Can't Find PowerPoint Icon

[Guest]

For some reason I can not find my PowerPoint icon anywhere. I have Windows
XP. It's no longer in the Start Menu and I can't find it in All Programs. Any
ideas?

 

[Bill Foley]

PowerPoint does not come with Windows XP. That is merely the operating
system. Do you have a version of Microsoft Office loaded on your computer
(Word, Excel)? If not, you don't have PowerPoint and will need to purchase
it.

--
Bill Foley, Microsoft MVP (PowerPoint)
Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor
www.pttinc.com
Check out PPT FAQs at: http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/
"Success, something you measure when you are through succeeding."

 

[Guest]

Yes. I have the Microsoft Office package and have been using it for years. In
fact, I still see my FrontPage and Outlook icons. But all the others are
missing from the Start and All Program menus. All the programs are working
fine. I just can't locate the icons.

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Yes. I have the Microsoft Office package and have been using it for years. In
fact, I still see my FrontPage and Outlook icons. But all the others are
missing from the Start and All Program menus. All the programs are working
fine. I just can't locate the icons.

Rightclick the Windows desktop and choose New, Shortcut. Use the Browse button
to locate PowerPnt.exe and create a shortcut to it.

Once you have the shortcut on your desktop you can ctrl drag it to the start
menu and hover your way from there to wherever else on the menu structure you
want it, then drop.

 

[Bill Foley]

One option is to locate the actual program files using Windows Explorer
(C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office) and create Desktop shortcuts. Another
option is to open Windows Explorer, click on your "C" drive and do a file
search by typing "msoffice". It should find the program file that opens the
Office Toolbar on the right-hand side of your Desktop. You can set it to
always run when you start your computer. I use this toolbar extensively by
putting icons of all programs I use on a regular basis on it. Quick and
simple to single-click to open programs you use frequently.

--
Bill Foley, Microsoft MVP (PowerPoint)
Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor
www.pttinc.com
Check out PPT FAQs at: http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/
"Success, something you measure when you are through succeeding."