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I have a PC and a MacBook Pro. I just bought Office 2004 for the Mac for PPT shows I do for my PC clients. I cannot find the same view that I get on my PC with the full slide and the miniature slides in the normal view. Is this NOT an option for the Mac? Is this option only available on the PowerPoint 2003 app on the PC?? The Apple store tells me to use the Mac app called Keynote, but I am just not sure of the compatibility cross platform. Any help on this would really be appreciated. Is this option NOT available for the Mac? Is this only a feature for the PC? Thanks! No, you can't customize the left pane in Normal view to show slide miniatures like you can in the Windows version of PowerPoint. This is a commonly requested feature in this newsgroup. Be sure to send this feedback to Microsoft. In PowerPoint, go to Help > Send Feedback on PowerPoint. Otherwise, click on this direct link to enter Mac Product Feedback: <http://www.microsoft.com/mac/default.aspx?pid=feedback> On 6/13/06 9:42 PM, in article 1150252946.004090.304680@p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com, "ellen.isaacman@goodadvertising.com" <ellen.isaacman@goodadvertising.com> wrote: > I have a PC and a MacBook Pro. I just bought Office 2004 for the Mac > for PPT shows I do for my PC clients. I cannot find the same view that [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Thanks!  SignatureMickey Stevens (Microsoft MVP for Office:mac) PowerPoint FAQ featuring PowerPoint:mac: <http://www.pptfaq.com/> Entourage Help Page: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/> > I have a PC and a MacBook Pro. I just bought Office 2004 for the Mac > for PPT shows I do for my PC clients. I cannot find the same view that > I get on my PC with the full slide and the miniature slides in the > normal view. Is this NOT an option for the Mac? Is this option only > available on the PowerPoint 2003 app on the PC?? That seems to be the case in Mac PPT X; I'd guess it is in 2004 as well. But if you have a PC and are developing for PC, why take on the added confusion of cross-platform glitches? PPT is startlingly good at making the jump, but it's still not perfect. > The Apple store tells me to use the Mac app called Keynote, but I am > just not sure of the compatibility cross platform. Either they weren't listening when you mentioned you're doing shows for PC clients or they're idiots. ;-) > Any help on this would really be appreciated. Is this option NOT > available for the Mac? Is this only a feature for the PC? > > Thanks! ================================================ Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ Hi Ellen, First, thank you for posting to the newsgroup. I hope you enjoy this forum. PowerPoint for Mac does not have the left frame preview of slides that PowerPoint 2003 Windows does. I switch to Slide Sorter View and change the zoom to 100%. I know. It's not the same. As Mickey pointed out, there's a send feedback feature that you can use to send your requests, ideas, bug issues, etc. directly to Microsoft. Microsoft employees sporadically visit the newsgroups, and the MVPs have a direct line to the Mac BU, so MacBU (the Macintosh Business Unit of Microsoft) has their fingers on the pulse through a variety of channels. Keynote compatibility with PowerPoint is not so hot. I know they want to sell Keynote (it's quite good, actually), but Keynote is not cross platform, so for you and many others it is a no-go. However, once you become familiar with Mac PowerPoint you will discover many great features that are not in the Windows version. -Jim Gordon Mac MVP > I have a PC and a MacBook Pro. I just bought Office 2004 for the Mac > for PPT shows I do for my PC clients. I cannot find the same view that [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Thanks! Jim It's interesting that below you mention "many great features that are not in the windows version." I'm intrigued - all I see is a dreadfully cut down version that does not properly support the send to word feature of PowerPoint 2003 and has a pitiful selection of autoshapes compared to PowerPoint for Windows. In my opinion PowerPoint for Mac is so bad I have to use PowerPoint for Windows just to get the functionality that should be in the Mac version. As a professional trainer, I find the deficiencies in PowerPoint 2004 absolutely appalling and it is the biggest "hole" in the office suite. The only feature not available to windows is the presenters tools and the save as a quicktime movie. Whilst these are good, they are nothing compared to the missing features. Regards Andy On 16/6/06 17:44, in article #GSCNQWkGHA.3588@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl, "Jim Gordon" <goldkey74@WarmerThanWarmMail.com> wrote: > Hi Ellen, > [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] >> >> Thanks! Hi Andy, Click on a picture. Click the effects button on the picture toolbar. There's more stuff. Notice there's a different UI. Notice no task pains. Try using soft shadows on text and objects. -Jim Gordon Mac MVP > Jim > [quoted text clipped - 55 lines] >>> >>> Thanks! |
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