clip_image002There was a little confusion in the earlier posting about the recently announced Producer 2007 update.  Although the name says "For Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007" it still supports earlier versions of PowerPoint. 

To be clear, this is still a beta and the point of doing betas is to see if we can find any additional bugs we need to fix and to get your feedback.  So please do share your thoughts after using the tool. 

The forum for Producer bug reporting and feedback is through the Microsoft Connect site.  Instructions for image joining Connect and downloading Producer are repeated below.

But make sure to bookmark the Connect site while you're there, because you'll want to return to the Producer forum to enter and read feedback and bug reports.  The development team will be monitoring and responding to those same reports!

Thanks,

-Ric

How to access the Producer for PowerPoint 2007 beta:

  1. Click here to jump to the Connect site or type http://www.connect.microsoft.com in your web browser.
  2. Click Sign In. Enter your Windows Live ID and password, and click Sign In again.
    • If you don’t have a Windows Live ID, click here to sign up for one.
    • If you have not used the Connect site before, a registration screen will display. Click any of the Register links and enter the requested details.
  3. Choose one of these options and follow the steps:
    • If this is your first time accessing the Connect site:
      • Click the Connection Directory tab, and then click Office in the Categories list in the left-hand navigation pane.
      • Scroll through the list of available Connections and locate the Producer for PowerPoint 2007 Beta. You may want to change the Sort By criteria to list by Connection Name (A-Z) to locate it more quickly.
      • When you have found the link for the Producer beta, click the Apply Now link on the right. Clicking this link will jump to the Producer 2007 beta site.
    • If you are returning to the Connect site
      • Click the Your Dashboard tab, locate the link for the Producer for PowerPoint 2007 Beta site, and click it.
  4. In the Producer for PowerPoint 2007 Beta site:
    • Review the FAQs and Links on the site for helpful information about Producer and this beta.
    • Click the Downloads link in the left-hand navigation pane to download and install Producer 2007.
    • Click the Feedback link in the left-hand navigation pane to report any issues and provide feedback to Microsoft.