PowerPoint 2010 Beta: Behind The Scenes

re: PowerPoint 2010 Beta: Behind The Scenes

Virginia58 — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:08:54 GMT

Hi - I downloaded, saved and am trying to embed a youtube video into a presentation. The youtube video plays smotthly from my computer but not after I've embedded it. Can you suggest a solution

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Mark Lelieveld — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 08:31:45 GMT

Hi, I've got a question about the new ALT+P keyboard shortcut. It plays and pauses a video in the slideshow. This shortcut seems to work only after I move my mouse and the video controls become visible. Is there some setting to play and pause video's without having to use my mouse? Preferably even without showing the video controls? Thanks, Mark

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Elvan — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:55:52 GMT

I experience severe lagging problems when i insert audio and video files. I have a 256MB video hardware and at least 1gb of memory in my laptop. It took a while to save the project with a 4mb video clip and i experience severe lagging during presentation. Is there a way to solve this problem?

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Sandy Yu — Thu, 13 May 2010 22:04:38 GMT

Hi Gary, If you want to link to an audio file, go to Insert | Audio | Audio from File and you'll see that the Insert button has a dropdown menu that has a "Link to File" option. There are several factors that could affect the quality of the recorded sound quality, such as the mixer settings and default recording device. However, if you're using the same machine/same settings but are getting different results for PPT2007 and PPT2010, please let us know. Hope this helps!

Sandy

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Gary — Thu, 13 May 2010 13:24:08 GMT

I don't see any of the Audio Quality settings in 2010, nor do I see a place to link the audio files in a folder. I used to get great sound quality in my 2007 version, and I just did a recording now in 2010, and it was very low quality. I've got other recording devices, but it's tough to do the timing properly if not done simultaneously with the slides.

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swj — Sat, 08 May 2010 12:43:22 GMT

Good Morning,

I see that PP 2010 (and Office 2010) is availible to some outlets... is there any way we can purchase it to replace the beta version we have? Perhaps at a discount for helping during the beta testing, even? :-) thanks, Shawn

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Amy — Thu, 06 May 2010 01:18:19 GMT

When I convert the powerpoint file into a video the audio does not play at the right times. It doesn't stop when it's supposed to and the new one doesn't start.

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Shawn Villaron, GPM Microsoft Office PowerPoint — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 02:22:48 GMT

@ Chris Sheil Hi Chris. Could you help us understand your performance issues? Which build do you have and where are you running into performance issues. We are, of course, very interested in understanding any performance issues that are creating customer satisfaction issues. Thanks, Shawn

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Chris Sheil — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 21:23:17 GMT

I have advised all my colleagues and direct reports to stop using 2010 Beta office, specially powerpoint. Its depressing to see such a nice product plagued with performance issues. It goes to a point where you cant use the application any more. I am frustrated and angry. I have a 2Gb ram 300 Gb harddisk desktop that runs all other applications including office 2003 adeptly. So please dont blame it on the PC, its not beta ready needs a ton of performance improvements. Very very upsetting.

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swj — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:50:28 GMT

Hi Chris,

looks like making sure I'm using text formating instead of shape formating does the trick. (I'll try it on some of my school PP later today)It doesn't look like I have to chose "all at once"... it seems it will work with 1st level paragraph text animation too. BTW, at least one of my 2003 PP had to be converted before I could make shadow changes... and after I converted it, the shadow seemed to animate with the text whether I did text formating or shape formating. thanks,

Shawn