Help: Office 2007 Powerpoint - how to open multiple .ppt files??

hey guys. ok. i go to ubc.
and i have a dual monitor setup.
to study i like to open multiple .ppt files/projects.

i can open as many as i want. but the PROBLEM is. i can only view one at a
time.
unlike word or excel, in word i can open up multiple .doc files and view them.
ie. if i open two .doc files i can view one on one monitor and one on the
other no problem.

but with powerpoint. it doesn't let me do this. if i open one .ppt file and
then another .ppt. the last .ppt file i open super-imposes itself on the
first one. allowing me to only see the last .ppt file i opened..
bizzzare?

can anyone help?

http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=749118

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



"chris001" <chris001@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:20076EE5-A758-4140-A97D-9121C378973B@microsoft.com...
> hey guys. ok. i go to ubc.
> and i have a dual monitor setup.
> to study i like to open multiple .ppt files/projects.
>
> i can open as many as i want. but the PROBLEM is. i can only view one at a
> time.
> unlike word or excel, in word i can open up multiple .doc files and view
> them.
> ie. if i open two .doc files i can view one on one monitor and one on the
> other no problem.
>
> but with powerpoint. it doesn't let me do this. if i open one .ppt file
> and
> then another .ppt. the last .ppt file i open super-imposes itself on the
> first one. allowing me to only see the last .ppt file i opened..
> bizzzare?
>
> can anyone help?

Thanks JoAnn Paules

But that link didn't help at all =(
i always knew i could view multiple powerpoints in the same powerpoint window.

This is Stupid IMO. i was wondering if anyone knew how or why microsoft did
this? especially only for powerpoint?

i would like to know if anyone figured out how to view multiple powerpoint
files in DIFFERENT windows?

oh well i guess i'll just have to live with it.. GRRRR

"JoAnn Paules" wrote:

> http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=749118
>
> --
>
> JoAnn Paules
> MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
> Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"
>
>
>
> "chris001" <chris001@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:20076EE5-A758-4140-A97D-9121C378973B@microsoft.com...
> > hey guys. ok. i go to ubc.
> > and i have a dual monitor setup.
> > to study i like to open multiple .ppt files/projects.
> >
> > i can open as many as i want. but the PROBLEM is. i can only view one at a
> > time.
> > unlike word or excel, in word i can open up multiple .doc files and view
> > them.
> > ie. if i open two .doc files i can view one on one monitor and one on the
> > other no problem.
> >
> > but with powerpoint. it doesn't let me do this. if i open one .ppt file
> > and
> > then another .ppt. the last .ppt file i open super-imposes itself on the
> > first one. allowing me to only see the last .ppt file i opened..
> > bizzzare?
> >
> > can anyone help?
>

The basic reason you can only view one presentation at a time is that this
would be counterproductive when showing a presentation on a projector to a
group and that is where PPT is pretty much designed to work. I have had
times (teaching PPT to those that had no knowledge of it at all) that I
would have loved to be able to split a screen with two PPT presentations,
side by side, on one projector but know that it is not possible so I didn't
try. Just went out and purchased a second computer and projector to display
side by side.

Depending on what you need with two files open this may be a viable
work-around. Open PPT and maximize your program across both monitors. If
you open the first PPT file, but don't start PPT Show, you should be able to
drag that to the secondary screen and maximize it by dragging the sides to
the size you need. Open the second file and keep it on the main monitor
(again don't start the show.) Drag it out to fill the screen. Now, this
won't give you the capability of running the show but it will allow you to
view two files side by side on two different monitors. None of the
animations, etc. will work either.

Hope this helps, let us know.


"chris001" <chris001@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A1E42788-FCE9-4D63-9122-69852446CA3A@microsoft.com...
> Thanks JoAnn Paules
>
> But that link didn't help at all =(
> i always knew i could view multiple powerpoints in the same powerpoint
> window.
>
> This is Stupid IMO. i was wondering if anyone knew how or why microsoft
> did
> this? especially only for powerpoint?
>
> i would like to know if anyone figured out how to view multiple powerpoint
> files in DIFFERENT windows?
>
> oh well i guess i'll just have to live with it.. GRRRR
>
> "JoAnn Paules" wrote:
>
>> http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=749118
>>
>> --
>>
>> JoAnn Paules
>> MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
>> Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"
>>
>>
>>
>> "chris001" <chris001@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:20076EE5-A758-4140-A97D-9121C378973B@microsoft.com...
>> > hey guys. ok. i go to ubc.
>> > and i have a dual monitor setup.
>> > to study i like to open multiple .ppt files/projects.
>> >
>> > i can open as many as i want. but the PROBLEM is. i can only view one
>> > at a
>> > time.
>> > unlike word or excel, in word i can open up multiple .doc files and
>> > view
>> > them.
>> > ie. if i open two .doc files i can view one on one monitor and one on
>> > the
>> > other no problem.
>> >
>> > but with powerpoint. it doesn't let me do this. if i open one .ppt file
>> > and
>> > then another .ppt. the last .ppt file i open super-imposes itself on
>> > the
>> > first one. allowing me to only see the last .ppt file i opened..
>> > bizzzare?
>> >
>> > can anyone help?
>>

Hi Chris,


To expand a bit on LVTravel's information you may find the series of 3 linked PPT FAQ article that start with this one to be of
interest as well
http://pptfaq.com/FAQ0793.htm

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<<"chris001" <chris001@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:A1E42788-FCE9-4D63-9122-69852446CA3A@microsoft.com...
Thanks JoAnn Paules

But that link didn't help at all =(
i always knew i could view multiple powerpoints in the same powerpoint window.

This is Stupid IMO. i was wondering if anyone knew how or why microsoft did
this? especially only for powerpoint?

i would like to know if anyone figured out how to view multiple powerpoint
files in DIFFERENT windows?

oh well i guess i'll just have to live with it.. GRRRR <<
--

Bob Buckland ?:-)
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

Bob, when I tried your link I got a "busted link" message. This corrected
link works.


http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00793.htm



"Bob Buckland ?:-)" <75214.226(At Beautiful Downtown)compuserve.com> wrote
in message news:uugSCA03IHA.3480@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Hi Chris,
>
>
> To expand a bit on LVTravel's information you may find the series of 3
> linked PPT FAQ article that start with this one to be of
> interest as well
> http://pptfaq.com/FAQ0793.htm
>
> ==============
> <<"chris001" <chris001@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A1E42788-FCE9-4D63-9122-69852446CA3A@microsoft.com...
> Thanks JoAnn Paules
>
> But that link didn't help at all =(
> i always knew i could view multiple powerpoints in the same powerpoint
> window.
>
> This is Stupid IMO. i was wondering if anyone knew how or why microsoft
> did
> this? especially only for powerpoint?
>
> i would like to know if anyone figured out how to view multiple powerpoint
> files in DIFFERENT windows?
>
> oh well i guess i'll just have to live with it.. GRRRR <<
> --
>
> Bob Buckland ?:-)
> MS Office System Products MVP
>
> *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*
>
>

Chris,

After you've opened your files, go to the "View" tab in the ribon. When you select it, you'll see an option for "Window" (other options include "Presentation Views," "Show/Hide," "Zoom," "Color/Grayscale," and "Macros") select "Cascade" in the "Window" option.

This will allow you to expand the PowerPoint window on to two screens. Then just move one file to each screen and resize them to fit.

And you are posting this to whom??

--
Peter

Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

<Gene Harriman> wrote in message news:20081021171242genegh@netzero.net...
> Chris,
>
> After you've opened your files, go to the "View" tab in the ribon. When you select it, you'll see an option for "Window" (other options include "Presentation Views," "Show/Hide," "Zoom," "Color/Grayscale," and "Macros") select "Cascade" in the "Window" option.
>
> This will allow you to expand the PowerPoint window on to two screens. Then just move one file to each screen and resize them to fit.

"Gene Harriman" wrote in message news:20081021171242genegh@netzero.net...
> Chris,
>
> After you've opened your files, go to the "View" tab in the ribon. When
> you select it, you'll see an option for "Window" (other options include
> "Presentation Views," "Show/Hide," "Zoom," "Color/Grayscale," and
> "Macros") select "Cascade" in the "Window" option.
>
> This will allow you to expand the PowerPoint window on to two screens.
> Then just move one file to each screen and resize them to fit.


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