PowerPoint?

[Guest]

I guess I've used up my 2 question limit with Big Bill so maybe someone here
can help. Some people tell me I should have PowerPoint and PhotoDraw with
Office2000 and others say it comes with XP Home editon. If either is true,
please tell me how to find it (if it's already on my computer) or find it on
my installation CDs to install it. Thanks.

 

[Guest]

Do you mean Photo Editor? It comes with Office 2000, Custom Insallation,
make sure to install Microsoft Office Tools. Or to see if you already have
it, click Start, Microsoft Office Tools, Photo Editor.

Glenna

 

[Guest]

No. I do have Photo Editor. In the ReadMe file there are references to both
PowerPoint and Photo Editor (though the latter is in the Premium Edition-
which I must not have). But I still cannot find PowerPoint.

 

[Sonia]

What version of Office 2000 do you have? The Small Business Edition does not
include PowerPoint.
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Sonia Coleman
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials
http://www.soniacoleman.com

 

[Bill Dilworth]

I believe that both PowerPoint and PhotoDraw were included with Office
professional, but not together in any of the other Office 2000 packaging
schemes.


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[Steve Rindsberg]

I guess I've used up my 2 question limit with Big Bill so maybe someone here
can help. Some people tell me I should have PowerPoint and PhotoDraw with
Office2000 and others say it comes with XP Home editon. If either is true,
please tell me how to find it (if it's already on my computer) or find it on
my installation CDs to install it. Thanks.

Neither comes with XP Home (or with any other version of Windows) although some
computer manufacturers include one of several versions of Office on their PCs.
PowerPoint is part of Office, but here's the hitch: it wasn't included in
Office Small Business Edition, which is what the comp. manufacturers usually
included. PhotoDraw was part of Office 2000 Premium, as I recall; again, that
wouldn't have been included with Office SBE.

Since you have installation CDs, check 'em out; let us know what specific
version of Office you have and we'll go from there.

And dig it, we don't have any steenking two-question limit. <g>

 

[Guest]

Thanks for responding Steve (and everyone else too)

I do have Office 2000 Small Business so that's why I don't have either
PowerPoint or PhotoDraw. By the way Steve... when I tried to e-mail
Microsoft, I received a message telling me I've used up my (steenking) two
question limit and that I'd have to pay to ask a question. I don't even
remember asking one question, let alone two. But I do indeed appreciate your
help here.

 

[Bill Dilworth]

'Hello, is this tech support?"

"Can you help me?"

Shouldn't count as your two questions.

Bill D.

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Thanks for responding Steve (and everyone else too)

I do have Office 2000 Small Business so that's why I don't have either
PowerPoint or PhotoDraw. By the way Steve... when I tried to e-mail
Microsoft, I received a message telling me I've used up my (steenking) two
question limit and that I'd have to pay to ask a question. I don't even
remember asking one question, let alone two.

I don't know how they track those things internally; you might get better results
by calling instead, but I'd certainly ask here first. Save the support calls for
the ones you can't get free help on elsewhere. ;-)

FWIW, PhotoDraw was a pretty powerful program by all reports but MS has dropped it.
I don't whether there's any support in later versions of Office for PhotoDraw
drawing files, but I doubt it's worth chasing down unless you already have PhotoDraw
files you need to work with. If you need to do serious drawing, I'd suggest a copy
of CorelDraw (which would include PhotoPaint as well, plus tons of clip art and
fonts and other goodies). Ignore Corel's presentation program, ignore MS' drawing
and painting programs, that's the trick. ;-)

 

[Guest]

Thanks again, Steve.

I do have Corel 6 and 10. I tried using "6" but it doesn't want to run with
XP. My computer kept screwing up with WinMe and that's when I bought XP. I
haven't reinstalled Corel 10 since installing XP, so I'm not sure if it will
or won't work with XP. I actually like MS's Paint and Photo Editor for doing
simple, quick stuff. Not many bells and whistles, but quick and to the point
for minor layouts and editing. I asked about MS's PhotoDraw because I saw it
referenced in my Office ReadMe file when I was looking for PowerPoint and
figured if I had it, I'd try it out.

I guess I'll have to buy PowerPoint separately. At the risk of becoming a
pain, I'll ask this one last PPt question (actually 2 > Can I buy it
separately? And will it run with XP Home edition?
....and I guess if I buy it, Big Bill might allow me two more steenking free
questions. hee hee

Thanks!!!!!!
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[Steve Rindsberg]

I do have Corel 6 and 10. I tried using "6" but it doesn't want to run with
XP.

That's ok. Anybody who's gotten it to run doesn't want to run with 6.
Even the Corel people in Ottawa hiss at you, put on garlic necklaces and
scuttle away under the nearest rock if you so much as say the word "six".

Ten, on the other hand, is worth pursuing.

I guess I'll have to buy PowerPoint separately. At the risk of becoming a
pain, I'll ask this one last PPt question (actually 2

Go for four and no risk of becoming a pain at this rate. No worries.

Can I buy it
separately? And will it run with XP Home edition?

Yes and yes. But be certain you get the standalone version and not an
upgrade version of PPT. Also, check the pricing carefully; if the whole
Office package isn't that much more, consider it as well. It'll be simpler
to maintain if it's all installed from one CD.

....and I guess if I buy it, Big Bill might allow me two more steenking free
questions. hee hee

We're just volunteers here ... not allowed to speak for The Man.

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MS' drawing and painting programs, that's the trick. ;-)