PowerPoint Startup Window

[BN-Steve]

Upon PowerPoint startup, there is a window that provides an option to either
create a new presentation or open an existing presentation. How can I
re-enable that window to change the startup option?

 

[TAJ Simmons]

Steve

I'm guessing you are using a really old version of powerpoint?

Anyway - have a look in the "tools" menu > "options" -

or try right clicking any of the menu tool bars for an appropriate option or
menu

cheers
TAJ Simmons
PowerPoint Master

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[TAJ Simmons]

Also have a look at this page...

Is that a similar version (look) of your powerpoint ?

http://www.guidesandtutorials.com/powerpoint-create-new-presentation.html

cheers
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[BN-Steve]

I'm using PowerPoint 2003
This is the window I'm looking to re-enable:
http://www.computertim.com/howto/article.php?topic=powerpoint&idn=39

 

[Luc]

BN-Steve,
Like TAJ said, this would be version 2000 or even 97.
Tools - Options - is the way to go, if I remember correctly you can choose
if you want the startup dialog
or not there.

 

[BN-Steve]

There is no option in "Tools-Options" that I could find to enable this
startup window. Like I said, I'm using PowerPoint 2003 (not 2000 or 97).

 

[BN-Steve]

More specifically, I'm running:
"Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 (11.8307.8221) SP3"

I cannot find any option in any of the "Tools-Options" tabs to enable the
startup window referenced below.

 

[Cosmo]

The sceen shot you linked is from 2000.

I believe what you want to do is click 'View:Task Pane' (control-F1) and
select 'Getting Started' if it is not already selected.

 

[BN-Steve]

Control-F1 toggles the Task Pane.

My specific issue is that I do not want a new presentation opened every time
I launch PowerPoint. Is there an option somewhere in the Task Pane to change
this setting? Thanks-

 

[Chirag]

For the specific issue that you don't want a new presentation opened on
PowerPoint start, you can modify the PowerPoint's Start menu shortcut to
include the /c command-line option. When you use this option, PowerPoint
starts with no presentation. More information is available at
http://officeone.mvps.org/pptfaq/ppt_cmdline.html

- Chirag

PowerShow - View multiple PowerPoint slide shows simultaneously
http://officeone.mvps.org/powershow/powershow.html

 

[Echo S]

No, there isn't. You can change your default template so it doesn't open to
a plain white slide, but PPT opens to a new, blank presentation and there's
no way to change that.

 

[Echo S]

I knew if I said there wasn't a way, someone would prove me wrong. And here
you did it just before I even posted!

 

[BN-Steve]

Getting close...if I use the command line "C:\Program Files\Microsoft
Office\OFFICE11\POWERPNT.EXE" /c then PowerPoint launches without opening any
documents, but also disables the Task Pane (even though it's checked in
TOOLS-OPTIONS). Is there a way to launch without opening a file, but WITH
the Task Pane?

I tried using the /o switch, but it opened a new document.