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The Document Inspector's 'Presentaion Notes' feature solves this problem with a few clicks. Open the Document Inspector (OFFICE BUTTON >> PREPARE >> INSPECT DOCUMENT) and choose the PRESENTATION NOTES option. For presentations that are being distributed many problems have occured with recipients reading through the Presentation/Speaker Notes that someone forgot were a part of the presentation - oops... Run the inspector, click the button to remove any and all notes in the speaker notes area and check the slides to see all is removed! -

So I have a mini-series of posts on what the INSPECT DOCUMENT feature in PPT 2007 can do for you. Office Button >> Prepare >> Inspect Document - Here is one of the new features that has been overlooked by most. Some of its functions were possible in prevous versions, some were possible using add-ins. To access: Office

When you open the Inspect Document it has 6 sets of data it will check a presentation for. None are critical, but all offer professional finishing touches to your presentation, especially if it is to be distributed. - Troy @ TLC Original post blogged on b2evolution . ...Tags: Tags: Tutoria

So, for our purposes I am using the Soft-Shadow add-in to create an invisible element on a slide to discuss the Inspect Document INVISIBLE ON-SLIDE CONTENT feature. Open the Document Inspector (OFFICE BUTTON >> PREPARE >> INSPECT DOCUMENT)and have it check for INVISIBLE ON-SLIDE CONTENT. There are ways to end up with mystery stuff on slides. Items that cannot be seen, edited or deleted by normal means - invisible elements.

PowerPoint is a great tool for creating presentations, but it has never been particularly good at creating documentation or handouts. However, it is a huge amount of work to maintain two completely separate sets of documents. This simple little addin fills the gap very nicely by providing a simple yet powerful documentation creating capability for PowerPoint. Enter George! for PowerPoint by Leaders Guide Pro.

Open the Property Inspector (OFFICE BUTTON >> PREPARE >> INSPECT DOCUMENT) and the first item is COMMENTS AND ANNOTATIONS. Comments are fantastic and make revisions much easier when working with clients. If you have not discovered how to insert comments in PowerPoint 2007 (it is not on the Insert tab) go to the REVIEW tab and the COMMENTS section. Here

But if I go to Inspect Document, check 'Document Properties and Personal Information' and inspect the file: One of the professional touches when distributing a presentation is to verify what, if any, properties information is going out with the presentation. As example, if I developed a presentation for a client I would not want this information in the file properties: Having

The Document Inspector has a new feature which I find most helpful when I know a presentation is going to be printed or converted to PDF. Open the Document Inspector (OFFICE BUTTON >> PREPARE >> INSPECT DOCUMENT) and selct the OFF-SLIDE CONTENT OPTION. The OFF-SLIDE CONTENT tool is a great check for slides that have items outside the slide and will not be included in a printout or PDF. Here is my sample slide - the slide is blank, but an object (circle) is off the slide in the edit area.