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Update or Service Pack 1 for Office 2003 as soon as possible. From
PowerPoint, choose "Help -> Check for Updates".]
[TOP ISSUE - Are you having difficulty opening presentations in PowerPoint
that you just created (you can save, but not open)? -
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=329820]
Hello,
PowerPoint does not save the display setting from the Set up Show dialog.
So, if you are not using the defaults, you will have to either:
1) Change the setting each time you want show your presentation, or
2) Change something at the system level (outside of PowerPoint) which
changes the default that PowerPoint will choose.
NOTE: #2 might not be possible with all (or even most) systems and, due to
hardware differences, the software methods by which display defaults in
Windows can be adjusted on multiple monitor systems can vary dramatically
and I hesitate to offer suggestions other than looking at the Settings tab
of your Display control panel to see if it provides any obvious options for
changing the primary secondary system display (I don't want to even think
about going to where it might require BIOS setting or actual hardware
modifications <jumpers, cables, adapters, etc.> since it's WAY outside my
area of expertise).
Basically, since there's no control for this in PowerPoint you have to look
outside of PowerPoint to change the defaults.
If you (or anyone else reading this message) think that it's important that
PowerPoint should provide this kind of functionality natively (save slide
show display settings for a system, or presentation), don't forget to send
your feedback (in YOUR OWN WORDS, please) to Microsoft by either:
PREFERRED METHOD:
A) If you are using Microsoft's web-based, online newsreader for Office
communities
(
http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx?dg=microsoft.p
ublic.powerpoint), check to see whether or not the suggestion has been
submitted before (Show -> Suggestions for Microsoft) and, if so, add your
vote to the suggestion submission. If the suggestion has not been submitted
before, click on the "New" drop-down menu and choose "Suggestion for
Microsoft" from directly within the newsreader web page.
OR, NEXT BEST METHOD:
B) If you are using another newsreader (such as Microsoft Outlook Express),
submit your suggestion using your web browser at the following address:
http://register.microsoft.com/mswish/suggestion.asp
It's VERY important that, for EACH wish, you describe in detail, WHY it is
important TO YOU that your product suggestion be implemented. A good wish
submssion includes WHAT scenario, work-flow, or end-result is blocked by
not having a specific feature, HOW MUCH time and effort ($$$) is spent
working around a specific limitation of the current product, etc. Remember
that Microsoft receives THOUSANDS of product suggestions every day and we
read each one but, in any given product development cycle, there are ONLY
sufficient resources to address the ones that are MOST IMPORTANT to our
customers so take the extra time to state your case as CLEARLY and
COMPLETELY as possible so that we can FEEL YOUR PAIN.
IMPORTANT: Each submission should be a single suggestion (not a list of
suggestions).
John Langhans
Microsoft Corporation
Supportability Program Manager
Microsoft Office PowerPoint for Windows
Microsoft Office Picture Manager for Windows
For FAQ's, highlights and top issues, visit the Microsoft PowerPoint
support center at:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=ppt
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base at:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbhowto
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
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