Powerpoint navigation / splitting file

[Guest]

This is the first time I have used Powerpoint and I have a couple of queries
relating to a presentation file:

1) The file contains 350 slides which I need to send to various people for
reviewing before the presentations. How do I separate the relevant slides
into different powerpoint files (and then consolidate them back into a single
file again afterwards)?

2) The previous user of this file has created web-style links at the top of
each slide which take you to the different sections of the presentation by a
single click on the relevant word. Where can I create / edit these links, as
they seem to be related to some sort of contents section?

Regards

 

[Sonia]

1. Go to Slide Sorter View. Save your file to create a backup. Select a group
of slides and press the delete key. Save the file to a new name. It contains
the undeleted slides and can now be sent. Re-open your backup file and repeat
the process to create a file with a different set of slides. When selecting,
hold down the Shift key to select a range of slides, or hold down the Ctrl key
to select non-sequential slides.

2. Go to View > Master > Slide Master to edit the common links.
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Sonia Coleman
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials
http://www.soniacoleman.com

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

1) The file contains 350 slides which I need to send to various people for

reviewing before the presentations. How do I separate the relevant slides
into different powerpoint files (and then consolidate them back into a single
file again afterwards)?

If you and all the others have PowerPoint 2003, the Save For Review feature may
help. Check the help info on that and do some tests before turning it loose (I
haven't used it so can't tell you much about it; sorry)

If only minor corrections are needed, you might be able to create a custom show
for each person who'll review the slides; ask them to review their custom show
then perhaps add comments (Insert, Comment) and let you make needed changes on
your copy of the presentation.

Otherwise, you may have to make a copy of the presentation for each person then
delete the slides that are not "theirs". Then later use Insert, Slides From Fil
to bring them back into your main presentation.

2) The previous user of this file has created web-style links at the top of
each slide which take you to the different sections of the presentation by a
single click on the relevant word. Where can I create / edit these links, as
they seem to be related to some sort of contents section?

If you can't select them on the slides themselves, choose View, Master, Slide
Master and try deleteing them there.