Mac Forum / Applications / PowerPoint / December 2004

I am able to password protect individual files for Word, however I
don't know how to do it for Powerpoint or Excel.  I want to make it so
to open certain files a prompt will pop-up asking for a password.
thank for any help.

I've been away from PPT for a while and last used a pc version. I want to
create the ability to have a random animation - where the click on a text
box or button near the box reveals the text inside. I want the user to be
able to selet any box in any order. The normal animation ...

hi, i did my first mass email yesterday and it's coming back with error
message "too many recipients" 5552.
i split the groups into 100 each- what is the max. # allowed.
can't find the answer any where

I know that Powerpoint XP and 2003 on PC have the multiple masters
functionality, but was wondering if it's available on the Mac side? I'm
currently running Office 2004.
Brad Zenner

PPT 2001 Mac
I am unable to access anything other than the 'normal' font when I wish to
change the character set of a bullet. Why is this? And how do I get to pick
a different font other than 'normal'? Thanks much.

What is the best vector graphic format to use in powerpoint if I want
to use both Office 2004 and Office XP to edit the files?  We use
'Enhanced Metafile' on XP as this seems to work well, but many of these
don't work so well in Mac - and embedded images (e.g. placing a PPT

Hello. Here's the problem: I routinely get an "Insufficient Memory" message
and failure to print when attempting to print PowerPoint files, even small
ones (350K, for example).
Here's my configuration:

Here's a dumb question with what I imagine will be a supremely simple
answer.  My Mac (running OSX) won't let me move a PowerPoint file to
the trash.  It says I don't have enough priveleges and the file icon
shows a small padlock on the lower left corner.  I can't seem to find

My boss is looking to buy a Mac but is unhappy because PowerPoint 2004 does
not show thumbnails of the slides in the outline pane in Normal view. Does
anyone know how to display those thumbnails like Windows versions do?
Paul Maeder

Dear Guys,
It seems to me that PPT has never allowed me to embed .mwv file or .avi
file in the slides.
It has never been a problem for me to embed .mov or .mpeg files.

Stupid question. How do I center a slide in the slide edit mode of PP?
I am editing an existing presentation and some of the slides are
centered while others are up against the left side of the screen.
Thanks,

I have just discovered to my dismay that the settings I created on one Mac
do not transfer to another. They are not built into a presentation; they
stay with the Mac.
How can I put these Graph.app settings on other Macs? The template I am

I¹m a business trainer, recently switched from a PC running Office 2003 to a
Mac G5 running Office 2004
I used to create my course notes on the PC by using the ³Send to Word²
feature in PowerPoint 2003 to send all my slides into a Word doc. Then I can

I recently updated Airport Express in my weekly automatic updates and
now PowerPoint will not open.  I am not sure if the two are related but
PowerPoint was working correctly prior to the update.  I get a message
that says EXC_BAD_ACCESS and "Thread 0 crashed."  I do get the

Dear Guys,
I notice that Words and Excel allow us to customize Keyboard Shortcuts
but PPT does not seem to let us do that.
Appreciate your help.