PowerPoint 2007 Solution Center

Update Office 2007

• Find out more about Office 2007 Service Pack 2
• Visit Office Online to download Office 2007 Service Pack 2

Top PowerPoint help

• Validation error downloading templates or PDF add-in
• Install the hotfix for 'Powerpoint has encountered a problem and needs to close' when exiting
• Find out how to insert .pdf files into a slide
• Workaround for media problems and errors
• Read more about how passwords work in a PowerPoint Show
• Learn how to videotape a presentation
• Get help with expired beta software
• Add a Shockwave Flash control to a slide
• Learn how to use the Package for CD feature

Help transitioning from earlier versions of Office

• Use earlier versions of Excel, PowerPoint, and Word to open and save files
• Troubleshoot when Office 2007 upgrade fails on Office XP Student and Teacher products
• Install the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack to use earlier versions of Office programs
• Learn more about the fixed updates to the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack
• Features that are not available in PowerPoint 2007

Top error messages

• Troubleshoot error messages in presentations that contains embedded sounds
• Workaround for media problems and errors
• Get help with "Clipart cannot complete the operation" error messages when you try to insert clip art
• Find help when starting an Office program that has the Adobe PDFMaker Add-in installed

Alert IDs

• Learn how to use the Alert ID feature in the Office 2007 programs

Keep Office up to date

• Learn more about the PowerPoint 2007 hotfix package
• Visit Downloads on Microsoft Office Online to get the latest updates
• Use Microsoft Update to keep Office up to date

Find converters and add-ins

• Download the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Office 2007 File Formats
• Microsoft Save as PDF download add-in
• Microsoft Save as XPS download add-in
• Microsoft Save as PDF or XPS download add-in

Help installing PowerPoint

• Install and to repair Office 2007 features
• Troubleshoot when Office 2007 upgrade fails on Office XP Student and Teacher products
• Find help when you receive the "Setup is unable to proceed" error message when installing Office 2007
• Install the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack to use earlier versions of Office programs
• Read more about Adobe PDFMaker Add-in installation

Help make PowerPoint more secure

• PowerPoint cannot load an add-in when you lower the macro security level
• Change your security settings through the Trust Center
• Visit the Microsoft Security Center
• Download a free trial of Windows Live OneCare – all-in-one PC care from Microsoft

Privacy options

• Learn about privacy options for Office 2007 programs

PowerPoint menus and toolbars

• Learn about the new Office ribbon
• Find the PowerPoint 2003 commands in PowerPoint 2007
• Get help about advanced settings

Images

• Get help about missing animations from presentations
• Find help for custom animations with jagged text
• Workaround for setting image backgrounds to transparent
• Troubleshoot when linked images are not displayed
• Change the resolution of a slide that you export as a picture
• Get help when Picture Manager does not start
• Find the list of Photo Editor features that are not available in Picture Manager
• Get help when you cannot use Photo Editor to save image from the Office Clipboard

Video and sounds

• Workaround for media problems and errors
• Find help when your movie doesn't play
• Learn how to play media clips in PowerPoint by using Windows Media Player
• Steps to preview sounds in your presentation
• Workaround for Windows Media Player .asf files
• Troubleshoot embedded sound files in a presentation
• My sound doesn't play

Presentations

• Troubleshoot when the slide show appears in the original orientation when you rotate to portrait
• Find keyboard shortcuts to turn display of grid and guides on and off
• Get help when hyperlink to a slide does not work when a comma is contained in the title of the slide
• Convert a Corel presentation to PowerPoint format
• Visit the PowerPoint help and how to site

• Contact a support professional by e-mail, online, or phone
• Ask questions, share information, and exchange ideas with others in Office discussion groups
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• Share your feedback with the Microsoft Office product team