PowerPoint 2007 Tips and FAQs

Speed up the creation phase of your presentation by using keyboard shortcuts.

Do you ever forget how to do a certain task in PowerPoint -- one that seemed so easy at the time? Here are ten solutions to things I always forget how to do in PowerPoint, and maybe you do too.

Pin important or frequently used PowerPoint 2007 files to the Recent Documents file list for quick access.

These PowerPoint tip collections might have just the help you were looking for on a variety of PowerPoint topics. Check out these PowerPoint tips to get you on the way to better presentations.

These PowerPoint 2007 time-saving tips will help you speed up production when creating your next presentations.

Change the default settings for how to view PowerPoint 2007 slides.

Is it possible to change and save the PowerPoint design theme colors to use in other presentations?

Permanently change the default font in PowerPoint 2007.

What version of PowerPoint do I have on my computer?

The slide master feature in PowerPoint allows you to make global changes to many or all of your slides without having to make these changes to individual slides.

Learn more about PowerPoint - one tip at a time. Check back daily for a new PowerPoint tip.

PowerPoint 2007 has a few new terms that were not present in earlier versions of PowerPoint. Learn about the 10 most common terms and definitions used in PowerPoint 2007. Here is a quick list for beginners of the 10 most common terms used in PowerPoint 2007 and their definitions.

Use a keyboard shortcut to blank the screen during a PowerPoint slide show by showing a black or white screen.

PowerPoint shows have a file extension of .pps, (or .ppsx) and PowerPoint presentation files have a file extension of .ppt (or .pptx). Changing the file extension will allow you to edit the PowerPoint show.

Copy objects to the PowerPoint clipboard to use on PowerPoint slides.

Locate the properties of a PowerPoint 2007 presentation.

Turn off option to select entire word when selecting text in PowerPoint.

Slide numbers can be displayed on each PowerPoint 2007 slide for quick and easy reference.

Use PowerPoint speaker notes pages for more than just notes about the slide.

Increase the size of the slide numbers on all your PowerPoint slides.

How you can use your iPhone or iPod to show your PowerPoint presentation?

How to access Help in PowerPoint 2007 - it's hidden in plain view.

How do you get the sound to play on a PowerPoint slide when you redisplay the slide during a presentation?

How do I turn off PowerPoint ScreenTips?

Write on slides during a PowerPoint slide show.

Is there a specific task that you always seem to forget how to do in PowerPoint?

PowerPoint printing options are many. You can print out handouts, notes or single slide pages in PowerPoint.

PowerPoint problems crop up every now and then. Here are ten of the most frequent questions I get asked when having problems in PowerPoint.

Quick fixes for sound and photo problems with PowerPoint presentations.

Email links in PowerPoint can be from either text or a graphic object.

How can I underline words during a PowerPoint slide show?

Set your PowerPoint slideshow to loop continuously.

Do you have a pet peeve with PowerPoint that just drives you crazy?

Microsoft Office 2007 is very different than previous versions of the software. These time saving tips for PowerPoint, Excel, Access and Word will make the transition a breeze.

Copy an existing or edited PowerPoint 2007 design theme from one presentation to another.

Adjust the line spacing in PowerPoint 2007 to allow for more text on the slide.

Quickly select the object on the PowerPoint slide that needs editing.

Use PowerPoint AutoCorrect feature as a shortcut to quickly enter repetitive or lengthy text phrases.

Create a default presentation in PowerPoint 2007 to suit your own specific needs. This is great for business where all presentations need to share a common look and feel. This will be the starting, blank template for each new PowerPoint 2007 presentation you create.

Use the quick zoom feature in PowerPoint 2007. Zoom out or zoom in quickly to PowerPoint slides.

Is it possible to install two versions of PowerPoint (or the Microsoft Office package) on the same computer?

Backwards save your PowerPoint 2007 presentation to make it compatible with earlier versions of PowerPoint.

The PowerPoint 2007 options are no longer located in the Tools menu.

Turn off option to select entire word when selecting text in PowerPoint.

Pin important or frequently used PowerPoint 2007 files to the Recent Documents file list for quick access.

Compare two or more PowerPoint presentations by viewing them on screen at the same time.

Change the indents of bulleted lists on PowerPoint slides.

Microsoft Office 2007 Diagnostics is a group of tests that can be used to help correct errors in Microsoft Office files or give further information that can be used fix problems found on the hard drive and computer memory.

Free PowerPoint 2007 content slide templates to download.

PowerPoint show files will open automatically when you double click on the file icon. So, how do you print out the slides?

Switch quickly to open documents on your computer using the keyboard shortcut of Alt + Tab fast switching. In Windows Vista, this is known as Windows Flip.

Stop a PowerPoint show, tackle other tasks and then resume the slide show at the same spot.

Create a menu or summary slide in PowerPoint 2007 to quickly link to other slides in your presentation.

There are many ways to copy slides in PowerPoint. Reuse slides to save time in a new presentation.

PowerPoint text animations have text entry on the slide either as one word at a time or as one letter at a time.

Create your PowerPoint presentation in a widescreen format.

Change the slides to show them in portrait orientation in PowerPoint.

Use both portrait and landscape orientations in PowerPoint slide shows.

View your PowerPoint slide show in a quarter screen while you work on it at the same time.

What is the Office Button in Microsoft PowerPoint 2007?

Reuse slides from existing PowerPoint presentations. Reusing slides is a real time saver to presenters. Why reinvent the wheel?

Copy slides in PowerPoint from one presentation to another, using this step by step tutorial with screen shots.

Learn the different ways to copy slides from one presentation to another

Hyperlinks in PowerPoint allow you to link to another slide, another presentation file, a specific slide in another presentation, a Web site, any file on your computer or to an email address.

Use hidden slides to contain extra information in your PowerPoint presentation. These hidden slides are not shown during the slide show.

Did animation schemes disappear in PowerPoint 2007?

The recently used file list is greyed out and unavailable for change in PowerPoint.

Create a hyperlink to open another presenter's PowerPoint presentation seamlessly.

PowerPoint 2007 presentations can be saved in PDF format to reduce the file size when emailing and retain the look of the slides for printing.

End your PowerPoint 2007 slide show with a black slide. This indicates to the audience, in a professional way, that the show is over.

Many sound clips are installed in the PowerPoint 2007 sound clip organizer to add to your presentation for effect.

Sounds are often embedded in PowerPoint slide shows. There is an easy solution to saving sounds that are embedded in PowerPoint slide shows.

Repair problems in the PowerPoint 2007 program by running Microsoft Office Diagnostics.

Make changes to PowerPoint 2007's AutoCorrect feature to stop automatic capitalization of the first word in a line of text.

Sometimes it is important to add a date and/or time to your PowerPoint slide shows and handouts.

The quick access toolbar is useful for commands that you use frequently. Customize or modify the quick access toolbar to suit your needs.

The AutoCorrect feature in PowerPoint 2007 makes corrections to common misspellings and typos quickly and immediately. Use AutoCorrect as a quick way to enter repetitive, lengthy phrases.

Link to webpages from PowerPoint slides using invisible hyperlinks.

Turn on feature to show file extensions on PowerPoint files and all files in your computer.

A text editor, such as Notepad in Windows, can be used as a quick tool to create a PowerPoint presentation on the fly. You can save time by creating the presentation outline in the text editor and save it in a format to use in PowerPoint.