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Guest
I need to compare a PP document to another to see the editing changes that
have been made. Can it be done? Thanks
have been made. Can it be done? Thanks
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Luc
Galeno,
There is a Compare and Merge tool. Tools - Compare and Merge presentations
in versions 2002/2003 don't know about 2000. I have never used it so I do
not know if it is up to the task.
You can of course compare two PPT shows side by side to check them in a
visual way. Just open the two shows.
Windows - choose arrange all.
Luc
There is a Compare and Merge tool. Tools - Compare and Merge presentations
in versions 2002/2003 don't know about 2000. I have never used it so I do
not know if it is up to the task.
You can of course compare two PPT shows side by side to check them in a
visual way. Just open the two shows.
Windows - choose arrange all.
Luc
G
Guest
I tried comparing two PowerPoint presentations using DeltaView, but the
compare failed, because .ppt files are unsupported file types. I am hoping
that there is a solution, because I'm still expected to run a compare....
compare failed, because .ppt files are unsupported file types. I am hoping
that there is a solution, because I'm still expected to run a compare....
M
Michael Koerner
Like Luc says, you can compare two or more PowerPoint presentations
(depending on the size of your monitor) side by side in PowerPoint
(depending on the size of your monitor) side by side in PowerPoint
G
Guest
Hi, Michael--thanks for your answer.
I used the Merge/Compare tool; she hasn't looked it over, yet, but I know it
isn't what she is expecting. My boss expects a compared document (either as
a soft copy or hard copy) (like the kind that Deltaview would prepare between
two MS Word documents), where she can see inside the body of the .ppt
presentation the actual changes in text between two different versions of the
same .ppt presentation. In other words, she expects the output of a compare
to have a look equivalent of a "track changes," but I already told her that
..ppt has no functionality similar to a "track changes," which she knows is
available within MS Word. I have explained to her that the summary of
changes using the Merge/Compare tool show up in the "Revisions" toolbar, so
she will know where to look. I hope this is sufficient for her. Thank you
very much for your help.
I used the Merge/Compare tool; she hasn't looked it over, yet, but I know it
isn't what she is expecting. My boss expects a compared document (either as
a soft copy or hard copy) (like the kind that Deltaview would prepare between
two MS Word documents), where she can see inside the body of the .ppt
presentation the actual changes in text between two different versions of the
same .ppt presentation. In other words, she expects the output of a compare
to have a look equivalent of a "track changes," but I already told her that
..ppt has no functionality similar to a "track changes," which she knows is
available within MS Word. I have explained to her that the summary of
changes using the Merge/Compare tool show up in the "Revisions" toolbar, so
she will know where to look. I hope this is sufficient for her. Thank you
very much for your help.
M
Michael Koerner
Thanks for getting back. Hopefully your explanation will be satisfactory.
S
Steve Rindsberg
Hi Louis,
If the PPT files have been constructed with the important text as headings and
bullet points (ie you can see it all in Outline view) you could at least get a
comparison of that portion of the presentation.
Do File, Save As and choose Outline. Repeat for each file.
Open and save each resulting Outline file in Word.
Now use your compare tool to compare the word docs.
Obviously, that won't help with text in graphics or charts, or the chart data
itself. But it's at least a start.
If the PPT files have been constructed with the important text as headings and
bullet points (ie you can see it all in Outline view) you could at least get a
comparison of that portion of the presentation.
Do File, Save As and choose Outline. Repeat for each file.
Open and save each resulting Outline file in Word.
Now use your compare tool to compare the word docs.
Obviously, that won't help with text in graphics or charts, or the chart data
itself. But it's at least a start.
G
Guest
PowerPoint 2003 does recognize specific changes to a presentation and only if
the file was sent to mail recipient for review. I have yet to get the
compare and merge presentations to work though.
the file was sent to mail recipient for review. I have yet to get the
compare and merge presentations to work though.
G
Guest
Does it seem to you that Compare and Merge is missing from PowerPoint 2007? I
can't find it.
--
Daniel Lewis
Digital Designer, D.Joseph Design
www.DJosephDesign.com
Speaker / Presentation Designer, Answers in Genesis
www.AnswersInGenesis.org
can't find it.
--
Daniel Lewis
Digital Designer, D.Joseph Design
www.DJosephDesign.com
Speaker / Presentation Designer, Answers in Genesis
www.AnswersInGenesis.org
G
Guest
As your boss prefers the compare feature in Word, why not send the PPT file
to Word using File/Send To/Ms Word. When she is finished comparing, using
track changes, etc. she can send the Word file back to PowerPoint using the
same method.
to Word using File/Send To/Ms Word. When she is finished comparing, using
track changes, etc. she can send the Word file back to PowerPoint using the
same method.
E
Echo S
It's been removed.
S
Steve Rindsberg
As your boss prefers the compare feature in Word, why not send the PPT file
to Word using File/Send To/Ms Word. When she is finished comparing, using
track changes, etc. she can send the Word file back to PowerPoint using the
same method.
Have you actually tried that and had any degree of success?
I don't think it'd work that way.
G
Guest
Echo:
We are now painfully aware that the Compare and Merge functionality has been
removed. Questions of the day: Will it be restored? When?
Thanks.
--
Dave Jenkins
K5KX
We are now painfully aware that the Compare and Merge functionality has been
removed. Questions of the day: Will it be restored? When?
Thanks.
--
Dave Jenkins
K5KX
Echo S said:It's been removed.
--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
DJosephDesign said:Does it seem to you that Compare and Merge is missing from PowerPoint
2007? I
can't find it.
--
Daniel Lewis
Digital Designer, D.Joseph Design
www.DJosephDesign.com
Speaker / Presentation Designer, Answers in Genesis
www.AnswersInGenesis.org
E
Echo S
Not that I'm aware.
I think this is one of those features that was removed before it really had
a chance. I hope Microsoft finds something to replace it in future, but I
suspect they're going down the Sharepoint path and expect that to be the
answer. <sigh>
--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
I think this is one of those features that was removed before it really had
a chance. I hope Microsoft finds something to replace it in future, but I
suspect they're going down the Sharepoint path and expect that to be the
answer. <sigh>
--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
Dave Jenkins said:Echo:
We are now painfully aware that the Compare and Merge functionality has
been
removed. Questions of the day: Will it be restored? When?
Thanks.
--
Dave Jenkins
K5KX
Echo S said:It's been removed.
--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
message
Does it seem to you that Compare and Merge is missing from PowerPoint
2007? I
can't find it.
--
Daniel Lewis
Digital Designer, D.Joseph Design
www.DJosephDesign.com
Speaker / Presentation Designer, Answers in Genesis
www.AnswersInGenesis.org
G
Guest
I don't know that much about Sharepoint functionality - how does it fulfill
the file compare requirement, especially as it pertains to PowerPoint?
--
Dave Jenkins
K5KX
the file compare requirement, especially as it pertains to PowerPoint?
--
Dave Jenkins
K5KX
Echo S said:Not that I'm aware.
I think this is one of those features that was removed before it really had
a chance. I hope Microsoft finds something to replace it in future, but I
suspect they're going down the Sharepoint path and expect that to be the
answer. <sigh>
--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
Dave Jenkins said:Echo:
We are now painfully aware that the Compare and Merge functionality has
been
removed. Questions of the day: Will it be restored? When?
Thanks.
--
Dave Jenkins
K5KX
Echo S said:It's been removed.
--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
message
Does it seem to you that Compare and Merge is missing from PowerPoint
2007? I
can't find it.
--
Daniel Lewis
Digital Designer, D.Joseph Design
www.DJosephDesign.com
Speaker / Presentation Designer, Answers in Genesis
www.AnswersInGenesis.org
E
Echo S
Personally, I don't think it does. (Hence the sigh.)
Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server (which is distinct from plain ol'
Sharepoint Server, apparently) offers the ability to create slide
libararies. If you're using PPT 2007 Enterprise, Pro Plus (both volume
license SKUs) or Ultimate (retail SKU), you can publish from within PPT to
the slide library and then opt to be notified if any changes to the slide
are made. I think it puts a pointer from the copy on your harddrive to the
slides that are saved in the slide libarary.
So then if someone else goes into the slide library and changes the slide,
you'll get a warning message next time you open the file on your harddrive
that says the slide on the library has been changed and do you want to
replace your slide with it. You don't have any way to compare the "before"
and "after" slides, though.
--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server (which is distinct from plain ol'
Sharepoint Server, apparently) offers the ability to create slide
libararies. If you're using PPT 2007 Enterprise, Pro Plus (both volume
license SKUs) or Ultimate (retail SKU), you can publish from within PPT to
the slide library and then opt to be notified if any changes to the slide
are made. I think it puts a pointer from the copy on your harddrive to the
slides that are saved in the slide libarary.
So then if someone else goes into the slide library and changes the slide,
you'll get a warning message next time you open the file on your harddrive
that says the slide on the library has been changed and do you want to
replace your slide with it. You don't have any way to compare the "before"
and "after" slides, though.
--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
Dave Jenkins said:I don't know that much about Sharepoint functionality - how does it fulfill
the file compare requirement, especially as it pertains to PowerPoint?
--
Dave Jenkins
K5KX
Echo S said:Not that I'm aware.
I think this is one of those features that was removed before it really
had
a chance. I hope Microsoft finds something to replace it in future, but I
suspect they're going down the Sharepoint path and expect that to be the
answer. <sigh>
--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
Dave Jenkins said:Echo:
We are now painfully aware that the Compare and Merge functionality has
been
removed. Questions of the day: Will it be restored? When?
Thanks.
--
Dave Jenkins
K5KX
:
It's been removed.
--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
message
Does it seem to you that Compare and Merge is missing from
PowerPoint
2007? I
can't find it.
--
Daniel Lewis
Digital Designer, D.Joseph Design
www.DJosephDesign.com
Speaker / Presentation Designer, Answers in Genesis
www.AnswersInGenesis.org
G
Guest
That's not at all what most of us want, as I'm sure you've heard over and
over. In my particular case, I work with presenters to develop PPT
presentations; that process involves many rounds of editing, and it's often
desirable -- nay, a requirement -- to compare one version of a file with a
previous one to spot changes that would otherwise be easily missed.
The 2003 Compare and Merge functionality was actually quite useful in that
context, once one learned one's way around its use.
What's the *best* way to provide MS with feedback on this issue so that at
least one pair of actual human eyes will actually read it? Or does such a
communication channel really exist?
Thanks, Echo.
--
Dave Jenkins
K5KX
over. In my particular case, I work with presenters to develop PPT
presentations; that process involves many rounds of editing, and it's often
desirable -- nay, a requirement -- to compare one version of a file with a
previous one to spot changes that would otherwise be easily missed.
The 2003 Compare and Merge functionality was actually quite useful in that
context, once one learned one's way around its use.
What's the *best* way to provide MS with feedback on this issue so that at
least one pair of actual human eyes will actually read it? Or does such a
communication channel really exist?
Thanks, Echo.
--
Dave Jenkins
K5KX
Echo S said:Personally, I don't think it does. (Hence the sigh.)
Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server (which is distinct from plain ol'
Sharepoint Server, apparently) offers the ability to create slide
libararies. If you're using PPT 2007 Enterprise, Pro Plus (both volume
license SKUs) or Ultimate (retail SKU), you can publish from within PPT to
the slide library and then opt to be notified if any changes to the slide
are made. I think it puts a pointer from the copy on your harddrive to the
slides that are saved in the slide libarary.
So then if someone else goes into the slide library and changes the slide,
you'll get a warning message next time you open the file on your harddrive
that says the slide on the library has been changed and do you want to
replace your slide with it. You don't have any way to compare the "before"
and "after" slides, though.
--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
Dave Jenkins said:I don't know that much about Sharepoint functionality - how does it fulfill
the file compare requirement, especially as it pertains to PowerPoint?
E
Echo S
Posting a suggestion via the web interface of the newsgroup is the preferred
"wishlist" mechanism. (But I'll forward this along to one of my contacts so
I know at least one pair of human eyes will see it.)
--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
"wishlist" mechanism. (But I'll forward this along to one of my contacts so
I know at least one pair of human eyes will see it.)
--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
Dave Jenkins said:That's not at all what most of us want, as I'm sure you've heard over and
over. In my particular case, I work with presenters to develop PPT
presentations; that process involves many rounds of editing, and it's
often
desirable -- nay, a requirement -- to compare one version of a file with a
previous one to spot changes that would otherwise be easily missed.
The 2003 Compare and Merge functionality was actually quite useful in that
context, once one learned one's way around its use.
What's the *best* way to provide MS with feedback on this issue so that at
least one pair of actual human eyes will actually read it? Or does such a
communication channel really exist?
Thanks, Echo.
--
Dave Jenkins
K5KX
Echo S said:Personally, I don't think it does. (Hence the sigh.)
Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server (which is distinct from plain ol'
Sharepoint Server, apparently) offers the ability to create slide
libararies. If you're using PPT 2007 Enterprise, Pro Plus (both volume
license SKUs) or Ultimate (retail SKU), you can publish from within PPT
to
the slide library and then opt to be notified if any changes to the slide
are made. I think it puts a pointer from the copy on your harddrive to
the
slides that are saved in the slide libarary.
So then if someone else goes into the slide library and changes the
slide,
you'll get a warning message next time you open the file on your
harddrive
that says the slide on the library has been changed and do you want to
replace your slide with it. You don't have any way to compare the
"before"
and "after" slides, though.
--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
Dave Jenkins said:I don't know that much about Sharepoint functionality - how does it
fulfill
the file compare requirement, especially as it pertains to PowerPoint?
G
Guest
I want to add my sad little voice. I regularly receive update slide decks in
US English that I compare with my Australian ones, to update them. The
horrible alternative is to entirely edit the new deck for Australian English.
OH, PLEASE, give me back file compare!
Sue F
US English that I compare with my Australian ones, to update them. The
horrible alternative is to entirely edit the new deck for Australian English.
OH, PLEASE, give me back file compare!
Sue F
Echo S said:Posting a suggestion via the web interface of the newsgroup is the preferred
"wishlist" mechanism. (But I'll forward this along to one of my contacts so
I know at least one pair of human eyes will see it.)
--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
Dave Jenkins said:That's not at all what most of us want, as I'm sure you've heard over and
over. In my particular case, I work with presenters to develop PPT
presentations; that process involves many rounds of editing, and it's
often
desirable -- nay, a requirement -- to compare one version of a file with a
previous one to spot changes that would otherwise be easily missed.
The 2003 Compare and Merge functionality was actually quite useful in that
context, once one learned one's way around its use.
What's the *best* way to provide MS with feedback on this issue so that at
least one pair of actual human eyes will actually read it? Or does such a
communication channel really exist?
Thanks, Echo.
--
Dave Jenkins
K5KX
Echo S said:Personally, I don't think it does. (Hence the sigh.)
Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server (which is distinct from plain ol'
Sharepoint Server, apparently) offers the ability to create slide
libararies. If you're using PPT 2007 Enterprise, Pro Plus (both volume
license SKUs) or Ultimate (retail SKU), you can publish from within PPT
to
the slide library and then opt to be notified if any changes to the slide
are made. I think it puts a pointer from the copy on your harddrive to
the
slides that are saved in the slide libarary.
So then if someone else goes into the slide library and changes the
slide,
you'll get a warning message next time you open the file on your
harddrive
that says the slide on the library has been changed and do you want to
replace your slide with it. You don't have any way to compare the
"before"
and "after" slides, though.
--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
I don't know that much about Sharepoint functionality - how does it
fulfill
the file compare requirement, especially as it pertains to PowerPoint?