Why was the record macro feature removed from Powerpoint 2007?

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    - create brouchures i have a test to take and i need help on creating a brouchure in Powerpoint.. It has to be in powerpoint not pub. or word.. please help Tag: Why was the record macro feature removed from Powerpoint 2007? Tag: 391529
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    - how do I insert an equation in Office 2007 Powerpoint? Tag: Why was the record macro feature removed from Powerpoint 2007? Tag: 391528
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    - How do I get rid of the text box lines when I print? When printing a presentation, all the text box lines are showing up. How do I get rid of them? Tag: Why was the record macro feature removed from Powerpoint 2007? Tag: 391527
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    - Data Table on 3D Cluster Column Moves I am using Office 2007 on Windows XP and am trying to create a presentation using the 3D Cluster Columns with Data Table located at the bottom of each Graph. It seems that every time I change a slide the Data Table moves. When I click to edit the table it resets but moves back after changing the slide. I have printed the slides and it prints fine. However when I preview the slides in print preview and also in presentation mode the Data Table remains displaced which in preview mode is no good since it messes up the presentation. Anything fixing this problem would greatly help! Tag: Why was the record macro feature removed from Powerpoint 2007? Tag: 391517
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    - Access security setting when converting ppt to pdg I have downloaded the office to pdf addin and it works very well. However, I want my students to see and print the slides from the pdf file, but I don't want them to be able to copy or alter them. Any suggestions? Tag: Why was the record macro feature removed from Powerpoint 2007? Tag: 391513
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    - Power point viewer 2007 doesn't work I have 5 pc with windows xp sp2. I have office 2003 basic in all the pc. I have installed power point viewer 2007 but doesn't work. If i open only the program (Start->program->power point viewer 2007) nothing happens. If i make double click to ppt file nothing happens. I have uninstalled power point viewer 2007 from control panel and i have installed power point viewer 2003. With power point viewer 2003 works but i don't see correctly ppt file made by power point viewer 2007. I have tried to install full version power point 2007 in one pc and works correctly. Can someone help me? Tag: Why was the record macro feature removed from Powerpoint 2007? Tag: 391512
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    - Powerpoint 2007 - editing charts in presentations. We have recently upgraded to Office 2007 and a number of users are getting error messages when trying to edit charts that were created with previous versions of Powerpoint. There are four errors. they basically say: 1. To edit this chart using the new features available in the 2007 Microsoft office System, you must firat convert it to the 2007 office system format. Do you want to convert to the new format. It does not matter which option is chosen as none of them work. 2. Microsoft office powerpoint can't start the application required to open this object. An error occurred and this feature is no longer functioning. Would you like to repair now. If you chose yes, then it runs through the repair process, asks for a reboot and does not fix anything. 3. The server application, source file, or item can't be found, or returned an unknown error. You may need to reinstall the server application. Click ok and the following message comes up. 4. Microsoft Office Powerpoint can't start the application required to open this object. An error occurred and this feature is no longer functioning properly. Would you like to repair this feature now. You choose yes and runs through the repair and restarts and still doesn't work. I have read a lot of the support and have checked there is less than 300 fonts, I have reregistered the graph.exe and got a message saying it needs to be run from another program. Any ideas? -- jimbo345 Tag: Why was the record macro feature removed from Powerpoint 2007? Tag: 391507
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    - Slide Design - How do I import new slide designs? Hi, I have a bunch of slide designs on my C Drive but cannot see them in the Slide Design Task Pane in PPT. How do I import them or which directory should I save them in in order that they are available in PPT? I very much look forward to hearing from someone. Thanks, Paul Tag: Why was the record macro feature removed from Powerpoint 2007? Tag: 391506
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    - formula for ellipce to find area &volume ? Tag: Why was the record macro feature removed from Powerpoint 2007? Tag: 391502
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    - How do you increase the number of slides beyond 100? I am preparing a powerpoint presentation for a family occasion and seem limited to 100 slides. I need to increase the number of slides. Can anyone help plz? Tag: Why was the record macro feature removed from Powerpoint 2007? Tag: 391492
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    - Sound timeline Hi, Is there any way in PowerPoint that I can view a timeline where the music that I have inserted starts and finishes? I know there is the icon on each page that I have inserted it but I would like to just look at the presentation and see where the next clip starts. It seems I have put a couple of songs in that are overlapping one another and I have two playing at once. I will have to go through manually and fix it up but for future reference I thought there might be some timeline that I can look at quickly and see what I have done. Kaye Payne Tag: Why was the record macro feature removed from Powerpoint 2007? Tag: 391481
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    - PowerPoint BACKGROUNDS Hey, I have used a lot of the advice on here to export images and text to make a new slide, but I am having a LOT of trouble exporting the background. Is there any way at all to export the background? Currently I am creating a new slide with the same background format as the current slide and then doing a slide export. The problem with this is that if the background is not a template, the background is not transfered. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Cameron -- Message posted via OfficeKB.com http://www.officekb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/powerpoint/200807/1 Tag: Why was the record macro feature removed from Powerpoint 2007? Tag: 391479
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    - mp 4 to wmv I need to convert an mp 4 to wmv. can anyone suggest a safe converter? -- thanks! Tag: Why was the record macro feature removed from Powerpoint 2007? Tag: 391463
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    - Updating Links My presentation will not update with the current files in the current folder. It referrs to an older version, it never did this before and just started to do it. Can I change it on the whole presentation or do I have to update link individually? Tag: Why was the record macro feature removed from Powerpoint 2007? Tag: 391461
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    - Animated Clip Arts I don't believe I have ever been more frustrated! I am sure it is me not understanding something but.... I downloaded some animated clip arts from the microsoft website. I am running Windows XP and Office 2007. WHY is it that the clip arts are not MOVING in the powerpoint presentation? Yes, they are moving in the Clip Art Organizer...but I want them to move in my presentation! HELP! Tricia Tag: Why was the record macro feature removed from Powerpoint 2007? Tag: 391460
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    - clear formatting option? Is there a way to â??clear formattingâ?? from Power Point content. (Iâ??m thinking like a clear formatting choice that MS Word has.) We have recently started working in PP2007 across our company, moving away from PP97. We are having some inconsistent results when applying the newest corporate PP template. I am suspicious that there is â??sticky residueâ?? from PP97 that is clinging to the content and causing grief. If anyone has a good technique for dealing with this, it would be appreciated. thank you Tag: Why was the record macro feature removed from Powerpoint 2007? Tag: 391458
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    - How do I change from English to metric system (in PowerPoint 2007) Tag: Why was the record macro feature removed from Powerpoint 2007? Tag: 391454
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    - Importing Org Charts from 2003 to 2007 A lady in our office is having a heck of a time making edits to them. It looks like they completely rewrote the org chart engine, so you have to either convert them to shapes (rendering them uneditable as org charts) or to â??smartâ?? art (which completely changes the look and feel of the chart and brings with it all of smart artâ??s annoying quirks). Tag: Why was the record macro feature removed from Powerpoint 2007? Tag: 391453
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    - Chart Title In PowerPoint 2007 I created a chart and want to modify the box the title was created in to make it longer. The box seems to be doing an autofit, however that option is turned off. I would rather make my title longer across the top than have it wrap as it does automatically. Tag: Why was the record macro feature removed from Powerpoint 2007? Tag: 391452
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    - SourceFullName error PowerPoint Office 2007 sp 1 Hi, We are trying to update the value of SourceFullName for a PowerPoint 2007 presentation link to an OLE, paste special, Excel chart. The problem we have is on some machines we get the error below when the value given to 'SourceFullName' does not point to a valid file but on other machines it accepts the value. Method 'SourceFullName' of object 'LinkFormat' failed. With error number -214467259 My question hence, is there a way where we can turn off the check when setting 'SourceFullName'? Or is there a windows update or known setting that modifies the behaviour. At the moment we know on some machines this check is happening but on others it is not. We have tested under XP sp 3 and Vista sp 1 and we are running Office 2007 sp 1. We have both XP and Vista machines showing the duality, it would be nice to find out what is setting this behaviour, what we do observe is that appears to be at a machine level. Tag: Why was the record macro feature removed from Powerpoint 2007? Tag: 391442
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    - Excel in Powerpoint Hi, I have a power point presentation that has many slides with embedded Excel files which are pulling data directly from Hyperion - however, as many of the slide are showing the same information, rather than having each slide linked to Hyperion I would rather link the Embedded Excel file to another embedded excel file within the same PPT document - ie link an excel file on slide 3 to an excel file in slide 5 so everytime there is a chnage to one number I dont have to update mulitple slides, I can just update 1 slide and know the changes flow through onto all the other slides - is this possible? Thanks Tag: Why was the record macro feature removed from Powerpoint 2007? Tag: 391441
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    - need word to show up when mouse hovers In my powerpoint I would like to run my mouse over an image or word and have a word pop up (slightly like HTML). Is this possible and if so, how? Tag: Why was the record macro feature removed from Powerpoint 2007? Tag: 391439
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    - unable to open ppt files in powerpoint 2007 I get the following message no matter what powerpoint file I try to open. They were all created in powerpoint 2003. powerpoint cant open the type of file represented by \blah blah blah\closingmtg.ppt Help am now desperate!! Tag: Why was the record macro feature removed from Powerpoint 2007? Tag: 391434
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    - How to Update the ginal size of Excel embedded chat Hi, I have excel embedded chat in power point. Can you please let me know how to update the original size of the embedded chats. Luxon Samuel Tag: Why was the record macro feature removed from Powerpoint 2007? Tag: 391433
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    - Powerpoint 2007 always prompts UAC When I start Powerpoint 2007 I'm prompted by Vistas UAC: "A program needs your permission to continue (= Powerpoint)". It started after installing the programs to convert Powerpoint to flash / creating screencast. I have been testing different tools for producing screencasts and converting Powerpoint to flash/video. Among them I have bought and installed Adobe Articultate and Camtasia Studio. Others I have tried is Wondershare PPT2flash, Articulate Presenter and AuthorPoint. Now ALL programs have been uninstalled again, but UAC is still prompting when starting Powerpoint. The UAC prompt is REALLY REALLY REALLY annoying, so I have cleaned my PC - with no luck. I have * uninstalled all relevant programs * checked for addins in Powerpoint * checked in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\ADDINS * checked C:\users\%user%\appdata\Roaming\Microsoft\AddIns * searched the registry and removed leftover keys and hives * repaired the Office installation (one hour!) - and spent to much time on this s+++. I have tried Camtasia support (great guys), searched http://www.sameshow.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3290 (no answer: "UAC is good!"), sent a question to Adobe support (no answer yet) - and searched the net. Where/how to stop the AUC prompt? (and no: I don't want to stop using UAC). I run Vista Business UK and Office 2007 (DK). Hope to hear from one of the wizards out there, Bent Tag: Why was the record macro feature removed from Powerpoint 2007? Tag: 391432
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    - Sizing photos for slide presnetation. I have approximately thirty slides that I have inserted into a presentation. However, some slides are being cut off a the top, the sides and do not fit the window. I right clicked the photos and resized by the "scale to fit the window" but the photos look so small. When I am looking at the screen, is that what the presentation is going to look like? I plan on showing this presentation with my laptop and a projector on a 100 inch screen. I do not want the photos to be too large or too small. Is there a standard size? Or does it look better to have a variety of sized to mix up the presentation? Tag: Why was the record macro feature removed from Powerpoint 2007? Tag: 391431
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    - Updating Orginal size Hi, I have excel emmbended chat in power point. Can you please let me know how to update the orginal size of the embended chats. Luxon Samuel Tag: Why was the record macro feature removed from Powerpoint 2007? Tag: 391430
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    - Switching presentation and editing screen? I have a laptop with an external, bigger screen. When the computer is docked, the external screen is my main screen (i.e. the screen with the taskbar or screen 1), the laptop is the secondary screen. When I switch powerpoint to presentation mode, for some reason it displays the slides fullscreen on the laptops built-in screen (i.e. the secondary screen), while on the primary screen it still shows PPT in editing mode. This is quite nice for *developing* a presentation, but when I want to *show* the presentation, be it to someone in the office, or if I attach a beamer to present, then I of course would like to see the presentation on the external screen or beamer and the editing window and speaker notes on the laptop's built-in panel. Can one somehow tell powerpoint to switch these two? Michael Tag: Why was the record macro feature removed from Powerpoint 2007? Tag: 391429
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    - Upsidedown picture correction tool I used to have a small free tool that auto-corrected the error that pictures inserted in PPT 2000 and before might appear upside down in later versions. Unfortunately I have mislaid it - can anybody point me to where I can download another copy. TIA Chris Tag: Why was the record macro feature removed from Powerpoint 2007? Tag: 391423
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    - Insert video clip object I reguarily insert movies from file (wmv) into Powerpoint 2000. So I am very familiar with the limitations and vagiaries such as having to use an absolute address that must be shorter than ca 128 characters. And that if you move the presentation ensuring that the movie file is in the same folder as the presentation. etc. Now I wish to insert an AVI file as a Video clip using Insert Object. This works fine when you don't move anything. But I need to transport it to another computer so the absolute location will not be the same. Do the same, or similar, restrictions apply to this process as do for the movie file situation? If not what constraints do apply. My first attempt at moving the presentation and video failed - the video couldn't be located. Guidance would be welcome. TIA Chris Tag: Why was the record macro feature removed from Powerpoint 2007? Tag: 391422
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    - How do I select 2nd color for two-color gradient fill Office 2007 I have the Format Data Series or Format Shape dialog open, and select Fill, then Gradient Fill button. But under this you only get to pick one color. How do you pick the second color to fade to/from? Tag: Why was the record macro feature removed from Powerpoint 2007? Tag: 391419
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    - ANN: Hotfix for annoying habit of re-centring when zoomed released Open the champagne! http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954895/en-us <snip> This hotfix package fixes the following issue that was not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article: In PowerPoint 2007, the focus unexpectedly changes to the center of a slide after you perform one of the following operations: . You delete the pictures in a certain area of the slide. . You edit the points on a drawn shape in a certain area of the slide. </snip> Lucy -- Lucy Thomson PowerPoint MVP MOS Master Instructor www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au Tag: Why was the record macro feature removed from Powerpoint 2007? Tag: 391414
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    - How do I add different music to different slides in powerpoint Trying to add different songs to different slides, having difficulty Tag: Why was the record macro feature removed from Powerpoint 2007? Tag: 391412
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    - different sounds when slides transition in reverse I have a certain sound play each time the slide show transitions forwards from one slide to the following one. The same sound plays when I transition in reverse, ie from one slide to the previous slide. Is it possible to set different sounds when transitioning forward and in reverse? TIA ... Greg Tag: Why was the record macro feature removed from Powerpoint 2007? Tag: 391410
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    - ppt 07 VBA compatability with ppt 03 I have code that runs during an active presentation. I recently tested the code using a friend's PPT 07. The code ran fine with one exception. There is an embedded picture (enhanced meta format) that generated an error. The vba code rotates the picture. The error was that the picture was not found within the shapes collection. I found the shape listed among the other shapes and groups. I could rename the picture but I got the same error. I tried a quick cut and paste to see if a newly embedded picture would be found, but no joy. The picture was created from a grouped autoshape. The autoshape was copied and then pasted special in enhanced meta format. Did I get the error because pictures in PPT 07 are in a different collection? Or, did the error derive from a difference in enh meta format between the 2 ppt versions? ' The next several lines place and rotate the picture 931 ' picture 931 is in enhanced meta file format. ActivePresentation.SlideShowWindow.View.Slide.Shapes("picture 931").Rotation = Hdg ActivePresentation.SlideShowWindow.View.Slide.Shapes("picture 931").Left = (XPosAbs_1 -ActivePresentation.SlideShowWindow.View.Slide.Shapes("picture 931").Width / 2) ActivePresentation.SlideShowWindow.View.Slide.Shapes("picture 931").Top = (YPosAbs_1 - ActivePresentation.SlideShowWindow.View.Slide.Shapes("picture 931").Height / 2) -- Any help would be appreciated. Thanks -- Tom Conrad Tag: Why was the record macro feature removed from Powerpoint 2007? Tag: 391405
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    - ppt 03 Use vba to find & extract a value fm an embedded excel work Steve and Brian, Back in Jan of this year you assisted me with the vba code to find and extract a value from a ppt table. At that time, Brian stated that he preferred to use excel spreadsheets vice ppt tables. So... Brian how do I code to search an embedded excel worksheet for a specific value while running a presentation. I don't want to open excel. I am currently using vba controls to allow the user change various values during the presentation. Based on these values, I do some calculations. The spreadsheet could eventually run to 1400 lines. The user entered values designate row and colunm values. Thanks -- Tom Conrad Tag: Why was the record macro feature removed from Powerpoint 2007? Tag: 391404
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    - syslogd runaway + powerpoint 2004 for mac Found out in /var/log/system.log what cause my syslogd process to use up to 100% of my CPU Here is the message in the log at the same time syslogd runaway: ************************************************** Jul 16 16:48:08 U233 0x0-0x1f01f.com.microsoft.PowerPoint151: Ignoring Quick draw drawing between QDBeginCGContext and QDEndCGContext Jul 16 16:49:20: --- last message repeated 1389 times --- Jul 16 16:48:09 U233 0x0-0x1f01f.com.microsoft.PowerPoint151: Ignoring Quick draw drawing between QDBeginCGContext and QDEndCGContext Jul 16 16:49:50: --- last message repeated 675 times --- Jul 16 16:49:44 U233 0x0-0x1f01f.com.microsoft.PowerPoint151: Ignoring Quick draw drawing between QDBeginCGContext and QDEndCGContext Jul 16 16:51:27: --- last message repeated 101281 times --- ************************************************** Indeed I'm using Powerpoint to make a presentation, syslogd runaway multiple times a day (~dozen) since i started making my presentation. syslogd never gave me problem when I was doing other stuff. Previous use of Powerpoint didn't produced that syslogd runaway so I'm guessing it comes from either the last 10.5.4 Leopard upgrade or Microsoft Office 2004 upgrade. -Activity Monitor / Quiting process doesn't work, just stop it temporarily and it comes back Any suggestion to stop my Macbook pro getting so hot? More info: Macbook Pro Mac OS X (10.5.4) Microsoft Powerpoint 2004 OS and Powerpoint got the lastest update Tag: Why was the record macro feature removed from Powerpoint 2007? Tag: 391397
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    - Help Convert Corel "Show on the Go" executable file to Powerpoint I have been provided a number of Corel "Show on the go" executable files. Well, I use MS PPT! Is there a way to convert these files to a PowerPoint presentation? Thanks! Tag: Why was the record macro feature removed from Powerpoint 2007? Tag: 391396
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    - Animation Appear-Hide-Appear sequence I have dozens of technical presentations developed with Powerpoint 2000. When imported into Powerpoint 2007, the Appear-Hide-Appear animations have about a one second delay between "Hide on next mouse click" and "Appear". In ppt 2000 there was no delay. In ppt 2007 there is a delay and this destroys the effect. I have tried everything I know and have talked to the first level of Microsoft Powerpoint technical support and they don't know how to fix this. The case is still open, but I am just going in a circular dance with them. I do know how to work-around this by creating many more sequential slides rather than relying on animations, but this would be very time consuming re-developing all of my presentations, and it would make all of my presentations much larger in file size. If there is not a fix, then I would have to make about 300 CD-R's to send to all of the technical trainers across North America with the corrected effects. This has become a nightmare for me. By the end of August, all employees are required to have made the transition from Office 2000 to Office 2007. Has anyone had to deal with this issue and discovered the fix? Dirt Tag: Why was the record macro feature removed from Powerpoint 2007? Tag: 391391
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Re: Why was the record macro feature removed from Powerpoint 2007? by Steve

Steve
Fri Jul 18 11:53:36 CDT 2008

Hi. When asking a question here, please type the question in the big white box
beneath the subject line. Thanks.

Why was the macro feature removed?

Keep in mind that we're volunteers here, not MS employees, so we're not really
party to the reasoning behind the decisions that MS makes. My understanding
(from a MS blog post or some such) is that the macro recorder wasn't all that
great even in 2002/2003 ... it missed all animation stuff and other things.
With all the changes to the object model in 2007, bringing the recorder up to
speed would've taken a LOT of work. They probably decided the resources would
be better spent on other features and rather than deal with a lot of tech
support problems with the macro recorder, they removed it.

I can't say that I agree with that decision. I'd rather have the thing
available to do whatever it can, even if that's not everything.

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