Microsoft KB Archive/134460

PPT4: Using Word’s PresentIt Macro to Import Outlines

PSS ID Number: Q134460 Article last modified on 05-16-1998

windows:4.0,4.0a,4.0c; macintosh:4.0

MACINTOSH WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.0a, 4.0c
• Microsoft PowerPoint for the Macintosh, version 4.0
• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1
• Microsoft Office for Windows, versions 4.2, 4.3, 4.3c
• == Microsoft Office for the Macintosh, versions 4.2, 4.2.1 ==

SUMMARY

Word 6.0 includes a macro called PresentIt to create a PowerPoint presentation based on the outline of the current Word document. To run the PresentIt macro, do the following:

1. Create an outline in Word. Be sure to use Heading 1 through Heading 9 styles for all the text you want to send to your presentation.
2. On the Tools menu, click Macro.
3. In the Macro Name list, click PresentIt.
4. Click Run.

The macro will create a PowerPoint presentation in which all Heading 1 text becomes slide titles and Heading 2 through Heading 9 text becomes slide body text.

If PresentIt is not available on the Macro Name list in Word, drop down the Macros Available In list, and click All Active Templates or Present.dot (Global Template).

If PresentIt is still not available, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: Q116424 TITLE : PPT: Adding the Present It Tool to Word

MORE INFORMATION

The PresentIt macro is available in the Normal.dot template as an add-in if:

• PowerPoint is installed on the same computer as Word.
• You chose OK when Word Setup asked if you wanted to be able to use Word documents in PowerPoint.

By default, the PresentIt macro is not assigned to a toolbar button.

Additional query words: 4.00 4.00a 4.00c 6.00 6.00a 6.00c 6.0.1 4.20 winppt 4.30 4.30c 4.2.1 word6 office winword macword ppt macppt ====================================================================== Keywords : kbinterop kbdta kbconversion Version : windows:4.0,4.0a,4.0c; macintosh:4.0 Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS Hardware : MAC x86 Issue type : kbinfo ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.