PowerPoint 2003 Solution Center

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Download Office 2003 Service Pack 3 (SP3) for the latest performance and security updates
Cannot Open PowerPoint Presentations Created in Previous Versions in PowerPoint 2003
If you are having problems opening PowerPoint presentations created in previous versions of PowerPoint or they open with corruption or contain missing content or receive an error message, please click the link above to obtain the patch. The error occurs if you have used OfficeArt shapes in your presentations.
Frequently Asked Questions About Packaging and Copying a Presentation to CD

Technical resources for Office Products
This article describes technical resources available on the various Microsoft web sites that you can use to assist you in the deployment and use of Microsoft Office applications.
List of some programming resources for Visual Basic programming in Office 2003
Provides a list of resources that are available to help you learn VB programming in Office 2003. It includes online help, object browser, MS Press books, KB articles, newsgroups, and other Web resources.
Description of the guidelines for selecting the appropriate picture format in an Office program
Lists different picture file formats, including advantages and disadvantages, that you can insert into Office programs. Explains how to select the appropriate format, resolution, and color depth for your pictures.

Considerations for server-side Automation of Office
Developers can use Automation to Microsoft Office to build custom solutions that utilize the capabilities and features that are built into the Office product. While such programmatic development can be implemented on a client system with relative ease,...
Pictures in documents that were created in an earlier version of Office appear flipped in Office XP and Office 2003
Explains that images in a document that was created in earlier versions of Office may appear flipped horizontally, vertically, or in both directions in Office XP.
Description of the Office 2003 critical update: November 4, 2003
Describes critical update for Office 2003 that is dated November 4, 2003.