Powerpoint Open File question

[Guest]

How do I set the open file window to come up in detail view? It always comes
in Preview view, which is not helpful for me in finding the files I need to
edit and review.

 

[Guest]

Did you save the files in .pps? If so, it will goes into a slideshow mode
automatically when you open them.
Save the file as a normal presentation instead.
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[Guest]

no--all the files are .ppt's. And the problem is in the Open File view, not
after I open the file--that operation works just fine. This is just a
problem with the window from which you select and open files--it always comes
up in Preview mode (from the choice of Tiles, Icons, List, Detail,
Properties, Preview) and I don't have too much use for that and would much
prefer Detail mode where I can sort on modified date (I have a lot of
Powerpoint files to choose from in many directories).

Oh, and I'm using Office 2003. I guess I was hoping to find that this is a
configurable setting--perhaps via Registry change?

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

How do I set the open file window to come up in detail view? It always comes
in Preview view, which is not helpful for me in finding the files I need to
edit and review.

Irritating, isn't it?

As far as I know, there's no way to make it behave. If I have to look over more
than just a couple of files, I'll open a Windows Explorer window on the folder
I'm interested in. I can doubleclick files or drag their icons to the title bar
to launch them in the current instance of PPT