Seperate Instances of Powerpoint

[ross.youmans]

How do I get Powerpoint 2000 SP3 to open in two seperate
instances. All my other office programs have this
funtionality.

Thanks
Ross

 

[Michael Koerner]

You can't. One PowerPoint, and many presentations

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How do I get Powerpoint 2000 SP3 to open in two seperate
instances. All my other office programs have this
funtionality.

Thanks
Ross

 

[John Langhans [MSFT]]

Hello Ross,

If you want PowerPoint to be a "Multiple Instance" application, Microsoft
would like to understand why you think that PowerPoint should be a multiple
instance application (instead of single-instance, multiple document
application). What problem would that solve for you?

PowerPoint does not currently have the capability that you are looking for.
PowerPoint is a single instance, multiple-document application.

However, perhaps you simply want to be able to Alt+Tab between open
presentation windows. If so, then all you have to do (in PowerPoint 2000
and later) is to turn on the "Windows in taskbar" setting in the "View" tab
of the Tools -> Options dialog.

If you (or anyone else reading this message) have some reasons why you
think that PowerPoint should be a multiple instance application, don't
forget to send your feedback to Microsoft at:

http://register.microsoft.com/mswish/suggestion.asp

As with all product suggestions, it's important that you not just state
your wish but also WHY it is important to you that your product suggestion
be implemented by Microsoft. Microsoft receives thousands of product
suggestions every day and we read each one but, in any given product
development cycle, there are only sufficient resources to address the ones
that are most important to our customers so take the extra time to state
your case as clearly and completely as possible.

IMPORTANT: Each submission should be a single suggestion (not a list of
suggestions)z

John Langhans
Microsoft Corporation
Supportability Program Manager
Microsoft Office PowerPoint for Windows
Microsoft Office Picture Manager for Windows

For FAQ's, highlights and top issues, visit the Microsoft PowerPoint
support center at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=ppt
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base at:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbhowto

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[Steve Rindsberg]

How do I get Powerpoint 2000 SP3 to open in two seperate

instances. All my other office programs have this
funtionality.

You can't - PowerPoint is a single-instance app.
Some folks have run two different versions to get around this limitation.

 

[John Langhans [MSFT]]

[CRITICAL UPDATE - If you are using Office 2003, you should install this
update as soon as possible. From PowerPoint, choose "Help -> Check for
Updates".]

Thanks Anthony,

Don't forget to send your feedback to Microsoft at:

http://register.microsoft.com/mswish/suggestion.asp

As with all product suggestions, it's important that you not just state
your wish but also WHY it is important to you that your product suggestion
be implemented by Microsoft. Microsoft receives thousands of product
suggestions every day and we read each one but, in any given product
development cycle, there are only sufficient resources to address the ones
that are most important to our customers so take the extra time to state
your case as clearly and completely as possible.

IMPORTANT: Each submission should be a single suggestion (not a list of
suggestions)

John Langhans
Microsoft Corporation
Supportability Program Manager
Microsoft Office PowerPoint for Windows
Microsoft Office Picture Manager for Windows

For FAQ's, highlights and top issues, visit the Microsoft PowerPoint
support center at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=ppt
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base at:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbhowto

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
Use of any included script samples are subject to the terms specified at
http://www.microsoft.com/info/cpyright.htm