1001 Secrets for Windows NT Registry
(Publisher: 29th Street Press)
Author(s): Tim Daniels
ISBN: 1882419685
Publication Date: 12/01/97

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Microsoft PowerPoint 8.0/97

The following registry keys control various options available in Microsoft PowerPoint 97. Note that to change any of these options, you must exit PowerPoint, change the registry key, then restart Microsoft PowerPoint.

IV-145 Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\PowerPoint\Options
Value Name: Always render high quality 24-bit images
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

Setting this value to 1 enables PowerPoint’s ability to render its images at the highest screen quality. Disabling this feature can speed up the display, but may produce a lower-quality display.

IV-146 Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\PowerPoint\Options
Value Name: AlwaysSuggest
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0

Setting this value to 0 makes PowerPoint automatically display a list of suggested spellings for misspelled words during a spelling check. Setting the value to 1 disables the feature.

IV-147 Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\PowerPoint\Options
Value Name: AppMaximized
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0

Setting this value to 1 causes PowerPoint to open at its maximum size.

IV-148 Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\PowerPoint\Options
Value Name: Background spell checking
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

Setting this value to 1 causes PowerPoint to perform background spell-checking; setting it to 0 disables this feature.

IV-149 Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\PowerPoint\Options
Value Name: BackgroundPrint
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

Setting this value to 1 lets PowerPoint print presentations in the background so you can continue working in PowerPoint while you are printing. Setting this value to 1 disables this feature.

IV-150 The next four values set the screen position of the application window when it’s not maximized. The values are in pixels, but you must type them in hexadecimal format. For clarity, the decimal value is in parentheses, but you should type only the hexadecimal.

Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\PowerPoint\Options
Value Name: Left
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0x6e (110)

IV-151 Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\PowerPoint\Options
Value Name: Bottom
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0x210 (528)

IV-152 Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\PowerPoint\Options
Value Name: Right
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0x31c (796)

IV-153 Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\PowerPoint\Options
Value Name: Top
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0x69 (105)

The first of these entries sets the left coordinate, the second entry sets the position of the bottom of the window, the third sets the right coordinate, and the fourth sets the position of the top.

IV-154 Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\PowerPoint\Options
Value Name: FrequencyToSaveAutoRecoveryInfo
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0xa (10)

This value sets how often PowerPoint creates an AutoRecovery file. The value is time in minutes, but you must type it in hexadecimal format. For clarity, the decimal value is in parentheses, but you should type only the hexadecimal.

IV-155 Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\PowerPoint\Options
Value Name: Language Id
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0x409 (1033)


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