > print > have a look in 'properties' most 'printer drivers' have an option to 'shrink to fit' or reduce or scale some even say 'app page size equals x' fit to 'print page size y' Cheers TAJ Simmons microsoft powerpoint mvp awesome - powerpoint backgrounds...

ToeKnee2 Powerpoint is a single instance application. Workarounds are to use two different powerpoint versions on the same PC, installed in different folders. Or use full powerpoint and the free powerpoint viewer Cheers TAJ Simmons microsoft powerpoint mvp awesome - powerpoint backgrounds...