Mac Forum / Applications / PowerPoint / February 2008

Hello, I've just installed Office 2008. I opened Powerpoint and wanted to see the new Presenter Tools View. No matter what file I have opened, old or brand new the program freezes up every time I use the "end" button or the escape key to get out. I'm talking every single time. The

Hello, Does the new powerpoint for mac 2008 open pptx files made on windows machines? It would not do it on my new intel mac.

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My boss is trying to insert a movie, created on a Mac, to a PowerPoint presentation on her Windows pc. The file extension is .mp4. It won't play. Should she change the extension? And, if so, to what?

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I have many years experience using Powerpoint for Windows. I just purchased an iMac and an "Office 2008 for Mac" to use on it. I am dismayed to find that I can no longer fill objects with patterns (cross-hatch, dots, etc). I regularly use Powerpoint as a design tool and such patterns

When I create a PPT presentation, there is room for notes below the slide. When I connect to a projector, I'd like to see the full slide on the screen but still have the view with the notes and slide list on my MAC. Any ideas?

How do I copy text, etc from another application and paste in powerpoint 2008. When I try to paste what is copied, nothing happens!

Thanks for your help.
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I've noticed a 3D acceleration issue, one I believe is video card related and
yes of course, I have 3D acceleration enabled in the Slide Show Setup.  
System is Dell XPS M1710 laptop with Windows XP and PowerPoint 2003.
With 3D acceleration enabled, I am trying to output through a ...

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I just recently installed the new Mac O.S. 10.5, and can't seem to print my ppt slides properly. All the text gets shifted to one side and it's really frustrating. I have a Brother HL-5250DN. I've updated the driver and everything but nothing seems to work. Any help would be