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How do I have a PowerPoint auto start and auto full screen within SharePoint 365

I want to load a PowerPoint PPSX into our SharePoint sight, I would like when clicking on to auto-present in full screen.

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asked 2023-03-15T17:28:40.41+00:00
CGimro 5 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-08T21:21:11.0433333+00:00
John Korchok 6,416 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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Why can't I save a PowerPoint presentation as a pdf?

I can no longer save or export my PowerPoint presentations as pdf's. I have done so for years in order to upload my slideshows to Canvas. Recently after a long wait I get an error message. I am using a MacBook Pro Sequoia 15.5

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asked 2025-07-08T04:25:40.25+00:00
Katie Hawkinson 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-08T21:14:47.31+00:00
John Korchok 6,416 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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How do you hide PowerPoint animation BLINK prior to click start?

The PowerPoint animation "BLINK" does not hide the object when the page opens for activation later. How do you hide the object from view as in other entrance animations before activating it with a click?

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asked 2025-07-03T14:41:40.02+00:00
Christian, Greg 20 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-08T08:27:14.32+00:00
TiNo-T 2,225 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Issues with Exporting Selected Area as EMF Format in PowerPoint

When trying to export a selected area of content in PowerPoint to EMF, WMF, or SVG format using the "Save as Picture" option, the entire slide content exports instead of just the selected portion. This issue emerged after installing PowerToys…

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asked 2025-07-08T06:14:00.9466667+00:00
fan Mu 0 Reputation points
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Issue with Powerpoint

Hi, I have a user who does a lot of work with powerpoint and she is always having a lot of issues with the web and app version. Files take a long time to save or she gets an error, I have attached some of the errors. Some of her powerpoint files are…

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asked 2025-07-03T15:00:23.8766667+00:00
Brian Liu 50 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-07T16:08:10.43+00:00
Brian Liu 50 Reputation points
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Clickable hyperlinks in PowerPoint notes section

I am using PowerPoint version 2504. When will Microsoft allow clickable hyperlinks to be pastable into PowerPoint notes section?

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asked 2025-07-07T10:12:39.85+00:00
Jan Lewis 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-07T15:56:27.04+00:00
Steve Rindsberg 1 Reputation point MVP Volunteer Moderator
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Randomise PowerPoint slide sections using vba, please fix code below

Hi Guys, I am running Office 2021 on a Win 11 laptop. I am using a test presentation with slides split into 3 sections, 3 slides per section, 9 slides in total. I googled the web for vba code to randomise PowerPoint sections order and came up with the…

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asked 2025-07-03T21:13:23.9366667+00:00
BlueDice 40 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-07T15:39:05.3+00:00
BlueDice 40 Reputation points
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video problem in ppt recording

Why after I record a video using the camera of my computer in a PowerPoint presentation, the video turns upside-down in the last seconds. My office program is up to date.…

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asked 2025-07-07T09:22:04.8333333+00:00
Dr Ayman Khanfour 0 Reputation points
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For awhile Microsoft 365 was auto-loading Google fonts used in an existing presentation but NOT embedded OR system installed - why has this behavior recently changed?

For a good while Microsoft 365 was auto-loading Google fonts that were used in existing presentations but that were NOT embedded OR system installed – why has this behavior recently changed? Google fonts that had been previously auto-loaded to the user…

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asked 2025-07-03T05:03:07.84+00:00
Prisco, John 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-07T07:52:27.1266667+00:00
Flora-T 960 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to find text in a very busy presentation?

Using "Find", is convenient to find text in a powerpoint presentation... however for very busy pages with highlights, squares, and lots of other text and graphics... it is still extremely difficult, if not impossible, to find the text…

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asked 2025-07-04T23:44:21.2133333+00:00
Kevin Thomas 20 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-05T19:46:44.3633333+00:00
John Korchok 6,416 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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[Article] Using subtitles in Microsoft PowerPoint desktop

Applies to: Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft PowerPoint allows you to use subtitles when you are presenting your presentation. This setting is powered by Microsoft’s speech service. You can even translate what you are saying into another language. Before…

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asked 2025-07-05T09:06:54.7133333+00:00
Nathan Roberts (SN) 1,006 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
edited the question 2025-07-05T10:48:46.1566667+00:00
Nathan Roberts (SN) 1,006 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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[Article] Using subtitles in Microsoft PowerPoint online

Applies to: Microsoft PowerPoint online Microsoft PowerPoint allows you to use subtitles when you are presenting your presentation. This setting is powered by Microsoft’s speech service. You can even translate what you are saying into another…

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asked 2025-07-05T08:54:03.83+00:00
Nathan Roberts (SN) 1,006 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
edited the question 2025-07-05T10:47:58.57+00:00
Nathan Roberts (SN) 1,006 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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Why are the organizational assets library images not showing up in Word or PowerPoint

We have successfully set up Two organization asset libraries as follows: Add-SPOOrgAssetsLibrary -LibraryUrl <url to SharePoint Document Library> -OrgAssetType ImageDocumentLibrary - Thumbnailurl <url to a png file> Add-SPOOrgAssetsLibrary…

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asked 2024-05-29T14:32:44.6933333+00:00
Todd Bocik 141 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-04T18:37:17.6266667+00:00
Boyne Hohenstein 0 Reputation points
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How do I delete "Click to add title" in Power Point?

I can't delete "Click to add title" during preparing the slides in Power Point? How can do that?

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asked 2025-07-04T16:36:22.34+00:00
Zafer Ergun 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-04T17:54:17.41+00:00
John Korchok 6,416 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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My SmartArt text pane is not showing all the contents of the graphic and makes it impossible to edit hierarchical charts

My SmartArt text pane is not showing all the contents of the graphic. The Text is in a very large font and even when resizing the window (SmartArt Text Window) it does not show all of the fields. I have tried opening up older files (org charts) and have…

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asked 2025-06-23T23:08:54.6433333+00:00
Bryan G 35 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-04T00:41:28.28+00:00
John Korchok 6,416 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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Once I use one of my Microsoft 365 Family Sharing options on a device, do I get it back if I later uninstall it from that device?

I have a Microsoft 365 Family subscription. I can share Microsoft 365 with up to 5 family members. One of my family has access to a laptop that he will only use temporarily, then has to give back. It doesn't have Microsoft, so I want to install Microsoft…

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asked 2025-07-03T20:09:12.61+00:00
Chris and Catherine Corin 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2025-07-04T00:32:10.4633333+00:00
John Korchok 6,416 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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How to access Microsoft Office2019: Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel Associate (Office 2019) certification?

I have taken this exam and the Excel exam through my university, and I have the certification ID but there is nothing on my account that displays my certification.

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asked 2025-06-25T20:25:42.6566667+00:00
Fan, Marcus 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-01T23:51:20.95+00:00
Lily-T 320 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

NVDA Screen Reader is reading text boxes marked as decorative in PowerPoint slide shows.

I marked multiple objects as decorative in a PPT, and the NVDA screen readers still read them. This impacts the ability to make them Section 508 compliant.

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asked 2025-06-30T22:02:02.51+00:00
Mark Hamrick 20 Reputation points
accepted 2025-07-01T13:00:28.9066667+00:00
Mark Hamrick 20 Reputation points
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free trial version

Hello. I installed an application for creating presentations on my iPad. But it is not possible to install the free monthly trial version, it gives an error. How can I fix this issue?

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asked 2025-05-08T09:25:42.7933333+00:00
Зулфия Гилязева 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-06-30T19:19:54.8066667+00:00
Charles Kenyon 3,146 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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Any recommended tools to streamline PowerPoint content generation?

Hi, I’m currently working on a workflow (https://chatslide.ai) where I need to programmatically generate PowerPoint slides based on structured content (e.g., markdown, PDFs, or web pages). I’m aware of the Open XML SDK for manipulating .pptx files, but…

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asked 2025-06-26T06:04:06.0366667+00:00
Quan 10 Reputation points
commented 2025-06-30T08:14:11.3566667+00:00
Jayden-P 3,420 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator