Powerpoint 2000 slide view

[Bryan]

It is unfortunate that MS decided that the default view on
Powerpoint 2000 would be the "normal" view, instead of the
slide view (formerly normal view in Powerpoint 97). And
there is no way to change this default. I noticed that
this was changed in Powerpoint 2002. Why can't MS make an
update to Powerpoint 2000 to correct this problem?

 

[Steve Rindsberg, PPTMVP]

It is unfortunate that MS decided that the default view on

Powerpoint 2000 would be the "normal" view, instead of the
slide view (formerly normal view in Powerpoint 97). And
there is no way to change this default. I noticed that
this was changed in Powerpoint 2002. Why can't MS make an
update to Powerpoint 2000 to correct this problem?

Very few, if any software vendors continue doing much more than basic
maintenance, if that, of older versions once a new one has been released,
and we're on the verge of seeing PowerPoint 2003 in the stores, which makes
2000 two versions out.

On the other hand, you're not the only one to get annoyed.

Visit this:
http://www.mvps.org/skp/download.htm

and scroll down to the Set Default View addin. Say "Thank you, Shyam"

 

[B]

Bryan,

You could build yourself a very small VBA add-in (PPA) that would change the
view to slide, sorter or note page whenever a presentation was opened on
your machine. You would need to use the Auto_open event capture type thing.
This would fire any time a ppt (maybe a pps?) file is opened and set the
screen to the view style you want. Almost a default.

Sub Auto_open
ActiveWindow.ViewType = ppViewSlideSorter
End Sub

Or I suppose you could default to one of these if you really had to.
ppViewHandoutMaster
ppViewMasterThumbnails
ppViewNormal
ppViewNotesMaster
ppViewNotesPage
ppViewOutline
ppViewPrintPreview
ppViewSlide
ppViewSlideMaster
ppViewSlideSorter
ppViewThumbnails
ppViewTitleMaster
(list from PP 2002 help file, PP 2000 list may differ)

Disclaimer: I don't know this will work, but don't see why it wouldn't. I
don't have PP 2000 to check it on here at home.

B