PowerPoint 2002 Selecting Slides in the Outline Tab

[Dan]

Hello,

I have noticed that when trying to select multiple slides using the ctrl key in the Outline Tab, you can't! Using the shift key in the Outline Tab works as it should to select a range of slides, so why won't the crtl key work to select more then one slide? This problem is not just happening to me, but I checked and it is happening to many many other (perhaps everyone?). Does anyone have any knowledge on this topic, know of any articles, reasons why ctrl does not work, or possible solutions?

Thanks,
~Dan

 

[Sonia]

Try Shift + Alt.
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Hello,

I have noticed that when trying to select multiple slides using the ctrl

key in the Outline Tab, you can't! Using the shift key in the Outline Tab
works as it should to select a range of slides, so why won't the crtl key
work to select more then one slide? This problem is not just happening to
me, but I checked and it is happening to many many other (perhaps
everyone?). Does anyone have any knowledge on this topic, know of any
articles, reasons why ctrl does not work, or possible solutions?

 

[Dan]

Sonia,

Shift + Alt selects a range of slides, just as holding down the shift key would... Thanks for trying though...

~Dan

 

[Echo S]

Sonia,

Shift + Alt selects a range of slides, just as holding down the shift key would... Thanks for trying though...

It's not exactly a solution, but you might try using the "slides" tab
next to the outline tab in that same pane for rearranging your slides.
Then it's just one click back to the outline...

 

[John Langhans [MSFT]]

Hi Dan,

PowerPoint does not support discontiguous text selection and, in the
Outline, you are selecting text (which just happens to be arranged in
slides).

If you (or anyone else reading this message) think that PowerPoint should
support discontinguous text selection in the Outline (or anywhere, for that
matter), don't forget to send your feedback to Microsoft at:

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