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PowerPoint 2003 - Misc

Repair PowerPoint 2003

SUMMARY: Repair PowerPoint 2003 shortcut and settings problems.

Having problems using Microsoft PowerPoint 2003, such as constant error messages or non-working shortcuts? You may want to try the built-in repair functionality:

1. Click "Help" - "Detect and Repair".

Microsoft PowerPoint 2003's Detect and Repair function

2. Read the dialog box text. Note that this feature will try to automatically find and fix errors in all Office files.

3. If desired, check "Restore my shortcuts while repairing" and/or "Discard my customized settings and restore default settings".

4. Click "Cancel" to abort the repair process or "Start" to enable automatic repairing of all Microsoft Office files.