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Office programs may crash with the FineReader add-in installed
If you have ABBYY FineReader installed and receive one of the following errors while either starting or using an Office program: Microsoft Excel 2013 has stopped working Microsoft Outlook 2013 has stopped working Microsoft Word 2013 has stopped...
Videos in PowerPoint 2013 or 2010 presentations do not play in PowerPoint 2007 or earlier versions
Describes the issue when videos in PowerPoint 2010 presentations do not play in PowerPoint 2007 or earlier versions. This is because PowerPoint 2010 embeds the videos into presentations. PowerPoint 2007 SP1 and earlier versions cannot play embedded videos.
PowerPoint 2013 or PowerPoint 2010 stops working after you repair a presentation
Describes an issue in which PowerPoint 2010 finds a problem in a presentation and stops working after you repair the presentation, and then click Update Links.
PowerPoint 2013 crashes when you try to convert a diagram into a SmartArt graphic or shape
Works around an issue in which PowerPoint 2013 crashes when you try to convert a legacy diagram in a .ppt file into a SmartArt graphic or shape. This issue occurs after you display the presentation by using the Office Presentation Service in Windows 8.
Why is my add-in crashing? - InfoPath - Office.com
See what to do when you get a Data Execution Protection (DEP) message about an add-in you use.