Add track changes to Microsoft Powerpoint please

[Guest]

Powerpoint is becoming more of a strategic tool. Trend is moving towards
less word strategy docs and more to powerpoint.

I would therefore like to suggest that you add track change functionality
into Powerpoint please.

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[Guest]

You're right - PPT doesn't have the exact same tool - but you can track
changes in PPT 2002 - 2003.

From PPT Help:
Send a presentation for review so that other people can add comments and
make any changes they want to their copies of the presentation. Reviewers can
use any version of PowerPoint to review your presentation. As presentations
are completed by reviewers and sent back to you, you can compare and combine
them (Tools > Compare and Merge Presentations) with your original copy of the
presentation, and then you can use the reviewing tools in PowerPoint to apply
reviewer changes.

When you send a presentation as a shared attachment in an e-mail message,
you can create a Document Workspace (Document Workspace: A Microsoft Windows
SharePoint Services site that is created for collaborating on one or more
documents.), a Microsoft Windows® SharePoint™ Services Web site that offers
one-stop shopping for document collaboration. People on the To line in your
message automatically become workspace members. You can work in your local
copy of the file and then use the Shared Workspace task pane to update the
workspace copy so all members can always access the most recent version. For
information on sending a shared attachment or creating a document workspace,
see the Help topic, Create a Document Workspace.

Sandy

 

[Guest]

What if I'm not using SharePoint Services? How can I collaborate with others
without that?

How do I get to the "Help Topic--Create a Document Workspace?"

Julie

 

[Guest]

Julie,

Just use the email component:

Send a presentation, via email, for review so that other people can add comments and make any changes they want to their copies of the presentation. Reviewers can use any version of PowerPoint to review your presentation. As presentations are completed by reviewers and sent back to you, via email, you can compare and combine them (Tools > Compare and Merge Presentations) with your original copy of the presentation, and then you can use the reviewing tools in PowerPoint to apply reviewer changes.

Does that help?

 

[Guest]

Yes, this helps. Thanks!

Julie,

Just use the email component:


Does that help?

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

What if I'm not using SharePoint Services? How can I collaborate with others
without that?

The track changes tool Sandy mentioned is the only real option.

How do I get to the "Help Topic--Create a Document Workspace?"

In PPT 2003, type "document workspace" into the help text box at upper right of main PPT
screen. "Create a document workspace" is about the sixth entry in the results, assuming
you have online help enabled.

But understand that the help is a stew of gibberish and missing information. For
example, read "About shared workspaces" if you're intent on learning absolutely nothing
about shared workspaces. ;-)