Most of you have probably seen a PowerPoint presentation that contained music or sound. But, have you ever seen one that played sound, but also showed the sound icon on the slide(s)? I imagine you have. To me, this would indicate that the presenter was new to the role.

Well it is a very quick task to avoid this issue. You can simply choose to not show the sound icon on the slide, but the music will play during the slide show anyway. Here are three methods to Hide the Sound Icon on PowerPoint Slides.

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Do you ever need to see two different presentations, side by side? Maybe you are making a similar presentation, or just want to compare this new presentation to an older version. Whatever your reason, it is just a couple of clicks of the mouse to view two (or more) presentations at the same time. PowerPoint can split your screen into equal portions to show you both working copies.

Check out how to easily View Two Presentations at the Same Time

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Why Use a Header or Footer?

Headers and/or footers are used on PowerPoint 2007 notes or slide(s) to include important information about the slides. This can be information for the presenter (or audience), such as the date this presentation was created or delivered, to brand the slides with your company name or simply to automatically place a slide number on each slide. Read more on how to quickly Add Headers and Footers to PowerPoint 2007 Presentations.

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Free up some of that screen real estate by hiding the PowerPoint 2007 ribbon. The ribbon takes up about an inch or so on the screen -- not much in the big scheme of things -- but it just might give you that little bit more of the screen you need. Check out how to Hide the PowerPoint Ribbon.

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