PowerPoint Presentation Cloning Add-in Available

ID: Q193848

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SUMMARY

Microsoft has made available an add-in for Microsoft PowerPoint 97 that clones the active presentation. This cloning process is similar to inserting slides from a file or using a copy and paste operation in Slide Sorter view. You can use this add-in to create a corruption free copy of a presentation that you suspect may be corrupted.

The Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation Cloning add-in is available as a self-extracting archive in the Microsoft Software Library. To install this add-in, download the following file from the Microsoft Software Library and then double-click the Cloneme.exe file to start the Setup program:

~ Cloneme.exe Release Date: October 12, 1998

For more information about downloading files from the Microsoft Software Library, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q119591How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services


MORE INFORMATION

When you double-click the Cloneme.exe file, the following file will be extracted to the folder you choose: 


   CloneMe.ppa


Microsoft recommends that you place this file in the C:\Program Files\ Microsoft Office\Office folder. To set up the add-in, follow these steps:

  1. Start Microsoft PowerPoint. If you see the Startup dialog box, click Cancel.


  2. On the Tools menu, click Add-Ins.


  3. Click Add New.


  4. Select the CloneMe.ppa file and click OK.


To use the add-in, click Clone Presentation on the Tools menu.

NOTE: The presentation you want to clone must be open to clone it. If the file is so corrupted that it cannot be opened, you will not be able to use this add-in.

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Keywords          : kbfile kbaddins 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbinfo

Last Reviewed: January 27, 1999