Documenting Presentation Properties


PP07S-4.3.2

PowerPoint automatically documents presentation properties while you worksuch as file size, save dates, and various statisticsand allows you to document other properties, such as title, author, subject, keywords, category, and status. You can view or edit standard document properties or create advanced custom properties by using the Document Information Panel (New!), which is actually an XML-based Microsoft InfoPath 2007 form hosted in PowerPoint. You can use document propertiesalso known as metadatato help you manage and track files; search tools can use the metadata to find a presentation based-on your search criteria. If you associate a document property to an item in the document, the document property updates when you change the item.

View and Edit Standard Presentation Properties


Click the Office button, point to Prepare, and then click Properties.

Click the Document Properties arrow, and then click Standard, if necessary.

Enter the standard properties, such as author, title, subject, keywords, category, status, and comments, in the Document Information Panel.

Click the Close button on the Document Information Panel.

Did You Know?

Your Document Information Panel might look different. If you save your document to a SharePoint library or a document management server, your Document Information Panel might have additional properties.

You can view document properties when you open or save a file. In the Open or Save As dialog box, select the document you want, click the arrow next to the Views, and then click Details to view file size and last changed date, or click Properties to view all information.


Display Advanced Properties


Click the Office button, point to Prepare, and then click Properties.

Click the Document Properties arrow, and then click Advanced Properties.

Click the tabs to view and add information:

  • General. To find out file location or size.

  • Summary. To add title and author information for the presentation.

  • Statistics. To display the number of slides, paragraphs, words and other details about the presentation.

  • Contents. To display slide titles and information about fonts and design templates used in the presentation.

Click OK.

Customize Properties


Click the Office button, point to Prepare, and then click Properties.

Click the Document Properties arrow, and then click Advanced Properties.

Click the Custom tab.

Type the name for the custom property or select a name from the list.

Select the data type for the property you want to add.

Type a value for the property.

Click Add.

Click OK.



Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 On Demand
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 On Demand
ISBN: 0789736438
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 348

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