Can't Find PowerPoint Icon

[Gregg]

For some reason I can not find my PowerPoint icon anywhere. I have Windows
XP. It's no longer in the Start Menu and I can't find it in All Programs. Any
ideas?

 

[Bill Foley]

PowerPoint does not come with Windows XP. That is merely the operating
system. Do you have a version of Microsoft Office loaded on your computer
(Word, Excel)? If not, you don't have PowerPoint and will need to purchase
it.

--
Bill Foley, Microsoft MVP (PowerPoint)
Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor
www.pttinc.com
Check out PPT FAQs at: http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/
"Success, something you measure when you are through succeeding."

 

[Gregg]

Yes. I have the Microsoft Office package and have been using it for years. In
fact, I still see my FrontPage and Outlook icons. But all the others are
missing from the Start and All Program menus. All the programs are working
fine. I just can't locate the icons.

 

[Bill Foley]

One option is to locate the actual program files using Windows Explorer
(C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office) and create Desktop shortcuts. Another
option is to open Windows Explorer, click on your "C" drive and do a file
search by typing "msoffice". It should find the program file that opens the
Office Toolbar on the right-hand side of your Desktop. You can set it to
always run when you start your computer. I use this toolbar extensively by
putting icons of all programs I use on a regular basis on it. Quick and
simple to single-click to open programs you use frequently.

--
Bill Foley, Microsoft MVP (PowerPoint)
Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor
www.pttinc.com
Check out PPT FAQs at: http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/
"Success, something you measure when you are through succeeding."