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Running two instances of PowerPoint simultaneously
I have Office 2003 installed on my laptop (HP Compac 6710b).
Unlike Word and Excel, I have observed that I cannot run two instances of PowerPoint at the same time on my machine. Can anyone please show me how to do this? Thank you. |
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Running two instances of PowerPoint simultaneously
You can't. You can open as many presentations as you want for editing purposes. But, on one PowerPoint
-- Michael Koerner MS MVP - PowerPoint "BigBrother" wrote in message ... I have Office 2003 installed on my laptop (HP Compac 6710b). Unlike Word and Excel, I have observed that I cannot run two instances of PowerPoint at the same time on my machine. Can anyone please show me how to do this? Thank you. |
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Running two instances of PowerPoint simultaneously
In article , BigBrother
wrote: I have Office 2003 installed on my laptop (HP Compac 6710b). Unlike Word and Excel, I have observed that I cannot run two instances of PowerPoint at the same time on my machine. Can anyone please show me how to do this? Thank you. Short, sweet but probably unwelcome answer: You can't. But what are you after that needs two instances? Maybe there's another way there. For example, if you're working on twin monitors and want an instance on each, try this instead: Drag the PPT window across both monitors. Open two presentations. Choose Arrange All from the view menu. ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ |
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Running two instances of PowerPoint simultaneously
Thanks Steve.
Clicking on Arrange All from the Window menu (PowerPoint 2003) did work. Though I could not have two instances of PowerPoint, I was able to view the two presentations I had opened side-by-side and able to copy slides from one and paste into the other. This was possible even without having to drag the PowerPoint window across two monitors as suggested by you. Thank you so much. BigBrother. "Steve Rindsberg" wrote: In article , BigBrother wrote: I have Office 2003 installed on my laptop (HP Compac 6710b). Unlike Word and Excel, I have observed that I cannot run two instances of PowerPoint at the same time on my machine. Can anyone please show me how to do this? Thank you. Short, sweet but probably unwelcome answer: You can't. But what are you after that needs two instances? Maybe there's another way there. For example, if you're working on twin monitors and want an instance on each, try this instead: Drag the PPT window across both monitors. Open two presentations. Choose Arrange All from the view menu. ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ |
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Running two instances of PowerPoint simultaneously
Aha, you really WERE watching. g
Glad it worked for you. In article , BigBrother wrote: Thanks Steve. Clicking on Arrange All from the Window menu (PowerPoint 2003) did work. Though I could not have two instances of PowerPoint, I was able to view the two presentations I had opened side-by-side and able to copy slides from one and paste into the other. This was possible even without having to drag the PowerPoint window across two monitors as suggested by you. Thank you so much. BigBrother. "Steve Rindsberg" wrote: In article , BigBrother wrote: I have Office 2003 installed on my laptop (HP Compac 6710b). Unlike Word and Excel, I have observed that I cannot run two instances of PowerPoint at the same time on my machine. Can anyone please show me how to do this? Thank you. Short, sweet but probably unwelcome answer: You can't. But what are you after that needs two instances? Maybe there's another way there. For example, if you're working on twin monitors and want an instance on each, try this instead: Drag the PPT window across both monitors. Open two presentations. Choose Arrange All from the view menu. ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ Living in the Help Center at PowerPoint Live Sept 21-24, San Diego CA, USA www.pptlive.com |
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